97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0278

 

Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. William Cunningham

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/Art. 9A heading new
10 ILCS 5/9A-1 new
10 ILCS 5/9A-5 new
10 ILCS 5/9A-10 new

    Amends the Election Code. Requires each candidate for an executive constitutional office to file with the State Board of Elections, not later than 90 days before the general election at which he or she is seeking election to or retention in the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer, a copy of his or her State and federal tax returns for the 5 taxable years immediately preceding the date of that election. Requires the Board to make the disclosed returns available to the public for inspection and copying. Authorizes the Board, at the direction of the candidate, to redact personal identifying information. Prohibits the name of any candidate for an executive constitutional office who has not made all of these required disclosures from appearing upon the ballot for the general election for which he or she failed to make those disclosures. Defines "Board" and "candidate for an executive constitutional office".


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding the
5heading of Article 9A and Sections 9A-1, 9A-5, and 9A-10 as
6follows:
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 9A heading new)
8
ARTICLE 9A. DISCLOSURE OF THE TAX RECORDS OF CANDIDATES FOR
9
EXECUTIVE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES

 
10    (10 ILCS 5/9A-1 new)
11    Sec. 9A-1. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the
12context the context otherwise requires:
13        "Board" means the State Board of Elections.
14        "Candidate for an executive constitutional office"
15    means an individual who is nominated under Article 7 or 10
16    of this Act to seek election to or retention in the office
17    of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
18    Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer.
 
19    (10 ILCS 5/9A-5 new)
20    Sec. 9A-5. Disclosure of the tax records of candidates for
21executive constitutional offices.

 

 

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1    (a) Each candidate for an executive constitutional office
2must file with the Board, not later than 90 days before the
3general election at which he or she is seeking election to or
4retention in the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
5Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or
6Treasurer, a copy of his or her State and federal tax returns
7for the 5 taxable years immediately preceding the date of that
8election.
9    (b) As soon as practical after receiving the tax returns of
10a candidate under this Section, the Board shall make those
11returns available to the public for inspection and copying.
12Before making the returns of a candidate available for
13inspection and copying, the Board may, at the direction of the
14candidate, redact social security numbers and any other
15personal identifying information.
 
16    (10 ILCS 5/9A-10 new)
17    Sec. 9A-10. Disqualification for failure to disclose tax
18records. The name of any candidate for an executive
19constitutional office who has not made all of the disclosures
20required under Section 9A-5 of this Act shall not appear upon
21the ballot for the general election for which he or she failed
22to make those disclosures.