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ELECTIONS (10 ILCS 5/) Election Code. 10 ILCS 5/9-4 (10 ILCS 5/9-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-4)
Sec. 9-4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03. Repealed by P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-5
(10 ILCS 5/9-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-5)
Sec. 9-5. Dissolved or inactive committee.
Any political committee which, after having filed a statement of
organization, dissolves as a political committee or determines that it will
no longer receive any campaign contributions nor make any campaign
expenditures shall notify the Board of
that fact and file with the Board a
final report with respect to its contributions and expenditures, including
the final disposition of its funds and assets.
In the event that a political committee dissolves, all contributions in
its possession, after payment of the committee's outstanding liabilities,
including staff salaries, shall be refunded to the contributors in amounts
not exceeding their individual contributions, or transferred to other
political or charitable organizations consistent with the positions of the
committee or the candidates it represented. In no case shall these funds
be used for the personal aggrandizement of any committee member or campaign
worker.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-6
(10 ILCS 5/9-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-6)
Sec. 9-6. Accounting for contributions.
(a) A person who collects or accepts a contribution for a
political committee shall,
within 5 days after receipt of such contribution, submit to the treasurer a
detailed account of the contribution, including (i) the amount, (ii) the name and address of the
person making such contribution, (iii) the date on which the contribution was received, and (iv) the name and address of the person collecting or accepting the contribution for the political committee. A political committee shall disclose on the quarterly statement the name, address, and occupation of any person who collects or accepts contributions from at least 5 persons in the aggregate of $3,000 or more outside of the presence of a candidate or not in connection with a fundraising event sanctioned or coordinated by the political committee during a reporting period. This subsection does not apply to a person who is an officer of the committee, a compensated employee, a person authorized by an officer or the candidate of a committee to accept contributions on behalf of the committee,
or an entity used for processing financial transactions by credit card or other means.
(b) Within 5 business days of contributing goods or services
to a political committee, the contributor shall submit to the treasurer a detailed account of the contribution, including (i) the name and address of the person making the contribution, (ii)
a description and market value of the goods or services, and (iii) the date on
which the
contribution was made.
(c) All funds of a political committee shall be segregated from, and may
not
be commingled with, any personal funds of officers, members, or associates
of such committee.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-7
(10 ILCS 5/9-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
Sec. 9-7. Records and accounts. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the treasurer of a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact
account of-
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(b) the full name and mailing address of every person
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(c) the total of all expenditures made by or on
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(d) the full name and mailing address of every person
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(e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for
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The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts required
by this section for a period of 2 years.
(2) The treasurer of a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact account of the total amount of contributions made to or for a committee at an event licensed under Section 8.1 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. For an event licensed under Section 8.1, the treasurer is not required to keep a detailed and exact account of the full name and mailing address of a person who purchases tickets at the event in an amount that does not exceed $150.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-644, eff. 6-10-14.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-7.5
(10 ILCS 5/9-7.5)
Sec. 9-7.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05. Repealed by P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-8
(10 ILCS 5/9-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-8)
Sec. 9-8.
Any political committee which solicits or receives contributions or
makes expenditures on behalf of any candidate that is not authorized in
writing by such candidate to do so shall include a notice on the face or
front page of all literature and advertisements published and following all
commercials broadcast, that are authorized by the committee and that mention the candidate, stating that the committee is not authorized by
such candidate and that such candidate is not responsible for the
activities of such committee.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5) Sec. 9-8.5. Limitations on campaign contributions. (a) It is unlawful for a political committee to accept contributions except as provided in this Section. (b) During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee. A candidate political committee may accept contributions in any amount from a political party committee. A candidate political committee established to elect a candidate to the General Assembly may accept contributions from only one legislative caucus committee. A candidate political committee may not accept contributions from a ballot initiative committee or from an independent expenditure committee. (b-5) Judicial elections. (1) In addition to any other provision of this | | Section, a candidate political committee established to support or oppose a candidate seeking nomination to the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, or Circuit Court may not:
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| (A) accept contributions from any entity that
| | does not disclose the identity of those who make contributions to the entity, except for contributions that are not required to be itemized by this Code; or
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| (B) accept contributions from any out-of-state
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| (1.1) In addition to any other provision of this
| | Section, a political committee that is self-funding, as described in subsection (h) of this Section, and is established to support or oppose a candidate seeking nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court may not accept contributions from any single person, other than the judicial candidate or the candidate's immediate family, in a cumulative amount that exceeds $500,000 in any election cycle. Any contribution in excess of the limits in this paragraph (1.1) shall escheat to the State of Illinois. Any political committee that receives such a contribution shall immediately forward the amount that exceeds $500,000 to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the funds into the State Treasury.
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| (1.2) In addition to any other provision of this
| | Section, an independent expenditure committee established to support or oppose a candidate seeking nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court may not accept contributions from any single person in a cumulative amount that exceeds $500,000 in any election cycle. Any contribution in excess of the limits in this paragraph (1.2) shall escheat to the State of Illinois. Any independent expenditure committee that receives such a contribution shall immediately forward the amount that exceeds $500,000 to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the funds into the State Treasury.
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| (1.3) In addition to any other provision of this
| | Section, if a political committee established to support or oppose a candidate seeking nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court receives a contribution in excess of $500 from: (i) any committee that is not required to disclose its contributors under this Act; (ii) any association that is not required to disclose its contributors under this Act; or (iii) any other organization or group of persons that is not required to disclose its contributors under this Act, then that contribution shall be considered an anonymous contribution that shall escheat to the State, unless the political committee reports to the State Board of Elections all persons who have contributed in excess of $500 during the same election cycle to the committee, association, organization, or group making the contribution. Any political committee that receives such a contribution and fails to report this information shall forward the contribution amount immediately to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the funds into the State Treasury.
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| (2) As used in this subsection, "contribution" has
| | the meaning provided in Section 9-1.4 and also includes the following that are subject to the limits of this Section:
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| (A) expenditures made by any person in concert or
| | cooperation with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, his or her designated committee, or their agents; and
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| (B) the financing by any person of the
| | dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by the candidate, his or her campaign committee, or their designated agents.
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| (3) As to contributions to a candidate political
| | committee established to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, or Circuit Court:
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| (A) No person shall make a contribution in the
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| (B) No person shall knowingly accept a
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| (C) No person shall knowingly accept
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| (D) No person shall make an anonymous
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| | (F) No person shall predicate (1) any benefit,
| | including, but not limited to, employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, bonus compensation, and transfers, or (2) any other gift, transfer, or emolument upon:
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| (i) the decision by the recipient of that
| | benefit to donate or not to donate to a candidate; or
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| (ii) the amount of any such donation.
(4) No judicial candidate or political committee
| | established to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, or Circuit Court shall knowingly accept any contribution or make any expenditure in violation of the provisions of this Section. No officer or employee of a political committee established to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Supreme Court, Appellate Court, or Circuit Court shall knowingly accept a contribution made for the benefit or use of a candidate or knowingly make any expenditure in support of or opposition to a candidate or for electioneering communications in relation to a candidate in violation of any limitation designated for contributions and expenditures under this Section.
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| (5) Where the provisions of this subsection (b-5)
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| (c) During an election cycle, a political party committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a political action committee. A political party committee may accept contributions in any amount from another political party committee or a candidate political committee, except as provided in subsection (c-5). Nothing in this Section shall limit the amounts that may be transferred between a political party committee established under subsection (a) of Section 7-8 of this Code and an affiliated federal political committee established under the Federal Election Code by the same political party. A political party committee may not accept contributions from a ballot initiative committee or from an independent expenditure committee. A political party committee established by a legislative caucus may not accept contributions from another political party committee established by a legislative caucus.
(c-5) (Blank).
(c-10) (Blank).
(d) During an election cycle, a political action committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $10,000 from any individual, (ii) $20,000 from any corporation, labor organization, political party committee, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a political action committee or candidate political committee. A political action committee may not accept contributions from a ballot initiative committee or from an independent expenditure committee.
(e) A ballot initiative committee may accept contributions in any amount from any source, provided that the committee files the document required by Section 9-3 of this Article and files the disclosure reports required by the provisions of this Article.
(e-5) An independent expenditure committee may accept contributions in any amount from any source, provided that the committee files the document required by Section 9-3 of this Article and files the disclosure reports required by the provisions of this Article.
(e-10) A limited activity committee shall not accept contributions, except that the officer or a candidate the committee has designated to support may contribute personal funds in order to pay for maintenance expenses. A limited activity committee may only make expenditures that are: (i) necessary for maintenance of the committee; (ii) for rent or lease payments until the end of the lease in effect at the time the officer or candidate is confirmed by the Senate; (iii) contributions to 501(c)(3) charities; or (iv) returning contributions to original contributors.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a political committee from dividing the proceeds of joint fundraising efforts; provided that no political committee may receive more than the limit from any one contributor, and provided that an independent expenditure committee may not conduct joint fundraising efforts with a candidate political committee or a political party committee.
(g) On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Board of Elections shall adjust the amounts of the contribution limitations established in this Section for inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as issued by the United States Department of Labor and rounded to the nearest $100. The State Board shall publish this information on its official website.
(h) Self-funding candidates. If a public official, a candidate, or the public official's or candidate's immediate family contributes or loans to the public official's or candidate's political committee or to other political committees that transfer funds to the public official's or candidate's political committee or makes independent expenditures for the benefit of the public official's or candidate's campaign during the 12 months prior to an election in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices, then the public official or candidate shall file with the State Board of Elections, within one day, a Notification of Self-funding that shall detail each contribution or loan made by the public official, the candidate, or the public official's or candidate's immediate family. Within 2 business days after the filing of a Notification of Self-funding, the notification shall be posted on the Board's website and the Board shall give official notice of the filing to each candidate for the same office as the public official or candidate making the filing, including the public official or candidate filing the Notification of Self-funding. Notice shall be sent via first class mail to the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's committee. Notice shall also be sent by e-mail to the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's committee if the candidate and the treasurer, as applicable, have provided the Board with an e-mail address. Upon posting of the notice on the Board's website, all candidates for that office, including the public official or candidate who filed a Notification of Self-funding, shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any contribution limits imposed by subsection (b). If a public official or candidate filed a Notification of Self-funding during an election cycle that includes a general primary election or consolidated primary election and that public official or candidate is nominated, all candidates for that office, including the nominee who filed the notification of self-funding, shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any contribution limit imposed by subsection (b) for the subsequent election cycle. For the purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" means the spouse, parent, or child of a public official or candidate.
(h-5) If a natural person or independent expenditure committee makes independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to the campaign of a particular public official or candidate in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices in an election cycle, as reported in a written disclosure filed under subsection (a) of Section 9-8.6 or subsection (e-5) of Section 9-10, then the State Board of Elections shall, within 2 business days after the filing of the disclosure, post the disclosure on the Board's website and give official notice of the disclosure to each candidate for the same office as the public official or candidate for whose benefit or detriment the natural person or independent expenditure committee made independent expenditures. Upon posting of the notice on the Board's website, all candidates for that office in that election, including the public official or candidate for whose benefit or detriment the natural person or independent expenditure committee made independent expenditures, shall be permitted to accept contributions in excess of any contribution limits imposed by subsection (b).
(h-10) If the State Board of Elections receives notification or determines that a natural person or persons, an independent expenditure committee or committees, or combination thereof has made independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to the campaign of a particular public official or candidate in an aggregate amount of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices in an election cycle, then the Board shall, within 2 business days after discovering the independent expenditures that, in the aggregate, exceed the threshold set forth in (i) and (ii) of this subsection, post notice of this fact on the Board's website and give official notice to each candidate for the same office as the public official or candidate for whose benefit or detriment the independent expenditures were made. Notice shall be sent via first class mail to the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's committee. Notice shall also be sent by e-mail to the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's committee if the candidate and the treasurer, as applicable, have provided the Board with an e-mail address. Upon posting of the notice on the Board's website, all candidates of that office in that election, including the public official or candidate for whose benefit or detriment the independent expenditures were made, may accept contributions in excess of any contribution limits imposed by subsection (b).
(i) For the purposes of this Section, a corporation, labor organization, association, or a political action committee established by a corporation, labor organization, or association may act as a conduit in facilitating the delivery to a political action committee of contributions made through dues, levies, or similar assessments and the political action committee may report the contributions in the aggregate, provided that: (i) contributions made through dues, levies, or similar assessments paid by any natural person, corporation, labor organization, or association in a calendar year may not exceed the limits set forth in this Section; (ii) the corporation, labor organization, association, or a political action committee established by a corporation, labor organization, or association facilitating the delivery of contributions maintains a list of natural persons, corporations, labor organizations, and associations that paid the dues, levies, or similar assessments from which the contributions comprising the aggregate amount derive; and (iii) contributions made through dues, levies, or similar assessments paid by any natural person, corporation, labor organization, or association that exceed $1,000 in a quarterly reporting period shall be itemized on the committee's quarterly report and may not be reported in the aggregate. A political action committee facilitating the delivery of contributions or receiving contributions shall disclose the amount of contributions made through dues delivered or received and the name of the corporation, labor organization, association, or political action committee delivering the contributions, if applicable. On January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the State Board of Elections shall adjust the amounts of the contribution limitations established in this subsection for inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as issued by the United States Department of Labor and rounded to the nearest $100. The State Board shall publish this information on its official website.
(j) A political committee that receives a contribution or transfer in violation of this Section shall dispose of the contribution or transfer by returning the contribution or transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or transfer, to the contributor or transferor or donating the contribution or transfer, or an amount equal to the contribution or transfer, to a charity. A contribution or transfer received in violation of this Section that is not disposed of as provided in this subsection within 30 days after the Board sends notification to the political committee of the excess contribution by certified mail shall escheat to the General Revenue Fund and the political committee shall be deemed in violation of this Section and subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 150% of the total amount of the contribution.
(k) For the purposes of this Section, "statewide office" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
(l) This Section is repealed if and when the United States Supreme Court invalidates contribution limits on committees formed to assist candidates, political parties, corporations, associations, or labor organizations established by or pursuant to federal law.
(Source: P.A. 102-664, eff. 1-1-22; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 102-909, eff. 5-27-22; 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-8.6 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.6)
Sec. 9-8.6. Independent expenditures. (a) An independent expenditure is not considered a contribution to a political committee. An expenditure made by a natural person or political committee for an electioneering communication in connection, consultation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion of the public official or candidate, the public official's or candidate's candidate political committee, or the agent or agents of the public official, candidate, or political committee or campaign shall not be considered an independent expenditure but rather shall be considered a contribution to the public official's or candidate's candidate political committee. A natural person who makes an independent expenditure supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that, alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure made by that natural person supporting or opposing that public official or candidate during any 12-month period, equals an aggregate value of at least $3,000 must file a written disclosure with the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after making any expenditure that results in the natural person meeting or exceeding the $3,000 threshold. A natural person who
has made a written disclosure with the State Board of Elections shall have a continuing
obligation to report further expenditures in relation to the same election, in $1,000
increments, to the State Board until the conclusion of that election. A natural person who makes an independent expenditure supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that, alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure made by that natural person supporting or opposing that public official or candidate during the election cycle, equals an aggregate value of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices must file a written disclosure with the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after making any expenditure that results in the natural person exceeding the applicable threshold. Each disclosure must identify the natural person, the public official or candidate supported or opposed, the date, amount, and nature of each independent expenditure, and the natural person's occupation and employer. (b) Any entity other than a natural person that makes expenditures of any kind in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 during any 12-month period supporting or opposing a public official or candidate must organize as a political committee in accordance with this Article. (c) Every political committee that makes independent expenditures must report all such independent expenditures as required under Section 9-10 of this Article. (d) In the event that a political committee organized as an independent
expenditure committee makes a contribution to any other political committee
other than another independent expenditure committee or a ballot initiative
committee, the State Board shall assess a fine equal to the amount of any contribution
received in the preceding 2 years by the independent expenditure committee
that exceeded the limits for a political action committee set forth in subsection (d) of Section 9-8.5.
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10 ILCS 5/9-8.10 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.10)
Sec. 9-8.10. Use of political committee and other reporting organization
funds.
(a) A political committee shall
not
make
expenditures:
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(2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of the
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(3) For satisfaction or repayment of any debts other
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(4) For the satisfaction or repayment of any debts or
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(5) For clothing or personal laundry expenses, except
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(6) For the travel expenses of any person unless the
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(7) For membership or club dues charged by
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(8) In payment for anything of value or for
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(9) For the lease or purchase of or installment
| | payment for a motor vehicle unless the political committee can demonstrate the vehicle will be used primarily for campaign purposes or for the performance of governmental duties. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a political committee from using political funds to make expenditures related to vehicles not purchased or leased by a political committee, provided the expenditure relates to the use of the vehicle for primarily campaign purposes or the performance of governmental duties. Persons using vehicles not purchased or leased by a political committee may be reimbursed for actual mileage for the use of the vehicle for campaign purposes or for the performance of governmental duties. The mileage reimbursements shall be made at a rate not to exceed the standard mileage rate method for computation of business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code.
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(10) Directly for an individual's tuition or other
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(11) For payments to a public official or candidate
| | or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person. The provisions of this item (11) do not apply to expenditures by a political committee for expenses related to providing childcare for a minor child or care for a dependent family member if the care is reasonably necessary for the public official or candidate to fulfill political or governmental duties. The provisions of this item (11) do not apply to expenditures by a political committee in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds reported to and certified by the State Board or county clerk as available as of June 30, 1998, in the semi-annual report of contributions and expenditures filed by the political committee for the period concluding June 30, 1998.
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(b) The Board shall have the authority to investigate, upon
receipt of a verified complaint, violations of the provisions of this Section.
The Board may levy a fine
on any person who knowingly makes expenditures in violation of this Section and
on any person who knowingly makes a malicious and false accusation of a
violation of this Section.
The Board may act under this subsection only upon the affirmative vote of at
least 5 of its members. The fine shall not
exceed $500 for each expenditure of $500 or less and shall not exceed the
amount of the
expenditure plus $500 for each expenditure greater than $500. The Board shall
also
have the authority
to render rulings and issue opinions relating to compliance with this
Section.
(c) Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of funds of a
political
committee controlled by an officeholder or by a candidate to defray the customary and reasonable expenses of an
officeholder in
connection with the performance of governmental and public service functions.
(d) Nothing in this Section prohibits the funds of a political committee which is controlled by a person convicted of a violation of any of the offenses listed in subsection (a) of Section 10 of the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act from being forfeited to the State under Section 15 of the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-8.15 (10 ILCS 5/9-8.15)
Sec. 9-8.15. Contributions on State property.
In addition to any other provision of this Code, the solicitation,
acceptance, offer, and
making of contributions on State
property by public officials, State employees, candidates for elective
office, and others are subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics
Act.
If a political committee receives and retains a contribution that is in
violation of
Section 5-35 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, then the State
Board may impose a civil penalty upon that political committee in an amount
equal to 100% of that contribution.
(Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-9
(10 ILCS 5/9-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-9)
Sec. 9-9.
Any political committee shall include on all literature
and advertisements soliciting funds the
following notice:
"A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is
(or will be) available on the Board's official website (insert the current website address) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield,
Illinois."
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-9.5 (10 ILCS 5/9-9.5)
Sec. 9-9.5. Disclosures in political communications. (a)
Any political committee, organized under the Election Code, that
makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, circular, handbill, Internet or telephone communication, radio, television,
or print advertisement,
or other communication directed at voters and
mentioning the name of a candidate in the next upcoming election shall ensure
that the name of the political committee paying for any part of the
communication, including, but not limited to, its preparation and distribution,
is
identified clearly within the communication as the payor. This subsection does
not apply to items that are too small to contain the required disclosure.
This subsection does not apply to an expenditure for the preparation, distribution, or publication of any communication directed at constituents of a member of the General Assembly if the expenditure is made by a political committee in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 9-8.10. Nothing in this subsection shall require disclosure on any telephone communication using random sampling or other scientific survey methods to gauge public opinion for or against any candidate or question of public policy.
Whenever any vendor or other person provides any of the services listed in this subsection, other than any telephone communication using random sampling or other scientific survey methods to gauge public opinion for or against any candidate or question of public policy, the vendor or person shall keep and maintain records showing the name and address of the person who purchased or requested the services and the amount paid for the services. The records required by this subsection shall be kept for a period of one year after the date upon which payment was received for the services.
(b) Any political committee, organized under this Code,
that makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, circular, handbill,
Internet or telephone communication, radio, television, or
print advertisement, or other communication directed at voters
and (i) mentioning the name of a candidate in the next upcoming
election, without that candidate's permission, or
(ii)
advocating for or against a public policy position shall ensure
that the name of the political committee paying for any part of
the communication, including, but not limited to, its
preparation and distribution, is identified clearly within the
communication. Nothing in this subsection shall require disclosure on
any telephone communication using random sampling or other
scientific survey methods to gauge public opinion for or
against any candidate or question of public policy. (c) A political committee organized under this Code shall
not make an expenditure for any unsolicited telephone call to
the line of a residential telephone customer in this State
using any method to block or otherwise circumvent that
customer's use of a caller identification service.
(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-10 (10 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
Sec. 9-10. Disclosure of contributions and expenditures.
(a) The treasurer of every political committee shall file with the
Board reports of campaign contributions and expenditures as required by this Section on forms to be
prescribed or approved by the Board.
(b) Every political committee shall file quarterly reports of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures. The reports shall cover the period January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through December 31 of each year. A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period. Reports of contributions and expenditures must be filed to cover the prescribed time periods even though no contributions or expenditures may have been received or made during the period. A report is considered timely filed if it is received by the Board no later than 11:59 p.m. on the deadline or postmarked no later than 3 days prior to the deadline. (c) A political committee shall file a report of any contribution of $1,000 or more electronically with the Board within 5 business days after receipt of the contribution, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after receipt if (i) the contribution is received 30 or fewer days before the date of an election and (ii) the political committee supports or opposes a candidate or public question on the ballot at that election or makes expenditures in excess of $500 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate, candidates, a public question, or public questions on the ballot at that election.
The State Board shall allow filings of reports of contributions of $1,000 or more by political committees that are not required to file electronically to be made by facsimile transmission. It is not a violation of this subsection (c) and a political committee does not need to file a report of a contribution of $1,000 or more if the contribution is received and returned within the same period it is required to be disclosed on a quarterly report. (d) For the purpose of this Section, a contribution is considered received on the date (i) a monetary contribution was deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository of funds for the committee, (ii) the date a committee receives notice a monetary contribution was deposited by an entity used to process financial transactions by credit card or other entity used for processing a monetary contribution that was deposited in a bank, financial institution, or other repository of funds for the committee, or (iii) the public official, candidate, or political committee receives the notification of contribution of goods or services as required under subsection (b) of Section 9-6. (e) A political committee that makes independent expenditures of $1,000 or more shall file a report electronically with the Board within 5 business days after making the independent expenditure, except that the report shall be filed within 2 business days after making the independent expenditure during the 60-day period before an election.
(e-5) An independent expenditure committee that makes an independent expenditure supporting or opposing a public official or candidate that, alone or in combination with any other independent expenditure made by that independent expenditure committee supporting or opposing that public official or candidate during the election cycle, equals an aggregate value of more than (i) $250,000 for statewide office or (ii) $100,000 for all other elective offices must file a written disclosure with the State Board of Elections within 2 business days after making any expenditure that results in the independent expenditure committee exceeding the applicable threshold.
(f) A copy of each report or statement filed under this Article
shall be
preserved by the person filing it for a period of two years from the
date of filing.
(g) The Board may assess a civil penalty against a committee for any violation of this Section. The Board shall provide notice of any violation no later than 365 days after the date of the violation and provide the committee with an opportunity to appeal a violation. A committee shall not be fined if notice is not provided as required by this subsection. The fine assessed by the Board for a violation of this Section shall not exceed the amount of the contribution and may be no more than $500 for the first violation, no more than $1,000 for the second violation, no more than $2,000 for a third violation, and no more than $3,000 for any subsequent violations. When determining whether to waive or reduce a fine, the Board shall consider: (1) whether the political committee made an attempt to disclose the contribution and any attempts made to correct the violation; (2) whether the violation was inadvertent, knowingly, or intentional; (3) whether the violation is attributed to a clerical or computer error; (4) the amount of the contribution or total contributions in the report; (5) whether the violation arose from a discrepancy between the date the contribution was reported and the date the contribution was received by a political committee; (6) the number of days the report was submitted late; and (7) any prior violations. (Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-11 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11) Sec. 9-11. Financial reports. (a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10 shall disclose the following: (1) the name and address of the political committee; (2) the name and address of the person submitting the | | report on behalf of the committee, if other than the chair or treasurer;
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| (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of
| | (4) the full name and mailing address of each person
| | who has made one or more contributions to or for the committee within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates of those contributions, and, if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
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| (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to
| | or for the committee during the reporting period and not reported under item (4);
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| (6) the name and address of each political committee
| | from which the reporting committee received, or to which that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers;
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| (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the
| | committee during the reporting period and not reported under item (6);
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| (8) each loan to or from any person, political
| | committee, or financial institution within the reporting period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any; the dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the occupation and employer of that individual or, if the occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
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| (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the
| | committee from (i) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (ii) mass collections made at those events; and (iii) sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials;
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| (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, income from
| | investments, or other receipt in excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9) and, if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
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| (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the
| | committee or candidate during the reporting period;
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| (12) the full name and mailing address of each person
| | to whom expenditures have been made by the committee or candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150; the amount, date, and purpose of each of those expenditures; and the question of public policy or the name and address of, and the office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf that expenditure was made;
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| (13) the full name and mailing address of each person
| | to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made and that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, and purpose of the expenditure;
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| (14) the value of each asset held as an investment,
| | as of the final day of the reporting period;
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| (15) the total sum of expenditures made by the
| | committee during the reporting period; and
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| (16) the full name and mailing address of each person
| | to whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of $150 and the amount of those debts or obligations.
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| For purposes of reporting campaign receipts and expenses, income from investments shall be included as receipts during the reporting period they are actually received. The gross purchase price of each investment shall be reported as an expenditure at time of purchase. Net proceeds from the sale of an investment shall be reported as a receipt. During the period investments are held they shall be identified by name and quantity of security or instrument on each quarterly report during the period.
(b) Each report of a campaign contribution of $1,000 or more required under subsection (c) of Section 9-10 shall disclose the following:
(1) the name and address of the political committee;
(2) the name and address of the person submitting the
| | report on behalf of the committee, if other than the chair or treasurer; and
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| (3) the full name and mailing address of each person
| | who has made a contribution of $1,000 or more.
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| (c) Each quarterly report shall include the following information regarding any independent expenditures made during the reporting period: (1) the full name and mailing address of each person to whom an expenditure in excess of $150 has been made in connection with an independent expenditure; (2) the amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure; (3) a statement whether the independent expenditure was in support of or in opposition to a particular candidate; (4) the name of the candidate; (5) the office and, when applicable, district, sought by the candidate; and (6) a certification, under penalty of perjury, that such expenditure was not made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such committee. The report shall also include (I) the total of all independent expenditures of $150 or less made during the reporting period and (II) the total amount of all independent expenditures made during the reporting period.
(d) The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
The reports of campaign contributions filed under this Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to which they relate.
(e) Each report shall be verified, dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political committee or the candidate on whose behalf the report is filed and shall contain the following verification:
"I declare that this report (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by me and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, correct, and complete report as required by Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand that willfully filing a false or incomplete statement is subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000.".
(f) A political committee may amend a report filed under subsection (a) or (b). The Board may reduce or waive a fine if the amendment is due to a technical or inadvertent error and the political committee files the amended report, except that a report filed under subsection (b) must be amended within 5 business days. The State Board shall ensure that a description of the amended information is available to the public. The Board may promulgate rules to enforce this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-12
(10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
Sec. 9-12. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99. Repealed by P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-13
(10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
Sec. 9-13. Audits of political committees. (a) The Board shall have the authority to order a political committee to conduct an audit of the financial records required to be maintained by the committee to ensure compliance with Sections 9-8.5 and 9-10. Audits ordered by the Board shall be conducted as provided in this Section and as provided by Board rule. (b) The Board may order a political committee to conduct an audit of its financial records for any of the following reasons: (i) a discrepancy between the ending balance of a reporting period and the beginning balance of the next reporting period, (ii) failure to account for previously reported investments or loans, or (iii) a discrepancy between reporting contributions received by or expenditures made for a political committee that are reported by another political committee, except the Board shall not order an audit pursuant to this item (iii) unless there is a willful pattern of inaccurate reporting or there is a pattern of similar inaccurate reporting involving similar contributions by the same contributor. Prior to ordering an audit, the Board shall afford the political committee due notice and an opportunity for a closed preliminary hearing. A political committee shall hire an entity qualified to perform an audit; except, a political committee shall not hire a person that has contributed to the political committee during the previous 4 years. (c) In each calendar year, the Board shall randomly select no more than 3% of registered political committees to conduct an audit. The Board shall establish a standard, scientific method of selecting the political committees that are to be audited so that every political committee has an equal mathematical chance of being selected. A political committee selected to conduct an audit through the random selection process shall only be required to conduct the audit if it was required to file at least one quarterly report during the period to be covered by the audit and has: (i) a fund balance of $10,000 or more as of the close of the most recent reporting period; (ii) an average closing fund balance of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports occurring during the 2-year period to be covered by the audit; or (iii) average total receipts of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports occurring during the 2-year period to be covered by the audit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a political committee owing unpaid fines at the time of its random selection shall be ordered to conduct an audit. The Board shall not select additional registered political committees to conduct an audit to replace any of the originally selected political committees. (d) Upon receipt of notification from the Board ordering an audit, a political committee shall conduct an audit of the financial records required to be maintained by the committee to ensure compliance with the contribution limitations established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting requirements established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10 for a period of 2 years from the close of the most recent reporting period or the period since the committee was previously ordered to conduct an audit, whichever is shorter. The entity performing the audit shall review the amount of funds and investments maintained by the political committee and ensure the financial records accurately account for any contributions and expenditures made by the political committee.
A certified copy of the audit shall be delivered to the Board within 60 calendar days after receipt of notice from the Board, unless the Board grants an extension to complete the audit. A political committee ordered to conduct an audit through the random selection process shall not be required to conduct another audit for a minimum of 5 years unless the Board has reason to believe the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10. (e) The Board shall not disclose the name of any political committee ordered to conduct an audit or any documents in possession of the Board related to an audit unless, after review of the audit findings, the Board has reason to believe the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10 and the Board imposed a fine. (f) Failure to deliver a certified audit in a timely manner is a business offense punishable by a fine of $250 per day that the audit is late, up to a maximum of $5,000.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-14
(10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
Sec. 9-14.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99. Repealed by P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-15 (10 ILCS 5/9-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-15) Sec. 9-15. It shall be the duty of the Board: (1) to develop prescribed forms for filing statements | | of organization and required reports;
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| (2) to prepare, publish, and furnish to the
| | appropriate persons a manual of instructions setting forth recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting under this Article;
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| (3) to prescribe suitable rules and regulations to
| | carry out the provisions of this Article. Such rules and regulations shall be published and made available to the public;
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| (4) to send by first class mail, after the general
| | primary election in even numbered years, to the chair of each regularly constituted State central committee, county central committee and, in counties with a population of more than 3,000,000, to the committeepersons of each township and ward organization of each political party notice of their obligations under this Article, along with a form for filing the statement of organization;
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| (5) to promptly make all reports and statements filed
| | under this Article available for public inspection and copying no later than 2 business days after their receipt and to permit copying of any such report or statement at the expense of the person requesting the copy;
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| (6) to develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing
| | system consistent with the purposes of this Article;
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| (7) to compile and maintain a list of all statements
| | or parts of statements pertaining to each candidate;
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| (8) to prepare and publish such reports as the Board
| | (9) to annually notify each political committee that
| | has filed a statement of organization with the Board of the filing dates for each quarterly report, provided that such notification shall be made by first-class mail unless the political committee opts to receive notification electronically via email; and
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| (10) to promptly send, by first class mail directed
| | only to the officers of a political committee, and by certified mail to the address of the political committee, written notice of any fine or penalty assessed or imposed against the political committee under this Article.
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| (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-16
(10 ILCS 5/9-16) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-16)
Sec. 9-16.
It shall be the duty of the board and of each county
clerk to provide to each candidate at the time he files his nomination
papers a notice of obligations under this Article. However,
if a candidate files his nomination papers by mail or if an agent of the
candidate files nomination papers on behalf of the candidate, the Board
or the county clerk shall within 2 business days of the day and hour
endorsed on the petition send such notice to the candidate by first
class mail. Such notice shall briefly
outline who is required to file under the campaign disclosure law and the
penalties for failure to file. The notice of obligations under this Article shall be prepared by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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10 ILCS 5/9-17
(10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
Sec. 9-17.
All statements and reports filed under this Article with the board or
county clerk shall be available for examination and copying by the
public at all reasonable times.
Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy of a statement
or report obtained from the State Board of Elections or the county clerk
pursuant to Article 9 of this Code and publishes, circulates or distributes
such altered or falsified information with the intent to misrepresent
contributions
received or expenditures made by a candidate or political committee shall
be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Any person who shall sell or utilize information copied from statements
and reports filed with the State Board of Elections or the county clerk
pursuant to Article 9 of this Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions
or for the purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-17-97.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-18
(10 ILCS 5/9-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-18)
Sec. 9-18.
The Board may hold investigations, inquiries, and hearings concerning
any matter covered by this Article, subject to such rules and regulations
as the Board may establish. In the process of holding such investigations,
inquiries, and hearings, the Board may administer oaths and affirmations,
certify to all official acts, issue subpoenas to be authorized by a vote
of 5 members of the Board, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses,
and the production of papers, books, accounts, and documents. Hearings conducted
by the Board shall be open to the public.
(Source: P.A. 81-1117.)
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10 ILCS 5/9-19
(10 ILCS 5/9-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-19)
Sec. 9-19.
The Board may hire such investigators, examiners, and hearing officers
as may be necessary to carry out its functions under this Article, and may
by regulation delegate any of its duties or functions under Sections 9-18
and 9-21 of this Article to such persons, except that final judgments and
orders shall be issued only by the Board. Reports of violations under
Section 9-23 shall be made only by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
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