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Sen. Kwame Raoul
Filed: 5/28/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 7
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 7, AS AMENDED, with |
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| reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 1, |
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| on page 1, line 7, by replacing "and 9-28.5" with "9-28.5, and |
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| 9-40"; and
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| on page 68, immediately below line 12, by inserting the |
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| following:
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| "(10 ILCS 5/9-40 new)
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| Sec. 9-40. Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task |
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| Force. |
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| (a) There is hereby established a Public Financing of |
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| Judicial Elections Task Force. The Task Force shall conduct |
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| meetings and take testimony to assess the need for developing a |
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| system of public financing for judicial elections. |
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| (b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following |
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| voting members: |
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| (1) Four persons appointed by the Governor, with no |
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| more than 2 from the same political party. |
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| (2) Four members of the judiciary appointed by the |
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| Illinois Supreme Court. |
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| (3) One member appointed by the President of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
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| Representatives. |
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| (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of Representatives. |
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| (7) One member appointed by State Board of Elections. |
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| (c) In the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the |
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| vacancy shall be made by the appointing authority that made the |
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| original appointment. The Task Force may begin to conduct |
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| business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting |
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| members. |
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| (d) The State Board of Elections shall be the agency |
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| responsible for providing staff and administrative support to |
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| the Task Force. Members of the Task Force shall receive no |
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| compensation for their participation, but may be reimbursed for |
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| expenses in connection with their participation, if funds are |
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| available. |
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| (e) The Task Force shall submit a report to the Governor, |
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| General Assembly, and Illinois Supreme Court by January 1, |
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| 2012. The State Board of Elections shall make the report |
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| available on its website. |
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| (f) The Task Force is abolished on January 10, 2012, and |
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| this Section is repealed on January 10, 2012."; and
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| on page 68, line 17, by replacing "and 9-30" with "9-30, and |
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| 9-40".
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