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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6234
Introduced 02/06/04, by Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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10 ILCS 5/9-1.8 |
from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8 |
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Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning political committees.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6234 |
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LRB093 19295 JAM 45030 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 9-1.8 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.8)
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| Sec. 9-1.8. "State political committee" means the |
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| candidate himself or herself or any
individual, trust, |
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| partnership, committee, association, corporation, or
any other |
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| organization or group of persons which--
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| (a) accepts contributions or grants or makes expenditures |
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| during any
12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding |
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| $3,000 on behalf of or
in opposition to a candidate or |
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| candidates for public office who are
required by the Illinois |
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| Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of
economic |
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| interests with the Secretary of State,
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| (b) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any |
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| 12-month
period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 in |
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| support of or in
opposition to any question of public policy to |
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| be submitted to the
electors of an area encompassing more than |
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| one county, or
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| (c) accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any |
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| 12-month
period in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000 and has |
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| as its primary purpose
the
furtherance of governmental, |
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| political or social values, is organized on
a not-for-profit |
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| basis, and which publicly endorses or publicly opposes
a |
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| candidate or candidates for public office who are required by |
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| the
Illinois Governmental Ethics Act to file statements of |
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| economic interest
with the Secretary of State.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
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