95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5720


 
Introduced , by Rep. Shane Cultra
 
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    Amends the Election Code.  Limits the campaign expenditures of a candidate for State Senator or State Representative to $50,000 and $25,000, respectively.  Applies the limit separately to the period before the general primary and the period between the primary and the general election.
















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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 adding Section 
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9-8.5 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5  new)
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    Sec. 9-8.5. General Assembly campaign expenditure limits.
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    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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    "General election period" means the period beginning on the 
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day after the general primary election and ending at the 
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conclusion of the next general election day following that 
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primary.
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    "Primary period" means the period beginning on the first 
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day provided by this Code for filing nominating petitions for 
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the office of State Senator or State Representative and ending 
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at the conclusion of the general primary election day for which 
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those nominating petitions are filed.
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    (b) A candidate for the office of State Senator may not 
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make expenditures (i) in excess of $50,000 during the primary 
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period and (ii) in excess of $50,000 during the immediately 
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subsequent general election period.  A candidate for the office 
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of State Representative may not make expenditures (i) in excess 
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of $25,000 during the primary period and (ii) in excess of 
 


 






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$25,000 during the immediately subsequent general election 
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period.  Each limit specified in this subsection for a period is 
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the aggregate of all expenditures during that period (i) made 
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by the candidate, (ii) made by any political committee 
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organized or authorized to be organized by the candidate on 
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behalf of his or her candidacy for State Senator or State 
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Representative, and (iii) authorized by the candidate and made 
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on behalf of his or her candidacy for State Senator or State 
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Representative by any other person or entity.  Each limit 
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specified in this subsection is the total allowed for that 
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period; a candidate whose expenditures during one period are 
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less than the limit for that period may not increase another 
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period's limit by that unexpended amount.