Sen. Matt Murphy
Filed: 3/13/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1662 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1662  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 9-3 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/9-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
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    Sec. 9-3. Every state political committee and every local

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political committee shall file with the State Board of 
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Elections, and
every local political committee shall file with 
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the county clerk, a
statement of organization within 10 
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business days of the creation of
such
committee, except any 
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political committee created within the 30 days before
an

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election shall file a statement of organization within 24 hours 
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via facsimile transmission or electronic mail
5 business days.  
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A
political committee that acts as both a state political

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committee and a local political committee shall file a copy of 
 


 






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each
statement of organization with the State Board of 
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Elections and  the
county clerk.
The Board shall impose a civil 
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penalty of $25 per business day upon political
committees for 
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failing to file or late filing of a statement of organization,

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except that for committees formed to support candidates for 
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statewide office,
the civil penalty shall be $50 per business 
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day.  Such penalties shall not
exceed $5,000, and shall not 
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exceed $10,000 for statewide office political
committees.

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There shall be no fine if the statement is mailed and 
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postmarked at least 72
hours prior to the filing deadline.


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    In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this 
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Section, the State
Board of Elections or any other affected 
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political committee may apply to the
circuit court for a 
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temporary restraining
order or a preliminary or permanent 
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injunction against the political committee
to cease the 
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expenditure of funds and to cease operations until the 
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statement
of organization is filed.

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    For the purpose of this Section,
"statewide office" means 
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the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,

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Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.


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    The statement of organization shall include -


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    (a) the name
and address of the political committee (the 
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name of the
political committee must include the name of any 
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sponsoring entity);


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    (b) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation, 
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candidate
affiliation and his county of residence, and purposes 
 


 






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of the political
committee;


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    (c) the name, address, and position of each custodian of 
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the
committee's books and accounts;


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    (d) the name, address, and position of the committee's 
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principal
officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and 
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officers and members of
its finance committee, if any;


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    (e) (Blank);


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    (f) a statement of what specific disposition of residual 
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fund will
be made in the event of the dissolution or

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termination of the committee;


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    (g) a listing of all banks or other financial institutions, 
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safety
deposit boxes, and any other repositories or custodians 
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of funds used by
the committee;


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    (h) the amount of funds available for campaign expenditures 
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as of
the filing date of the committee's statement of 
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organization.


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    For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i) 
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any person,
political committee, organization, corporation, or 
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association that contributes
at least 33% of the total funding 
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of the political committee or (ii) any person
or other entity 
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that is registered or is required to register under the

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Lobbyist Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the 
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total funding of
the political committee; except that a 
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political committee is not a "sponsoring entity" for purposes 
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of this Section if it is a political committee organized by (i) 
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an established political party as defined in Section 10-2, (ii) 
 


 






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a partisan caucus of either house of the General Assembly, or 
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(iii) the Speaker or Minority Leader of the House of 
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Representatives or the President or Minority Leader of the 
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Senate, in his or her capacity as a legislative leader of the 
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House of Representatives or Senate and not as a candidate for 
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Representative or Senator.


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(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 
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94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)".