August 29, 2008
To the
Honorable Members of the
Illinois Senate
95th
General Assembly
Pursuant to
Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return
Senate Bill 2190, entitled “AN
ACT concerning elections.”, with the following specific recommendations for
change:
on page 1, line 5,
after “9-1.8”, by inserting “and adding Section 9-35”; and
on page 4, below line
14, by inserting the following:
“(10
ILCS 5/9-35 new)
Sec. 9-35. Prohibited Contributions. Any political
committee established to promote the individual candidacy of a candidate for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
Comptroller, Treasurer, or for membership in the General Assembly may not
accept any contribution made by an employee of a State agency, or an employee
of a municipality or unit of local government. Nothing in this Section shall
prohibit an individual from making a contribution to a political committee
established to promote his or her own candidacy for public office. If a
political committee receives a contribution in violation of this Section, then
the State Board may assess a civil penalty up to $10,000 for each violation.”.
With these changes, Senate Bill 2190 will have my approval.
I respectfully request your concurrence.
Sincerely,
ROD R.
BLAGOJEVICH
Governor