Full Text of HR0505 96th General Assembly
HR0505 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, According to a January 2009 public opinion poll, | 3 |
| roughly three-quarters of Illinois residents indicated they | 4 |
| believe that comprehensive campaign finance reform would make | 5 |
| "a big difference" or "some difference" in making State | 6 |
| government work better; and
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| WHEREAS, According to that same poll, 81% of the public has | 8 |
| indicated that it trusts State government to do the right thing | 9 |
| "some of the time" or "almost never"; and
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| WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and members of the General | 11 |
| Assembly have a duty to thoroughly discuss and analyze the | 12 |
| effects of any changes made to the current campaign finance | 13 |
| system to ensure that reform is meaningful and reflective of | 14 |
| the will of the people of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 |
| there is created the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force; and be | 18 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be charged with the | 20 |
| following tasks: | 21 |
| (1) analyzing the public policy implications of |
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| regulating the campaign finance system of the State of | 2 |
| Illinois; | 3 |
| (2) analyzing current campaign finance law to ensure | 4 |
| the proposal is in accordance with the accepted | 5 |
| jurisprudence; | 6 |
| (3) ensuring that any recommended system would reflect | 7 |
| the best practices of other jurisdictions; | 8 |
| (4) ensuring that the enforcement and disclosure of any | 9 |
| campaign finance system be integral to the proposal; and | 10 |
| (5) recommending a comprehensive campaign finance | 11 |
| model for adoption in Illinois; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the | 13 |
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| (1) Two legislative members, appointed by the Speaker | 15 |
| of the House; | 16 |
| (2) Two legislative members, appointed by the | 17 |
| President of the Senate; | 18 |
| (3) Two legislative members, appointed by the House | 19 |
| Minority Leader; | 20 |
| (4) Two legislative members, appointed by the Senate | 21 |
| Minority Leader; | 22 |
| (5) Two members of a statewide labor organization, | 23 |
| appointed by the Governor; | 24 |
| (6) Two representatives of a business organization, | 25 |
| appointed by the Governor; |
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| (7) Four members of the general public, appointed by | 2 |
| the Governor; | 3 |
| (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, who shall | 4 |
| act as Chair; and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That the staff of the State Board of Elections, | 6 |
| shall be responsible for staffing the Task Force; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold public hearings on | 9 |
| campaign finance regulation, no less than one per month, | 10 |
| between July of 2009 and October of 2009; and be it further | 11 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall recommend a campaign | 12 |
| finance reform proposal that will curtail public corruption and | 13 |
| promote confidence in the operation of Illinois government; and | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its finding to | 16 |
| the Illinois House of Representatives on or before November 1, | 17 |
| 2009; and be it further | 18 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| delivered to the Speaker of the House, the President of the | 20 |
| Senate, the House Minority Leader, the Senate Minority Leader, | 21 |
| the Governor, and the Board members of the State Board of |
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| Elections.
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