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".