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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
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 changing Section
59-40 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-40)
7    (This Section scheduled to be repealed on March 15, 2015)
8    Sec. 9-40. Campaign Finance Reform Task Force.
9    (a) There is hereby created the Campaign Finance Reform
10Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a
11thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance
12reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the
13feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance
14regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in
15exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure
16limitations.
17    (b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 members, appointed
18as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House of
19Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
20Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority
21Leader of the Senate; and 3 by the Governor, one of whom shall
22serve as chairperson. Members shall be adults and residents of
23Illinois. The individual (or his or her successor) who

 

 

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1appointed a member may remove that appointed member before the
2expiration of his or her term on the Task Force for official
3misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Members shall
4serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses.
5Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective
6date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
7    (c) The Task Force shall conduct meetings and conduct a
8public hearing before filing any report mandated by this
9Section. At the public hearings, the Task Force shall allow
10interested persons to present their views and comments. The
11Task Force shall submit all reports required by this Section to
12the Governor, the State Board of Elections, and the General
13Assembly. In addition to the reports required by this Section,
14the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports
15and recommendations. The State Board of Elections shall provide
16administrative support to the Task Force.
17    (d) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of
18implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that
19would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary
20adherence to specified expenditure limitations. In conducting
21its study, the Task Force shall consider a system of public
22financing by State government for the conduct and finance of
23election campaigns for the following: (1) Representatives and
24Senators in the General Assembly, (2) constitutional offices of
25State government, and (3) judges. The Task Force may propose
26financing campaigns through funding mechanisms including, but

 

 

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1not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on
2lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund. In determining a
3plan for election to each office, the Task Force shall consider
4the following factors:
5        (i) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for
6    that office;
7        (ii) the amount of funds expended by past candidates
8    for that office;
9        (iii) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by
10    candidates of different political parties;
11        (iv) the amount of funds expended by entities not
12    affiliated with a candidate;
13        (v) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a
14    committee of a political party to promote a candidate;
15        (vi) jurisprudence with relation to campaign finance
16    and public financing; and
17        (vii) such other factors, not confined to the
18    foregoing, that the Task Force determines to be related to
19    the public financing of elections in this State.
20    The Task Force shall also study the feasibility of creating
21public financing within the statutory system of limits, or if
22the system of limits should be changed to facilitate a system
23of public financing and the need for a process to protect
24candidates who receive public financing against candidates who
25do not opt to participate in public financing or who
26self-finance.

 

 

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1    The Task Force shall submit the report required by this
2subsection no later than December 31, 2011. The Task Force may
3provide, at its discretion, interim reports and
4recommendations before that date.
5    (e) The Task Force shall examine and make recommendations
6related to the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th
7General Assembly in Section 9-8.5 (c-5) and (c-10) limiting
8contributions to a political party committee from a candidate
9political committee or political party committee. The Task
10Force shall submit a report with recommendations required by
11this subsection no later than September 30, 2012. The Task
12Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and
13recommendations before that date.
14    (f) The Task Force shall review the implementation of this
15amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any additional
16campaign finance reform legislation considered by the General
17Assembly. The Task Force shall examine each provision of this
18amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and make
19recommendations for changes, deletions, or improvements. In
20conducting its review of campaign finance reform
21implementation, the Task Force shall also consider and address
22a variety of empirical measures, case studies, and comparative
23analyses, including, but not limited to the following:
24        (i) campaign finance legislation in other states as
25    well as the federal system of campaign finance regulation;
26        (ii) the impact of contribution limits in Illinois,

 

 

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1    including the impact on contributions from individuals,
2    corporations, associations, and labor organizations;
3        (iii) the impact of contribution limits on independent
4    expenditures in Illinois;
5        (iv) the effectiveness, reliability, and cost of
6    various enforcement mechanisms;
7        (v) the best practices in mandating timely disclosure
8    of the origin of campaign contributions; and
9        (vi) the best way to require and conduct random audits
10    and audits for cause.
11    The Task Force shall also submit a report detailing the
12following: (i) the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms,
13(ii) whether the disclosure requirements and the definition of
14"receipt" result in accurate reporting; (iii) issues related to
15audits, (iv) the effect of using the same election cycle for
16all members of the General Assembly, and (v) the impact of
17Section 9-8.5(h).
18    The Task Force shall submit reports required by this
19subsection no later than March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015.
20    (f-5) No later than January 1, 2012, the Task Force shall
21make recommendations to the State Board of Elections for the
22development and implementation of a campaign finance training
23program to be offered to all candidates for State or local
24election. The program shall be developed by the Board in
25cooperation and consultation with the Task Force and non-profit
26entities that promote ethical and legal conduct in elections

 

 

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1and government.
2    (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report by March 10,
32015. The Task Force is abolished and this Section is repealed
4on March 15, 2015.
5(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.