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90_HB3875

      10 ILCS 5/9-11            from Ch. 46, par. 9-11
      10 ILCS 5/9-12            from Ch. 46, par. 9-12
      10 ILCS 5/9-13            from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
      10 ILCS 5/9-14            from Ch. 46, par. 9-14
          Amends  the  Election  Code.   Increases  to  $2,000  for
      candidates for State Representative;  $3,000  for  candidates
      for  State  Senator;  $20,000  for  candidates  for Governor;
      $10,000 for  candidates  for  Secretary  of  State,  Attorney
      General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for
      Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for candidates for United States
      Senator;    $5,000   for   candidates   for   United   States
      Representative; $10,000 for candidates for mayor  of  a  city
      with  a  population  greater  than  500,000;  and  $1,000 for
      candidates for all other offices the limit for  contributions
      that  must  be  reported  (now  the  limit  is  $150  for all
      candidates).
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Election Code.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.   The  Election  Code  is amended by changing
 5    Sections 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, and 9-14 as follows:
 6        (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
 7        Sec. 9-11. Each report of  campaign  contributions  under
 8    Section 9-10 shall disclose-
 9        (1)  the name and address of the political committee;
10        (2)  (Blank);
11        (3)  the  amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
12    reporting period;
13        (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
14    has made one or more contributions to or for  such  committee
15    within  the  reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
16    in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State  Representative;
17    $3,000   for   candidates  for  State  Senator;  $20,000  for
18    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
19    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
20    for  candidates  for   Lieutenant   Governor;   $20,000   for
21    candidates  for  United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
22    for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates  for
23    mayor  of  a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
24    $1,000 for candidates for all other  offices  $150,  together
25    with the amount and date of such contributions;
26        (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
27    for  such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and not
28    reported under item (4);
29        (6)  the name and address  of  each  political  committee
30    from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
31    committee  made,  any  transfer  of  funds,  in any aggregate
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 1    amount or value in excess of $2,000 for candidates for  State
 2    Representative;  $3,000  for  candidates  for  State Senator;
 3    $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000  for  candidates
 4    for  Secretary  of  State,  Attorney General, Comptroller, or
 5    Treasurer; $5,000 for  candidates  for  Lieutenant  Governor;
 6    $20,000  for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
 7    candidates for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000  for
 8    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
 9    500,000;  and  $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices
10    $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers;
11        (7)  the total sum of transfers  made  to  or  from  such
12    committee  during the reporting period and not reported under
13    item (6);
14        (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
15    period by or to such committee  in  an  aggregate  amount  or
16    value   in   excess   of  $2,000  for  candidates  for  State
17    Representative; $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;
18    $20,000  for  candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
19    for Secretary of State,  Attorney  General,  Comptroller,  or
20    Treasurer;  $5,000  for  candidates  for Lieutenant Governor;
21    $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for
22    candidates  for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000 for
23    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
24    500,000; and $1,000 for  candidates  for  all  other  offices
25    $150,  together  with the full names and mailing addresses of
26    the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount  of
27    such loans;
28        (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
29    committee  from  (a)  the  sale  of  tickets for each dinner,
30    luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
31    events; (b) mass collections made at  such  events;  and  (c)
32    sales  of  items  such  as  political campaign pins, buttons,
33    badges,  flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,   and
34    similar materials;
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 1        (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
 2    in  excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
 3    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
 4    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
 5    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
 6    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
 7    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
 8    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
 9    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
10    $1,000  for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
11    such committee not otherwise listed under items  (4)  through
12    (9);
13        (11)  the  total  sum  of  all  receipts  by  or for such
14    committee or candidate during the reporting period.
15        The reports of campaign contributions  filed  under  this
16    Article  shall  be  cumulative during the reporting period to
17    which they relate. Nothing in this Section shall  affect  the
18    Federal  Election  Commission requirements for candidates for
19    United States Senator and United States Representative.
20    (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
21        (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
22        Sec.  9-12.   Each  report  of   campaign   contributions
23    required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
24    Board  or  the  Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
25    dated, and signed by either the treasurer  of  the  political
26    committee  making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
27    the report is  made,  and  shall  contain  substantially  the
28    following:
29                  REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
30    (1)  name and address of the political committee:
31    .............................................................
32    (2)  the  date  of the beginning of the reporting period, and
33    the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
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 1    period:
 2    .............................................................
 3    (3)  the full name and mailing address of each person who has
 4    made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
 5    the reporting period in  an  aggregate  amount  or  value  in
 6    excess  of  $2,000  for  candidates for State Representative;
 7    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
 8    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
 9    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
10    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
11    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
12    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
13    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
14    $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices $150, together
15    with the amount and date of such contributions:
16    name            address           amount           date
17    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
18    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
19    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
20    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
21    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
22    (4)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
23    the committee during the reporting period  and  not  reported
24    under item (3) -
25    .............................................................
26    (5)  the  name  and  address of each political committee from
27    which the reporting committee  received,  or  to  which  that
28    committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
29    or  value  in  excess  of  $2,000  for  candidates  for State
30    Representative; $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;
31    $20,000  for  candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
32    for Secretary of State,  Attorney  General,  Comptroller,  or
33    Treasurer;  $5,000  for  candidates  for Lieutenant Governor;
34    $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for
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 1    candidates  for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000 for
 2    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
 3    500,000; and $1,000 for  candidates  for  all  other  offices
 4    $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
 5    name            address           amount           date
 6    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 7    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 8    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 9    (6)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made  to  or  from  such
10    committee during the reporting period and not under item (5):
11    .............................................................
12    (7)  each  loan  to  or  from any person within the reporting
13    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
14    in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State  Representative;
15    $3,000   for   candidates  for  State  Senator;  $20,000  for
16    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
17    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
18    for  candidates  for   Lieutenant   Governor;   $20,000   for
19    candidates  for  United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
20    for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates  for
21    mayor  of  a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
22    $1,000 for candidates for all other  offices  $150,  together
23    with  the  full names and mailing addresses of the lender and
24    endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of such loans:
25    (8)  the total amount of proceeds received by  the  committee
26    from  (a)  the  sale  of  tickets  for each dinner, luncheon,
27    cocktail party, rally, and  other  fund-raising  events;  (b)
28    mass  collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
29    such as political  campaign  pins,  buttons,  badges,  flags,
30    emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
31    (a)..........................................................
32    (b)..........................................................
33    (c)..........................................................
34    (9)  each  contribution,  rebate, refund, or other receipt in
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 1    excess of $2,000 for  candidates  for  State  Representative;
 2    $3,000   for   candidates  for  State  Senator;  $20,000  for
 3    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
 4    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
 5    for  candidates  for   Lieutenant   Governor;   $20,000   for
 6    candidates  for  United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
 7    for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates  for
 8    mayor  of  a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
 9    $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received  by
10    the  committee  not  otherwise listed under items (3) through
11    (8):
12    name            address           amount           date
13    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
14    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
15    (10)  the total sum of all receipts by or for  the  committee
16    during the reporting period:
17    .............................................................
18    VERIFICATION:
19        "I  declare  that  this  report of campaign contributions
20    (including any accompanying  schedules  and  statements)  has
21    been  examined  by  me  and  to  the best of my knowledge and
22    belief is a true, correct and complete report as required  by
23    Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
24    for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
25    a  fine  not  to  exceed  $500  or  imprisonment  in  a penal
26    institution other than  the  penitentiary  not  to  exceed  6
27    months, or both fine and imprisonment."
28    .............................................................
29    (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
30    (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
31        (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
32        Sec.   9-13.   Each   semi-annual   report   of  campaign
33    contributions  and  expenditures  under  Section  9-10  shall
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 1    disclose-
 2        (1)  the name and address of the political committee;
 3        (2)  (Blank);
 4        (3)  the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of  the
 5    reporting period;
 6        (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
 7    has  made  one or more contributions to or for such committee
 8    within the reporting period in an aggregate amount  or  value
 9    in  excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
10    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
11    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
12    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
13    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
14    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
15    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
16    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
17    $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices $150, together
18    with the amount and date of such contributions;
19        (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
20    for such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and  not
21    reported under item (4);
22        (6)  the  name  and  address  of each political committee
23    from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
24    committee made, any  transfer  of  funds,  in  the  aggregate
25    amount  or value in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State
26    Representative; $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;
27    $20,000  for  candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
28    for Secretary of State,  Attorney  General,  Comptroller,  or
29    Treasurer;  $5,000  for  candidates  for Lieutenant Governor;
30    $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for
31    candidates  for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000 for
32    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
33    500,000; and $1,000 for  candidates  for  all  other  offices
34    $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers;
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 1        (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made to or from such
 2    committee during the reporting period and not reported  under
 3    item (6);
 4        (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
 5    period  by  or  to  such  committee in an aggregate amount or
 6    value  in  excess  of  $2,000  for   candidates   for   State
 7    Representative;  $3,000  for  candidates  for  State Senator;
 8    $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000  for  candidates
 9    for  Secretary  of  State,  Attorney General, Comptroller, or
10    Treasurer; $5,000 for  candidates  for  Lieutenant  Governor;
11    $20,000  for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
12    candidates for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000  for
13    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
14    500,000;  and  $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices
15    $150, together with the full names and mailing  addresses  of
16    the  lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of
17    such loans;
18        (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
19    committee from (a) the  sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,
20    luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
21    events;  (b)  mass  collections  made at such events; and (c)
22    sales of items such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons,
23    badges,   flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,  and
24    similar materials;
25        (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
26    in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State  Representative;
27    $3,000   for   candidates  for  State  Senator;  $20,000  for
28    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
29    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
30    for  candidates  for   Lieutenant   Governor;   $20,000   for
31    candidates  for  United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
32    for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates  for
33    mayor  of  a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
34    $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received  by
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 1    such  committee  not otherwise listed under items (4) through
 2    (9);
 3        (11)  the total sum  of  all  receipts  by  or  for  such
 4    committee or candidate during the reporting period;
 5        (12)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
 6    whom  expenditures  have  been  made  by  such  committee  or
 7    candidate  within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
 8    or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose  of
 9    each  such  expenditure  and the question of public policy or
10    the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
11    on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
12        (13)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
13    whom an expenditure  for  personal  services,  salaries,  and
14    reimbursed  expenses  in  excess  of  $150 has been made, and
15    which is not otherwise reported, including the amount,  date,
16    and purpose of such expenditure;
17        (14)  the   total   sum  of  expenditures  made  by  such
18    committee during the reporting period;
19        (15)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
20    whom the committee owes debts or  obligations  in  excess  of
21    $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
22        Nothing in this Section shall affect the Federal Election
23    Commission  requirements  for  candidates  for  United States
24    Senator and United States Representative.
25    (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
26        (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
27        Sec.  9-14.   Each   semi-annual   report   of   campaign
28    contributions  and  expenditures  required by Section 9-10 of
29    this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and  the
30    county  clerk  shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
31    the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
32    the candidate on whose behalf the report is made,  and  shall
33    contain substantially the following:
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 1                   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
 2                   CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
 3    (1)  name and address of the political committee:
 4    .............................................................
 5    (2)  the  date  of the beginning of the reporting period, and
 6    the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
 7    period;
 8    .............................................................
 9    (3)  the full name and mailing address of each person who has
10    made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
11    the reporting period in  an  aggregate  amount  or  value  in
12    excess  of  $2,000  for  candidates for State Representative;
13    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
14    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
15    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
16    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
17    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
18    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
19    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
20    $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices $150, together
21    with the amount and date of such contributions:
22    name            address           amount           date
23    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
24    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
25    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
26    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
27    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
28    (4)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
29    the committee during the reporting period  and  not  reported
30    under item--(3):
31    .............................................................
32    (5)  the  name  and  address of each political committee from
33    which the reporting committee  received,  or  to  which  that
34    committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
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 1    or  value  in  excess  of  $2,000  for  candidates  for State
 2    Representative; $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;
 3    $20,000  for  candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
 4    for Secretary of State,  Attorney  General,  Comptroller,  or
 5    Treasurer;  $5,000  for  candidates  for Lieutenant Governor;
 6    $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for
 7    candidates  for  United  States  Representative;  $10,000 for
 8    candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
 9    500,000; and $1,000 for  candidates  for  all  other  offices
10    $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
11    name            address           amount           date
12    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
13    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
14    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
15    (6)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made  to  or  from  such
16    committee  during the reporting period and not reported under
17    item (5);
18    (7)  each loan to or from any  person  within  the  reporting
19    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
20    in  excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
21    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
22    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
23    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
24    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
25    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
26    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
27    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
28    $1,000  for  candidates  for all other offices $150, together
29    with the full names and mailing addresses of the  lender  and
30    endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of such loans:
31    name         address       amount      date        endorsers
32    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
33    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
34    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
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 1    (8)  the  total  amount of proceeds received by the committee
 2    from (a) the sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,  luncheon,
 3    cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other fund-raising events; (b)
 4    mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of  items
 5    such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons, badges, flags,
 6    emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
 7    (a)..........................................................
 8    (b)..........................................................
 9    (c)..........................................................
10    (9)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other  receipt  in
11    excess  of  $2,000  for  candidates for State Representative;
12    $3,000  for  candidates  for  State  Senator;   $20,000   for
13    candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
14    of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
15    for   candidates   for   Lieutenant   Governor;  $20,000  for
16    candidates for United States Senator; $5,000  for  candidates
17    for  United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
18    mayor of a city with a population greater than  500,000;  and
19    $1,000  for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
20    the committee not otherwise listed under  items  (3)  through
21    (8):
22    name            address           amount           date
23    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
24    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
25    (10)  the  total  sum of all receipts by or for the committee
26    during the reporting period:
27    .............................................................
28    (11)  the full name and mailing address  of  each  person  to
29    whom  expenditures have been made by the committee within the
30    reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
31    $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
32    and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
33    and office sought by, each  candidate  on  whose  behalf  the
34    expenditure was made:
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 1    name        address   amount   date    purpose    beneficiary
 2    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 3    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 4    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 5    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 6    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 7    (12)  the  full  name  and  mailing address of each person to
 8    whom an expenditure  for  personal  services,  salaries,  and
 9    reimbursed  expenses  in  excess  of  $150 has been made, and
10    which is not otherwise reported, including the amount,  date,
11    and purpose of such expenditure:
12    name         address       amount      date        purpose
13    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
14    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
15    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
16    (13)  the  total  sum  of  expenditures made by the committee
17    during the reporting period;
18    .............................................................
19    (14)  the full name and mailing address  of  each  person  to
20    whom  the  committee  owes  debts or obligations in excess of
21    $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
22    .............................................................
23    .............................................................
24    VERIFICATION:
25        "I declare  that  this  semi-annual  report  of  campaign
26    contributions  and  expenditures  (including any accompanying
27    schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to  the
28    best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  is  a true, correct and
29    complete report as required by  Article  9  of  The  Election
30    Code.  I  understand  that the penalty for willfully filing a
31    false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
32    or  imprisonment  in  a  penal  institution  other  than  the
33    penitentiary not  to  exceed  6  months,  or  both  fine  and
34    imprisonment."
                            -14-               LRB9011697MWpc
 1    ................      .......................................
 2    (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
 3    (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)

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