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92_HB2434
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1 AN ACT concerning political contributions.
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 Section 9-25 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-25)
7 Sec. 9-25. Prohibited contributions.
8 (a) No person shall make an anonymous contribution or a
9 contribution in the name of another person, and no person
10 shall knowingly accept any anonymous contribution or
11 contribution made by one person in the name of another
12 person.
13 (b) No person may solicit any full-time or part-time
14 State employee for a contribution to a political committee of
15 a General Assembly member, a statewide executive branch
16 constitutional officer, or a candidate for the General
17 Assembly or a statewide executive branch constitutional
18 office. As used in this subsection, "statewide executive
19 branch constitutional officer" and "statewide executive
20 branch constitutional office" mean the Governor, Lieutenant
21 Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State
22 Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
23 (c) Anonymous Contributions made in violation of this
24 Section shall escheat to the State of Illinois. Any political
25 committee that receives such a contribution shall forward it
26 immediately to the State Treasurer.
27 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.