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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB5720
Introduced , by Rep. Shane Cultra SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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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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A BILL FOR
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HB5720 |
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LRB095 15363 JAM 41351 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 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 |