Full Text of HB4240 94th General Assembly
HB4240 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4240
Introduced 12/09/05, by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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10 ILCS 5/9-9.5 |
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715 ILCS 5/8 |
from Ch. 100, par. 8 |
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Amends the Election Code. Requires that a communication in support of or in opposition to a government policy or public question or mentioning a candidate by name must identify the person or entity that paid for the communication. Amends the Notice by Publication Act. Requires that a print, Internet, radio, or television advertisement paid for with public funds by the State, a unit of local government, or a school district must identify each entity that paid for the advertisement.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB094 15359 JAM 50550 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public notices.
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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 changing Section | 5 |
| 9-9.5 as follows: | 6 |
| (10 ILCS 5/9-9.5)
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| Sec. 9-9.5. Disclosures in political communications.
Any | 8 |
| person or entity
political committee, organized under the | 9 |
| Election Code, that
makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, | 10 |
| circular, handbill, Internet or telephone communication, | 11 |
| radio, television,
or print advertisement,
or other | 12 |
| communication directed at voters and
(i) mentioning the name of | 13 |
| a candidate in the next upcoming election , (ii) supporting or | 14 |
| opposing a question of public policy, or (iii) supporting or | 15 |
| opposing a policy position of State government, a unit of local | 16 |
| government, or a school district shall ensure
that the name of | 17 |
| the person or entity
political committee paying for any part of | 18 |
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communication, including, but not limited to, its | 19 |
| preparation and distribution,
is
identified clearly within the | 20 |
| communication as the payor. This Section does
not apply to | 21 |
| items that are too small to contain the required disclosure.
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| Nothing in this Section shall require disclosure on any | 23 |
| telephone communication using random sampling or other | 24 |
| scientific survey methods to gauge public opinion for or | 25 |
| against any candidate or question of public policy.
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| Whenever any vendor or other person provides any of the | 27 |
| services listed in this Section, other than any telephone | 28 |
| communication using random sampling or other scientific survey | 29 |
| methods to gauge public opinion for or against any candidate or | 30 |
| question of public policy, the vendor or person shall keep and | 31 |
| maintain records showing the name and address of the person who | 32 |
| purchased or requested the services and the amount paid for the |
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| services. The records required by this Section shall be kept | 2 |
| for a period of one year after the date upon which payment was | 3 |
| received for the services.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-615, eff. 11-19-03; 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; | 5 |
| 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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| Section 10. The Notice By Publication Act is amended by | 7 |
| changing Section 8 as follows:
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| (715 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 100, par. 8)
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| Sec. 8. When any notice shall be required by law to be | 10 |
| published by a
public officer in relation to public business, | 11 |
| in pursuance of law, the
reasonable expense thereof shall be | 12 |
| allowed and paid out of the state or
county treasury, as the | 13 |
| case may require.
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| Any print, Internet, radio, or television advertisement | 15 |
| paid for in whole or in part with public funds by the State, a | 16 |
| unit of local government, or a school district must clearly | 17 |
| identify within the advertisement the name of each entity that | 18 |
| paid for the advertisement.
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| (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 723 .)
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