99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3952

 

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-9.5

    Amends the Election Code. Provides that any communication providing information concerning an individual's voting history must disclose the name and mailing address of the political committee, organization, corporation, or other person that purchased such information from the State Board of Elections.


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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 Section
59-9.5 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-9.5)
7    Sec. 9-9.5. Disclosures in political communications.
8    (a) Any political committee, organized under the Election
9Code, that makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, circular,
10handbill, Internet or telephone communication, radio,
11television, or print advertisement, or other communication
12directed at voters and mentioning the name of a candidate in
13the next upcoming election shall ensure that the name of the
14political committee paying for any part of the communication,
15including, but not limited to, its preparation and
16distribution, is identified clearly within the communication
17as the payor. This subsection does not apply to items that are
18too small to contain the required disclosure. This subsection
19does not apply to an expenditure for the preparation,
20distribution, or publication of any communication directed at
21constituents of a member of the General Assembly if the
22expenditure is made by a political committee in accordance with
23subsection (c) of Section 9-8.10. Nothing in this subsection

 

 

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1shall require disclosure on any telephone communication using
2random sampling or other scientific survey methods to gauge
3public opinion for or against any candidate or question of
4public policy.
5    Whenever any vendor or other person provides any of the
6services listed in this subsection, other than any telephone
7communication using random sampling or other scientific survey
8methods to gauge public opinion for or against any candidate or
9question of public policy, the vendor or person shall keep and
10maintain records showing the name and address of the person who
11purchased or requested the services and the amount paid for the
12services. The records required by this subsection shall be kept
13for a period of one year after the date upon which payment was
14received for the services.
15    (b) Any political committee, organized under this Code,
16that makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, circular, handbill,
17Internet or telephone communication, radio, television, or
18print advertisement, or other communication directed at voters
19and (i) mentioning the name of a candidate in the next upcoming
20election, without that candidate's permission, or (ii)
21advocating for or against a public policy position shall ensure
22that the name of the political committee paying for any part of
23the communication, including, but not limited to, its
24preparation and distribution, is identified clearly within the
25communication. Nothing in this subsection shall require
26disclosure on any telephone communication using random

 

 

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1sampling or other scientific survey methods to gauge public
2opinion for or against any candidate or question of public
3policy.
4    (c) A political committee organized under this Code shall
5not make an expenditure for any unsolicited telephone call to
6the line of a residential telephone customer in this State
7using any method to block or otherwise circumvent that
8customer's use of a caller identification service.
9    (d) In addition to any other disclosure requirements, any
10communication providing information concerning an individual's
11voting history must disclose the name and mailing address of
12the political committee, organization, corporation, or other
13person that purchased such information from the State Board of
14Elections.
15(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)