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90_HB0135
10 ILCS 5/9-2 from Ch. 46, par. 9-2
Amends the Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Article of the Election Code. Provides that a political
committee may use campaign funds only for personnel,
services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
purchased to further the candidate's nomination or election
to office. Prohibits certain specified campaign
expenditures.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section
2 9-2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6 Section 9-2 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2)
8 Sec. 9-2. Political committees; contributions and
9 expenditures. Every political committee shall designate a
10 chairman and a treasurer. The same person may serve as both
11 chairman and treasurer of any political committee. A
12 candidate who administers his own campaign contributions and
13 expenditures shall be deemed a political committee for
14 purposes of this Article and shall designate himself as
15 chairman, treasurer, or both chairman and treasurer of such
16 political committee. The treasurer of a political committee
17 shall be responsible for keeping the records and filing the
18 statements and reports required by this Article.
19 No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or
20 made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when
21 there is a vacancy in the office of chairman or treasurer
22 thereof. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a
23 political committee without the authorization of its chairman
24 or treasurer, or their designated agents.
25 A political committee may apply the funds received under
26 this Article only against expenditures for personnel,
27 services, materials, facilities, or other things of value
28 purchased to further the candidate's nomination or election
29 to office.
30 A political committee shall not make expenditures for the
31 following:
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1 (1) An expenditure in violation of any law of the
2 United States or of this State.
3 (2) A payment clearly in excess of the fair market
4 value of the services, materials, facilities, or other
5 things of value received in exchange.
6 (3) Satisfaction of personal debts, other than
7 repayment of loans to the campaign. These repayments
8 shall be made by check written to the person who made the
9 loan. The terms and conditions for personal loans to a
10 campaign shall be stated in writing at the time of the
11 loan, including but not limited to the method and amount
12 of repayment.
13 (4) Payments of interest on personal loans made to
14 a campaign that exceed market rates in effect at the time
15 of the loan, which must be stated in the loan agreement.
16 (5) Payment for items, services, or benefits for
17 the candidate or candidate's family, unless for
18 reimbursement of campaign expenses.
19 (6) Clothing or laundry expenses, except for
20 novelty items and costumes that are worn primarily to
21 advertise one's candidacy, and also excepting clothing
22 items rented by a candidate for his or her use
23 exclusively for a specific campaign-related event that is
24 different than that ordinarily purchased by individuals.
25 (7) Travel expenses for a candidate, campaign
26 worker, committee officer, or family member to or from a
27 destination outside the State of Illinois, including
28 room, board, and entertainment expenses incurred outside
29 the State of Illinois, unless that travel is necessary
30 for fulfillment of legislative duties.
31 (8) Membership or club dues charged by
32 organizations, clubs, or facilities that are primarily
33 engaged in providing health, exercise, recreational, or
34 entertainment services. Campaign funds, however, may be
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1 used to rent those clubs or facilities for a specific
2 campaign-related meeting or fundraising event.
3 (9) Payments for any item, service, or expenditure
4 that has been reimbursed, or will be reimbursed, by any
5 other party or institution.
6 (10) Purchase of or installment payments for a
7 motor vehicle. A candidate may lease or purchase a motor
8 vehicle during the duration of the campaign if the
9 vehicle will be primarily used for campaign purposes. If
10 a vehicle is leased or purchased, detailed records shall
11 be kept on the use of the vehicle, and the cost of
12 non-campaign usage shall not be paid from campaign funds.
13 Candidates and campaign workers may be reimbursed for
14 actual mileage for campaign-related travel at a rate not
15 to exceed the current rate of reimbursement allowed under
16 the standard mileage rate method for computation of
17 business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code.
18 (11) Purchase or lease of any equipment owned by
19 the candidate or by a corporation owned by, managed by,
20 or employing the candidate, unless the equipment is
21 purchased or leased at cost, without profit to the owner
22 of the equipment.
23 The State Board of Elections shall have the authority to
24 investigate on its own motion, or upon receipt of a
25 complaint, violations of the provisions of this Section. The
26 Board shall also have the authority to render rulings and
27 opinions in relation to compliance with this Section.
28 (Source: P.A. 80-756.)