101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2608

 

Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-1.8  from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8
10 ILCS 5/9-1.14
10 ILCS 5/9-3  from Ch. 46, par. 9-3
10 ILCS 5/9-8.10
10 ILCS 5/9-13  from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
10 ILCS 5/9-35

    Amends the Election Code. Changes the contribution and expenditure threshold during any 12-month period to an aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 (rather than $5,000) for a candidate political committee, political action committee, ballot initiative committee, and independent expenditure committee. Provides that "electioneering communication" means any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication that is made within 120 days before an election (rather than within 60 days before a general election or consolidated election or within 30 days before a primary election). Provides that a political committee created within the 30 days before the election for which the committee was created (rather than within 30 days before an election) shall file a statement of organization within 2 business days in person. Makes changes to what shall be included in a political committee's statement of organization. Provides that the terms and conditions of any loan or credit agreement from a political committee shall be set forth in a written agreement. Makes changes to the expenditures a political committee may make concerning motor vehicles. Provides that a political committee shall not make expenditures to advertise, promote, operate, or support a private business owned by or that employs a candidate or office holder. Provides that a political committee shall not make expenditures for certain payments of fines or penalties. Makes changes concerning audits of political committees by the State Board of Elections. Removes the civil penalty imposed by the Board for the intentional, willful, or material failure to disclose information required for registration under the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 9-1.8, 9-1.14, 9-3, 9-8.10, 9-13, and 9-35 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8)   (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
7    Sec. 9-1.8. Political committees.
8    (a) "Political committee" includes a candidate political
9committee, a political party committee, a political action
10committee, a ballot initiative committee, and an independent
11expenditure committee.
12    (b) "Candidate political committee" means the candidate
13himself or herself or any natural person, trust, partnership,
14corporation, or other organization or group of persons
15designated by the candidate that accepts contributions or makes
16expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
17exceeding $7,500 $5,000 on behalf of the candidate.
18    (c) "Political party committee" means the State central
19committee of a political party, a county central committee of a
20political party, a legislative caucus committee, or a committee
21formed by a ward or township committeeperson of a political
22party. For purposes of this Article, a "legislative caucus
23committee" means a committee established for the purpose of

 

 

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1electing candidates to the General Assembly by the person
2elected President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate,
3Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the
4House of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or
5more members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more
6members of the same caucus of the House of Representatives.
7    (d) "Political action committee" means any natural person,
8trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or
9other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate,
10political party, candidate political committee, or political
11party committee, that accepts contributions or makes
12expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount
13exceeding $7,500 $5,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a
14candidate or candidates for public office. "Political action
15committee" includes any natural person, trust, partnership,
16committee, association, corporation, or other organization or
17group of persons, other than a candidate, political party,
18candidate political committee, or political party committee,
19that makes electioneering communications during any 12-month
20period in an aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 $5,000 related
21to any candidate or candidates for public office.
22    (e) "Ballot initiative committee" means any natural
23person, trust, partnership, committee, association,
24corporation, or other organization or group of persons that
25accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any
2612-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 $5,000

 

 

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1in support of or in opposition to any question of public policy
2to be submitted to the electors. "Ballot initiative committee"
3includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee,
4association, corporation, or other organization or group of
5persons that makes electioneering communications during any
612-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 $5,000
7related to any question of public policy to be submitted to the
8voters. The $7,500 $5,000 threshold applies to any
9contributions or expenditures received or made with the purpose
10of securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or
11passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication
12regarding the question of public policy, regardless of the
13method of initiation of the question of public policy and
14regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or filed
15with the appropriate office or whether the question has been
16adopted and certified by the governing body.
17    (f) "Independent expenditure committee" means any trust,
18partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other
19organization or group of persons formed for the exclusive
20purpose of making independent expenditures that accepts
21contributions or makes expenditures during any 12-month period
22in an aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 $5,000 in support of or
23in opposition to (i) the nomination for election, election,
24retention, or defeat of any public official or candidate or
25(ii) any question of public policy to be submitted to the
26electors. "Independent expenditure committee" also includes

 

 

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1any trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation,
2or other organization or group of persons that makes
3electioneering communications that are not made in connection,
4consultation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion
5of a public official or candidate, a public official's or
6candidate's designated political committee or campaign, or an
7agent or agents of the public official, candidate, or political
8committee or campaign during any 12-month period in an
9aggregate amount exceeding $7,500 $5,000 related to (i) the
10nomination for election, election, retention, or defeat of any
11public official or candidate or (ii) any question of public
12policy to be submitted to the voters.
13(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
14    (10 ILCS 5/9-1.14)
15    Sec. 9-1.14. Electioneering communication.
16    (a) "Electioneering communication" means, for the purposes
17of this Article, any broadcast, cable, or satellite
18communication, including radio, television, or Internet
19communication, that (1) refers to (i) a clearly identified
20candidate or candidates who will appear on the ballot for
21nomination for election, election, or retention, (ii) a clearly
22identified political party, or (iii) a clearly identified
23question of public policy that will appear on the ballot, (2)
24is made within 120 (i) 60 days before an a general election or
25consolidated election or (ii) 30 days before a primary

 

 

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1election, (3) is targeted to the relevant electorate, and (4)
2is susceptible to no reasonable interpretation other than as an
3appeal to vote for or against a clearly identified candidate
4for nomination for election, election, or retention, a
5political party, or a question of public policy.
6    (b) "Electioneering communication" does not include:
7        (1) A communication, other than an advertisement,
8    appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial
9    distributed through the facilities of any legitimate news
10    organization, unless the facilities are owned or
11    controlled by any political party, political committee, or
12    candidate.
13        (2) A communication made solely to promote a candidate
14    debate or forum that is made by or on behalf of the person
15    sponsoring the debate or forum.
16        (3) A communication made as part of a non-partisan
17    activity designed to encourage individuals to vote or to
18    register to vote.
19        (4) A communication by an organization operating and
20    remaining in good standing under Section 501(c)(3) of the
21    Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
22        (5) A communication exclusively between a labor
23    organization, as defined under federal or State law, and
24    its members.
25        (6) A communication exclusively between an
26    organization formed under Section 501(c)(6) of the

 

 

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1    Internal Revenue Code and its members.
2(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
4    Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization.
5    (a) Every political committee shall file with the State
6Board of Elections a statement of organization within 10
7business days of the creation of such committee, except any
8political committee created within the 30 days before the an
9election for which the committee was created shall file a
10statement of organization within 2 business days in person, by
11facsimile transmission, or by electronic mail. Any change in
12information previously submitted in a statement of
13organization shall be reported, as required for the original
14statement of organization by this Section, within 10 days
15following that change. The Board shall impose a civil penalty
16of $50 per business day upon political committees for failing
17to file or late filing of a statement of organization. Such
18penalties shall not exceed $5,000, and shall not exceed $10,000
19for statewide office political committees. There shall be no
20fine if the statement is mailed and postmarked at least 72
21hours prior to the filing deadline.
22    In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this
23Section, the State Board of Elections or any other political
24committee may apply to the circuit court for a temporary
25restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction

 

 

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1against the political committee to cease the expenditure of
2funds and to cease operations until the statement of
3organization is filed.
4    For the purpose of this Section, "statewide office" means
5the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
6Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
7    (b) The statement of organization shall include:
8        (1) the name, and address, and email address of the
9    political committee and the designation required by
10    Section 9-2;
11        (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation, and
12    purposes of the political committee;
13        (3) the name, address, phone number, email address, and
14    position of each custodian of the committee's books and
15    accounts;
16        (4) the name, address, and position of the committee's
17    principal officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and
18    officers and members of its finance committee, if any;
19        (5) the name and address of any sponsoring entity;
20        (6) a statement of what specific disposition of
21    residual fund will be made in the event of the dissolution
22    or termination of the committee;
23        (7) a listing of all banks or other financial
24    institutions, safety deposit boxes, and any other
25    repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee;
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1        (8) the amount of funds available for campaign
2    expenditures as of the filing date of the committee's
3    statement of organization.
4    For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i)
5any person, organization, corporation, or association that
6contributes at least 33% of the total funding of the political
7committee or (ii) any person or other entity that is registered
8or is required to register under the Lobbyist Registration Act
9and contributes at least 33% of the total funding of the
10political committee.
11    (c) Each statement of organization required to be filed in
12accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and
13signed by either the treasurer of the political committee
14making the statement or the candidate on whose behalf the
15statement is made and shall contain substantially the following
16verification:
17
"VERIFICATION:
18    I declare that this statement of organization (including
19any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by
20me and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is a true,
21correct, and complete statement of organization as required by
22Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand that willfully
23filing a false or incomplete statement is subject to a civil
24penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000.
25................  ..........................................
26(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". 

 

 

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1    (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative
2committee also shall include a verification signed by the
3chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed
4for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public
5policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the
6committee will be used for the purpose described in the
7statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept
8unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the
9ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or
10expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or
11candidates for nomination for election, election, or
12retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements
13shall deem the committee in violation of this Article.
14    (d-5) The statement of organization for an independent
15expenditure committee also shall include a verification signed
16by the chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is
17formed for the exclusive purpose of making independent
18expenditures, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the
19committee will be used for the purpose described in the
20statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept
21unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the
22independent expenditure committee does not make contributions
23to any candidate political committee, political party
24committee, or political action committee, and (iv) failure to
25abide by these requirements shall deem the committee in
26violation of this Article.

 

 

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1    (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this
2amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political
3committee in existence on the effective date of this amendatory
4Act of the 96th General Assembly shall file the statement
5required by this Section with the Board by December 31, 2010.
6(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.10)
8    Sec. 9-8.10. Use of political committee and other reporting
9organization funds.
10    (a) A political committee shall not make expenditures:
11        (1) In violation of any law of the United States or of
12    this State.
13        (2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of the
14    services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
15    received in exchange.
16        (3) For satisfaction or repayment of any debts other
17    than loans made to the committee or to the public official
18    or candidate on behalf of the committee or repayment of
19    goods and services purchased by the committee under a
20    credit agreement. Nothing in this Section authorizes the
21    use of campaign funds to repay personal loans. The
22    repayments shall be made by check written to the person who
23    made the loan or credit agreement. The terms and conditions
24    of any loan or credit agreement to or from a committee
25    shall be set forth in a written agreement, including but

 

 

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1    not limited to the method and amount of repayment, that
2    shall be executed by the chair or treasurer of the
3    committee at the time of the loan or credit agreement. The
4    loan or agreement shall also set forth the rate of interest
5    for the loan, if any, which may not substantially exceed
6    the prevailing market interest rate at the time the
7    agreement is executed.
8        (4) For the satisfaction or repayment of any debts or
9    for the payment of any expenses relating to a personal
10    residence. Campaign funds may not be used as collateral for
11    home mortgages.
12        (5) For clothing or personal laundry expenses, except
13    clothing items rented by the public official or candidate
14    for his or her own use exclusively for a specific
15    campaign-related event, provided that committees may
16    purchase costumes, novelty items, or other accessories
17    worn primarily to advertise the candidacy.
18        (6) For the travel expenses of any person unless the
19    travel is necessary for fulfillment of political,
20    governmental, or public policy duties, activities, or
21    purposes.
22        (7) For membership or club dues charged by
23    organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily
24    engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational
25    services; provided, however, that funds received under
26    this Article may be used to rent the clubs or facilities

 

 

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1    for a specific campaign-related event.
2        (8) In payment for anything of value or for
3    reimbursement of any expenditure for which any person has
4    been reimbursed by the State or any person. For purposes of
5    this item (8), a per diem allowance is not a reimbursement.
6        (9) For the purchase of or installment payment for a
7    motor vehicle unless the political committee can
8    demonstrate that purchase of a motor vehicle is more
9    cost-effective than leasing a motor vehicle as permitted
10    under this item (9). A political committee may lease or
11    purchase and insure, maintain, and repair a motor vehicle
12    subject to the requirement that the vehicle must be used if
13    the vehicle will be used primarily for campaign purposes or
14    for the performance of governmental duties. A political
15    committee may make expenditures to fuel, insure, maintain,
16    or repair such a leased or purchased vehicle, but A
17    committee shall not make expenditures specifically for use
18    of the vehicle for non-campaign or non-governmental
19    purposes. A political committee shall not make
20    expenditures to fuel, insure, maintain, or repair a vehicle
21    not leased or purchased by the committee, but instead
22    persons Persons using vehicles not purchased or leased by a
23    political committee may only be reimbursed for actual
24    mileage for the use of the vehicle for campaign purposes or
25    for the performance of governmental duties. The mileage
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1    standard mileage rate method for computation of business
2    expenses under the Internal Revenue Code.
3        (10) Directly for an individual's tuition or other
4    educational expenses, except for governmental or political
5    purposes directly related to a candidate's or public
6    official's duties and responsibilities.
7        (11) For payments to a public official or candidate or
8    his or her family member unless for compensation for
9    services actually rendered by that person. The provisions
10    of this item (11) do not apply to expenditures by a
11    political committee in an aggregate amount not exceeding
12    the amount of funds reported to and certified by the State
13    Board or county clerk as available as of June 30, 1998, in
14    the semi-annual report of contributions and expenditures
15    filed by the political committee for the period concluding
16    June 30, 1998.
17    (12) To advertise, promote, operate, or otherwise support a
18private business owned by or that employs a candidate or office
19holder.
20    (13) For payment of fines or penalties, except for those
21imposed against the committee under this Article. Campaign
22funds may not be used to pay for legal expenses, except for
23those directly related to campaign or candidate activity if the
24expenses are required solely as a result of an individual being
25or attempting to be a candidate or office holder.
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1receipt of a verified complaint, violations of the provisions
2of this Section. The Board may levy a fine on any person who
3knowingly makes expenditures in violation of this Section and
4on any person who knowingly makes a malicious and false
5accusation of a violation of this Section. The Board may act
6under this subsection only upon the affirmative vote of at
7least 5 of its members. The fine shall not exceed $500 for each
8expenditure of $500 or less and shall not exceed the amount of
9the expenditure plus $500 for each expenditure greater than
10$500. The Board shall also have the authority to render rulings
11and issue opinions relating to compliance with this Section.
12    (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of
13funds of a political committee controlled by an officeholder or
14by a candidate to defray the customary and reasonable expenses
15of an officeholder in connection with the performance of
16governmental and public service functions.
17    (d) Nothing in this Section prohibits the funds of a
18political committee which is controlled by a person convicted
19of a violation of any of the offenses listed in subsection (a)
20of Section 10 of the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act
21from being forfeited to the State under Section 15 of the
22Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act.
23(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
25    Sec. 9-13. Audits of political committees.

 

 

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1    (a) The Board shall have the authority to order a political
2committee to conduct an audit of the financial records required
3to be maintained by the committee to ensure compliance with
4Sections 9-8.5 and 9-10. Audits ordered by the Board shall be
5conducted as provided in this Section and as provided by Board
6rule.
7    (b) The Board may order a political committee to conduct an
8audit of its financial records for any of the following
9reasons: (i) a discrepancy between the ending balance of a
10reporting period and the beginning balance of the next
11reporting period, (ii) failure to account for previously
12reported investments or loans, or (iii) a discrepancy between
13reporting contributions received by or expenditures made for a
14political committee that are reported by another political
15committee, except the Board shall not order an audit pursuant
16to this item (iii) unless there is a willful pattern of
17inaccurate reporting or there is a pattern of similar
18inaccurate reporting involving similar contributions by the
19same contributor. Prior to ordering an audit, the Board shall
20afford the political committee due notice and an opportunity
21for a closed preliminary hearing. A political committee shall
22hire an entity qualified to perform an audit; except, a
23political committee shall not hire a person that has
24contributed to the political committee during the previous 4
25years.
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1no more than 3% of registered political committees that meet
2the following criteria to conduct an audit: (i) a fund balance
3of $10,000 or more as of the close of the most recent reporting
4period, (ii) an average closing fund balance of $10,000 or more
5on quarterly reports occurring during the 2-year period to be
6covered by the audit, or (iii) average total receipts of $4,000
7or more on quarterly reports occurring during the 2-year period
8to be covered by the audit; except that any committee owing
9unpaid fines at the time of the random selection shall not be
10exempt from selection even if it does not meet any of the 3
11criteria in this subsection (c). Additionally, only committees
12required to have filed at least one quarterly report during the
13period covered by the audit shall be eligible for selection.
14The Board shall establish a standard, scientific method of
15selecting the political committees that are to be audited so
16that every political committee that meets the criteria
17established in this subsection (c) has an equal mathematical
18chance of being selected.
19    (d) Upon receipt of notification from the Board ordering an
20audit, a political committee shall conduct an audit of the
21financial records required to be maintained by the committee to
22ensure compliance with the contribution limitations
23established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting requirements
24established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10 for a period of 2
25years from the close of the most recent reporting period or the
26period since the committee was previously ordered to conduct an

 

 

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1audit, whichever is shorter. The entity performing the audit
2shall review the amount of funds and investments maintained by
3the political committee and ensure the financial records
4accurately account for any contributions and expenditures made
5by the political committee. A certified copy of the audit shall
6be delivered to the Board within 60 calendar days after receipt
7of notice from the Board, unless the Board grants an extension
8to complete the audit. A political committee ordered to conduct
9an audit through the random selection process shall not be
10required to conduct another audit for a minimum of 5 years
11unless the Board has reason to believe the political committee
12is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10.
13    (e) The Board shall not disclose the name of any political
14committee ordered to conduct an audit or any documents in
15possession of the Board related to an audit unless, after
16review of the audit findings, the Board has reason to believe
17the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5,
18or 9-10 and the Board imposed a fine.
19    (f) The Board shall impose a civil penalty of $250 per day
20upon political committees for failing to deliver or for late
21delivery of a certified audit. Such penalties shall not exceed
22$5,000. Failure to deliver a certified audit in a timely manner
23is a business offense punishable by a fine of $250 per day that
24the audit is late, up to a maximum of $5,000.
25(Source: P.A. 100-784, eff. 8-10-18.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/9-35)
2    Sec. 9-35. Registration of business entities.
3    (a) This Section governs the procedures for the
4registration required under Section 20-160 of the Illinois
5Procurement Code.
6    For the purposes of this Section, the terms "officeholder",
7"State contract", "business entity", "State agency",
8"affiliated entity", and "affiliated person" have the meanings
9ascribed to those terms in Section 50-37 of the Illinois
10Procurement Code.
11    (b) Registration under Section 20-160 of the Illinois
12Procurement Code, and any changes to that registration, must be
13made electronically, and the State Board of Elections by rule
14shall provide for electronic registration; except that the
15State Board may adopt emergency rules providing for a temporary
16filing system, effective through August 1, 2009, under which
17business entities must file the required registration forms
18provided by the Board via e-mail attachment in a PDF file or
19via another type of mail service and must receive from the
20State Board registration certificates via e-mail or paper
21registration certificates. The State Board shall retain the
22registrations submitted by business entities via e-mail or
23another type of mail service for at least 6 months following
24the establishment of the electronic registration system
25required by this subsection.
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1following:
2        (1) The name and address of the business entity.
3        (2) The name and address of any affiliated entity of
4    the business entity, including a description of the
5    affiliation.
6        (3) The name and address of any affiliated person of
7    the business entity, including a description of the
8    affiliation.
9    (c) The Board shall provide a certificate of registration
10to the business entity. The certificate shall be electronic,
11except as otherwise provided in this Section, and accessible to
12the business entity through the State Board of Elections'
13website and protected by a password. Within 60 days after
14establishment of the electronic system, each business entity
15that submitted a registration via e-mail attachment or paper
16copy pursuant to this Section shall re-submit its registration
17electronically. At the time of re-submission, the State Board
18of Elections shall provide an electronic certificate of
19registration to that business entity.
20    (d) Any business entity required to register under Section
2120-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code shall provide a copy of
22the registration certificate, by first class mail or hand
23delivery within 10 days after registration, to each affiliated
24entity or affiliated person whose identity is required to be
25disclosed. Failure to provide notice to an affiliated entity or
26affiliated person is a business offense for which the business

 

 

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1entity is subject to a fine not to exceed $1,001.
2    (e) (Blank). In addition to any penalty under Section
320-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code, intentional, willful,
4or material failure to disclose information required for
5registration is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the State
6Board of Elections. The State Board shall impose a civil
7penalty of $1,000 per business day for failure to update a
8registration.
9    (f) Any business entity required to register under Section
1020-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code shall notify any
11political committee to which it makes a contribution, at the
12time of the contribution, that the business entity is
13registered with the State Board of Elections under Section
1420-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code. Any affiliated entity
15or affiliated person of a business entity required to register
16under Section 20-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code shall
17notify any political committee to which it makes a contribution
18that it is affiliated with a business entity registered with
19the State Board of Elections under Section 20-160 of the
20Illinois Procurement Code.
21    (g) The State Board of Elections on its official website
22shall have a searchable database containing (i) all information
23required to be submitted to the Board under Section 20-160 of
24the Illinois Procurement Code and (ii) all reports filed under
25this Article with the State Board of Elections by all political
26committees. For the purposes of databases maintained by the

 

 

HB2608- 21 -LRB101 06926 SMS 51958 b

1State Board of Elections, "searchable" means able to search by
2"political committee", as defined in this Article, and by
3"officeholder", "State agency", "business entity", "affiliated
4entity", and "affiliated person". The Board shall not place the
5name of a minor child on the website. However, the Board shall
6provide a link to all contributions made by anyone reporting
7the same residential address as any affiliated person. In
8addition, the State Board of Elections on its official website
9shall provide an electronic connection to any searchable
10database of State contracts maintained by the Comptroller,
11searchable by business entity.
12    (h) The State Board of Elections shall have rulemaking
13authority to implement this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 95-971, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1038, eff. 3-11-09.)