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90_SR0021enr 90SR0021 Enrolled 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Resolution No. 21 5 Offered by Senator Klemm 6 WHEREAS, During the preceding general election, much 7 funding was raised and spent to execute federal, State, and 8 local campaigns in Illinois and throughout the nation; and 9 WHEREAS, Many public policy commentators and political 10 activists have criticized recent campaign finance trends at 11 the national and State levels; and 12 WHEREAS, In response to public concern, many changes have 13 been proposed to alter the system by which political 14 campaigns are financed and organized; and 15 WHEREAS, Any reform efforts should be guided by an 16 objective examination of past campaign organization and 17 finance practices, the expenditure environment under which 18 they existed, as well as contemporary campaign organization 19 and finance practices with attendant challenges and concerns; 20 therefore, be it 21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 22 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the Task 23 Force on Election Activities and Reform to study the 24 evolution of campaign organization and finance activities in 25 federal, State, and local elections in Illinois as well as 26 the expenditure environment under which said organization and 27 activities existed; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall also investigate 29 contemporary campaign organization and finance activities, 30 and the expenditure environment under which said activities 31 exist, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of current 32 campaign finance and election statutes and regulations and 90SR0021 Enrolled -2- 1 recent concerns thereof, the coordination between State and 2 federal political action committees and campaign committees, 3 and the receipt, disbursement, and disclosure of campaign 4 contributions; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall attempt to determine 6 future expenditure environment trends and recommend changes 7 to the Election Code and campaign finance statutes designed 8 to maintain the integrity of the electoral process while 9 safeguarding the rights of all to participate in the 10 political process; and be it further 11 RESOLVED, That in researching historical and contemporary 12 trends and predicting future trends, the Task Force may also 13 investigate campaign organization, finance, and expenditure 14 trends in analogous states in the United States; and be it 15 further 16 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of 6 17 members appointed as follows: 3 members of the Senate 18 appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall 19 be designated Chairperson, 2 members of the Senate appointed 20 by the Senate Minority Leader, and the Executive Director of 21 the State Board of Elections, or his or her designee, who 22 shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member; and be it 23 further 24 RESOLVED, That the Task Force may employ staff, hire 25 consultants, and enter into contractual arrangements through 26 the Senate Operations Commission to conduct its 27 investigations and research; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings 29 to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 1997; and be 30 it further 31 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution shall be 90SR0021 Enrolled -3- 1 forwarded to the Executive Director of the State Board of 2 Elections. 3 Adopted by the Senate, April 10, 1997.