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90_SB0183
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
10 ILCS 5/9-17 from Ch. 46, par. 9-17
10 ILCS 5/9-28 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, in addition to
other information, the occupation and employer of a person
making a contribution shall be reported. Provides that any
contribution or expenditure in excess of $500 (now $150)
shall be reported. Deletes provisions that a person
examining campaign finance statements and reports fill out a
form identifying the person's name, occupation, address, and
phone number and that each political committee be notified of
examination of its statements and reports. Provides that all
reports of campaign contributions or expenditures filed by a
candidate for the General Assembly or for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
State Comptroller, or State Treasurer or by a political
committee in support of a candidate for any of those offices
shall be filed in an electronic format specified by the State
Board of Elections. Provides that the Board shall promptly
make all electronically filed reports publicly available by
means of a searchable database that is accessible through the
World Wide Web. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections
2 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, and 9-17 and by adding Section 9-28.
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 Sections 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, and 9-17 and by adding
7 Section 9-28 as follows:
8 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
9 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
10 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
11 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
12 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
13 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
14 committee;
15 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
16 reporting period;
17 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
18 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
19 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
20 in excess of $500 $150, together with the amount and date of
21 such contributions; and if the contributor is an individual,
22 the occupation and employer of the contributor;
23 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
24 for such committee during the reporting period and not
25 reported under item (4);
26 (6) the name and address of each political committee
27 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
28 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate
29 amount or value in excess of $500 $150, together with the
30 amounts and dates of all transfers;
31 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
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1 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
2 item (6);
3 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
4 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
5 value in excess of $500 $150, together with the full names
6 and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any,
7 and the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender or
8 endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
9 that individual;
10 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
11 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
12 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
13 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
14 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
15 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
16 similar materials;
17 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
18 in excess of $500 $150 received by such committee not
19 otherwise listed under items (4) through (9), and if the
20 contributor is an individual, the occupation and employer of
21 the contributor;
22 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
23 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
24 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
25 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
26 which they relate, but where there has been no change in an
27 item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
28 amount need be carried forward.
29 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
31 Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions
32 required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
33 Board or the Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
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1 dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political
2 committee making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
3 the report is made, and shall contain substantially the
4 following:
5 REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
6 (1) name and address of the political committee:
7 .............................................................
8 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
9 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
10 .............................................................
11 .............................................................
12 .............................................................
13 .............................................................
14 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
15 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
16 period:
17 .............................................................
18 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
19 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
20 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
21 excess of $500 $150, together with the amount and date of
22 such contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
23 occupation and employer of each contributor:
24 name address amount date occupation employer
25 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
26 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
27 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
28 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
29 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
30 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
31 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
32 under item (4) -
33 .............................................................
34 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
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1 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
2 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
3 or value in excess of $500 $150, together with the amounts
4 and dates of all transfers:
5 name address amount date
6 .......... .......... .......... ..........
7 .......... .......... .......... ..........
8 .......... .......... .......... ..........
9 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
10 committee during the reporting period and not under item (6):
11 .............................................................
12 (8) 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 $500 $150, together with the full names and
15 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
16 the date and amount of such loans, and the occupation and
17 employer of each person making the loan:
18 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
19 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
20 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
21 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
22 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
23 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
24 (a)..........................................................
25 (b)..........................................................
26 (c)..........................................................
27 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
28 excess of $500 $150 received by the committee not otherwise
29 listed under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is
30 an individual, the occupation and employer of the
31 contributor:
32 name address amount date occupation employer
33 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
34 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
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1 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
2 during the reporting period:
3 .............................................................
4 VERIFICATION:
5 "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
6 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has
7 been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and
8 belief is a true, correct and complete report as required by
9 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
10 for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
11 a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
12 institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6
13 months, or both fine and imprisonment."
14 .............................................................
15 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
16 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
17 (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
18 Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
19 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
20 disclose-
21 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
22 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
23 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
24 committee;
25 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
26 reporting period;
27 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
28 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
29 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
30 in excess of $500 $150, together with the amount and date of
31 such contributions, and if the contributor is an individual,
32 the occupation and employer of the contributor;
33 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
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1 for such committee during the reporting period and not
2 reported under item (4);
3 (6) the name and address of each political committee
4 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
5 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate
6 amount or value in excess of $500 $150, together with the
7 amounts and dates of all transfers;
8 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
9 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
10 item (6);
11 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
12 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
13 value in excess of $500 $150, together with the full names
14 and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any,
15 and the date and amount of such loans, and if the lender or
16 endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
17 that individual;
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 $500 $150 received by such committee not
27 otherwise listed under items (4) through (9);
28 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
29 committee or candidate during the reporting period;
30 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
31 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or
32 candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
33 or value in excess of $500 $150, the amount, date, and
34 purpose of each such expenditure and the question of public
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1 policy or the name and address of, and office sought by, each
2 candidate on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
3 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
4 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
5 reimbursed expenses in excess of $500 $150 has been made, and
6 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
7 and purpose of such expenditure;
8 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such
9 committee during the reporting period;
10 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
11 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
12 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
13 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
14 (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
15 Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
16 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of
17 this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
18 county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
19 the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
20 the candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
21 contain substantially the following:
22 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
23 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
24 (1) name and address of the political committee:
25 .............................................................
26 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
27 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
28 .............................................................
29 .............................................................
30 .............................................................
31 .............................................................
32 (3) 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 (4) 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 $500 $150, together with the amount and date of
7 such contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
8 occupation and employer of each contributor:
9 name address amount date occupation employer
10 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
11 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
12 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
13 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
14 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
15 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
16 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
17 under item--(4):
18 .............................................................
19 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
20 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
21 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
22 or value in excess of $500 $150, together with the amounts
23 and dates of all transfers:
24 name address amount date
25 .......... .......... .......... ..........
26 .......... .......... .......... ..........
27 .......... .......... .......... ..........
28 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
29 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
30 item (6);
31 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
32 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
33 in excess of $500 $150, together with the full names and
34 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
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1 the date and amount of such loans, and the occupation and
2 employer of each person making the loan:
3 name address amount date endorsers occupation employer
4 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
5 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
6 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
7 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
8 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
9 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
10 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
11 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
12 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
13 (a)..........................................................
14 (b)..........................................................
15 (c)..........................................................
16 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
17 excess of $500 $150 received by the committee not otherwise
18 listed under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is
19 an individual, the occupation and employer of the
20 contributor:
21 name address amount date occupation employer
22 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
23 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
24 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
25 during the reporting period:
26 .............................................................
27 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
28 whom expenditures have been made by the committee within the
29 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
30 $500 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such
31 expenditure, and the question of public policy or the name
32 and address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose
33 behalf the expenditure was made:
34 name address amount date purpose beneficiary
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1 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
2 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
3 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
4 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
5 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
6 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
7 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
8 reimbursed expenses in excess of $500 $150 has been made, and
9 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
10 and purpose of such expenditure:
11 name address amount date purpose
12 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
13 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
14 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
15 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee
16 during the reporting period;
17 .............................................................
18 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
19 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
20 $500 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
21 .............................................................
22 .............................................................
23 VERIFICATION:
24 "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
25 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
26 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
27 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and
28 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
29 Code. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a
30 false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
31 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
32 penitentiary not to exceed 6 months, or both fine and
33 imprisonment."
34 ................ .......................................
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1 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
2 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
3 (10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
4 Sec. 9-17. All statements and reports filed under this
5 Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for
6 examination and copying by the public at all reasonable
7 times. Such person examining a statement or report must first
8 fill out a form prepared by the Board identifying the
9 examiner by name, occupation, address and telephone number,
10 and listing the date of examination and reason for such
11 examination. The board shall supply such forms to the county
12 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
13 The Board or county clerk, as the case may be, shall
14 promptly notify each political committee required to file a
15 statement or report under this Article of each instance of an
16 examination of its statement or report by sending it a
17 duplicate original of the identification form filled out by
18 the person examining its report.
19 Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy
20 of a statement or report obtained from the State Board of
21 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
22 Code and publishes, circulates or distributes such altered or
23 falsified information with the intent to misrepresent
24 contributions received or expenditures made by a candidate or
25 political committee shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
26 Any person who shall sell or utilize information copied
27 from statements and reports filed with the State Board of
28 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
29 Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for the
30 purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
31 misdemeanor.
32 (Source: P.A. 81-310.)
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1 (10 ILCS 5/9-28 new)
2 Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing. All reports of campaign
3 contributions or expenditures filed by a candidate for the
4 General Assembly or for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
5 Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, or
6 State Treasurer or by a political committee in support of a
7 candidate for any of those offices shall be filed in an
8 electronic format specified by the Board by rule. The Board
9 shall determine by rule whether electronic report filings
10 shall be in lieu of or in addition to the other filings of
11 reports of campaign contributions or expenditures required
12 under this Article. The Board shall promptly make all
13 reports filed electronically under this Section publicly
14 available by means of a searchable database that is
15 accessible through the World Wide Web. The requirements of
16 Section 9-17 concerning submission of forms by members of the
17 public before inspection of reports do not apply to
18 information supplied by the Board through the World Wide Web
19 under this Section.
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.