96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2638

 

Introduced 1/28/2010, by Sen. Larry K. Bomke

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/9-28

    Amends the Election Code. Beginning July 1, 2010, requires that (i) each political committee required to file campaign finance reports electronically must be capable of electronically receiving information from the State Board of Elections and (ii) the State Board of Elections, when transmitting information to such a committee, must do so electronically. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
5 9-28 as follows:
 
6     (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
7     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-832)
8     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
9 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
10 and contribution reports as follows:
11     Beginning July 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as the Board
12 has provided adequate software to the political committee,
13 electronic filing is required for all political committees that
14 during the reporting period (i) had at any time a balance or an
15 accumulation of contributions of $25,000 or more, (ii) made
16 aggregate expenditures of $25,000 or more, or (iii) received
17 loans of an aggregate of $25,000 or more.
18     Beginning July 1, 2003, electronic filing is required for
19 all political committees that during the reporting period (i)
20 had at any time a balance or an accumulation of contributions
21 of $10,000 or more, (ii) made aggregate expenditures of $10,000
22 or more, or (iii) received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or
23 more.

 

 

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1     Beginning July 1, 2010, each political committee required
2 by this Section to file electronically must be capable of
3 electronically receiving all notices, reports, and other
4 dispatches from the State Board of Elections. Beginning July 1,
5 2010, the State Board of Elections, when transmitting notices,
6 reports, and other dispatches to a political committee required
7 by this Section to file electronically, must do so
8 electronically.
9     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
10 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
11 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
12 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
13 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
14 through the World Wide Web.
15     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
16 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
17 committees, and election authorities.
18     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
19 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
20 committees, and election authorities with respect to
21 electronic filings required under this Article.
22     For the purposes of this Section, "political committees"
23 includes entities required to report to the Board under Section
24 9-7.5.
25 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
 

 

 

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1     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-832)
2     Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board
3 shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure
4 and contribution reports as follows:
5     Electronic filing is required for all political committees
6 that during the reporting period (i) had at any time a balance
7 or an accumulation of contributions of $10,000 or more, (ii)
8 made aggregate expenditures of $10,000 or more, or (iii)
9 received loans of an aggregate of $10,000 or more.
10     Beginning July 1, 2010, each political committee required
11 by this Section to file electronically must be capable of
12 electronically receiving all notices, reports, and other
13 dispatches from the State Board of Elections. Beginning July 1,
14 2010, the State Board of Elections, when transmitting notices,
15 reports, and other dispatches to a political committee required
16 by this Section to file electronically, must do so
17 electronically.
18     The Board may provide by rule for the optional electronic
19 filing of expenditure and contribution reports for all other
20 political committees. The Board shall promptly make all reports
21 filed under this Article by all political committees publicly
22 available by means of a searchable database that is accessible
23 on the Board's website.
24     The Board shall provide all software necessary to comply
25 with this Section to candidates, public officials, political
26 committees, and election authorities.

 

 

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1     The Board shall implement a plan to provide computer access
2 and assistance to candidates, public officials, political
3 committees, and election authorities with respect to
4 electronic filings required under this Article.
5 (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
6     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
7 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
8 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
9 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
10 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
11 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
12 Public Act.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.