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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
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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
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1 forwarded to the Executive Director of the State Board of
2 Elections.
3 Adopted by the Senate, April 10, 1997.
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