Full Text of HB3184 97th General Assembly
HB3184ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Deborah Mell Filed: 3/10/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3184
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3184 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 9-40 as follows: | 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/9-40) | 7 | | (This Section scheduled to be repealed on March 15, 2015)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 | 10 | | Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a | 11 | | thorough review of the implementation of campaign finance | 12 | | reform legislation in the State of Illinois, and the | 13 | | feasibility of implementing a mechanism of campaign finance | 14 | | regulation that would subsidize political campaigns in | 15 | | exchange for voluntary adherence to specified expenditure | 16 | | limitations. |
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| 1 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 members, appointed | 2 | | as follows: 2 each by the Speaker of the House of | 3 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of | 4 | | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority | 5 | | Leader of the Senate; and 3 by the Governor, one of whom shall | 6 | | serve as chairperson. Members shall be adults and residents of | 7 | | Illinois. The individual (or his or her successor) who | 8 | | appointed a member may remove that appointed member before the | 9 | | expiration of his or her term on the Task Force for official | 10 | | misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Members shall | 11 | | serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses. | 12 | | Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the effective | 13 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. | 14 | | (c) The Task Force shall conduct meetings and conduct a | 15 | | public hearing before filing any report mandated by this | 16 | | Section. At the public hearings, the Task Force shall allow | 17 | | interested persons to present their views and comments. The | 18 | | Task Force shall submit all reports required by this Section to | 19 | | the Governor, the State Board of Elections, and the General | 20 | | Assembly. In addition to the reports required by this Section, | 21 | | the Task Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports | 22 | | and recommendations. The State Board of Elections shall provide | 23 | | administrative support to the Task Force. | 24 | | (d) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of | 25 | | implementing a mechanism of campaign finance regulation that | 26 | | would subsidize political campaigns in exchange for voluntary |
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| 1 | | adherence to specified expenditure limitations. In conducting | 2 | | its study, the Task Force shall consider a system of public | 3 | | financing by State government for the conduct and finance of | 4 | | election campaigns for the following: (1) Representatives and | 5 | | Senators in the General Assembly, (2) constitutional offices of | 6 | | State government, and (3) judges. The Task Force may propose | 7 | | financing campaigns through funding mechanisms including, but | 8 | | not limited to, fines, voluntary contributions, surcharges on | 9 | | lobbying activities, and a whistleblower fund. In determining a | 10 | | plan for election to each office, the Task Force shall consider | 11 | | the following factors: | 12 | | (i) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for | 13 | | that office; | 14 | | (ii) the amount of funds expended by past candidates | 15 | | for that office; | 16 | | (iii) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by | 17 | | candidates of different political parties; | 18 | | (iv) the amount of funds expended by entities not | 19 | | affiliated with a candidate; | 20 | | (v) the amount of money contributed to or expended by a | 21 | | committee of a political party to promote a candidate; | 22 | | (vi) jurisprudence with relation to campaign finance | 23 | | and public financing; and
| 24 | | (vii) such other factors, not confined to the | 25 | | foregoing, that the Task Force determines to be related to | 26 | | the public financing of elections in this State. |
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| 1 | | The Task Force shall also study the feasibility of creating | 2 | | public financing within the statutory system of limits, or if | 3 | | the system of limits should be changed to facilitate a system | 4 | | of public financing and the need for a process to protect | 5 | | candidates who receive public financing against candidates who | 6 | | do not opt to participate in public financing or who | 7 | | self-finance. | 8 | | The Task Force shall submit the report required by this | 9 | | subsection no later than December 31, 2011. The Task Force may | 10 | | provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | 11 | | recommendations before that date. | 12 | | (e) The Task Force shall examine and make recommendations | 13 | | related to the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th | 14 | | General Assembly in Section 9-8.5 (c-5) and (c-10) limiting | 15 | | contributions to a political party committee from a candidate | 16 | | political committee or political party committee. The Task | 17 | | Force shall submit a report with recommendations required by | 18 | | this subsection no later than September 30, 2012. The Task | 19 | | Force may provide, at its discretion, interim reports and | 20 | | recommendations before that date. | 21 | | (f) The Task Force shall review the implementation of this | 22 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and any additional | 23 | | campaign finance reform legislation considered by the General | 24 | | Assembly. The Task Force shall examine each provision of this | 25 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and make | 26 | | recommendations for changes, deletions, or improvements.
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| 1 | | conducting its review of campaign finance reform | 2 | | implementation, the Task Force shall also consider and address | 3 | | a variety of empirical measures, case studies, and comparative | 4 | | analyses, including, but not limited to the following: | 5 | | (i) campaign finance legislation in other states as | 6 | | well as the federal system of campaign finance regulation; | 7 | | (ii) the impact of contribution limits in Illinois, | 8 | | including the impact on contributions from individuals, | 9 | | corporations, associations, and labor organizations; | 10 | | (iii) the impact of contribution limits on independent | 11 | | expenditures in Illinois; | 12 | | (iv) the effectiveness, reliability, and cost of | 13 | | various enforcement mechanisms; | 14 | | (v) the best practices in mandating timely disclosure | 15 | | of the origin of campaign contributions; and | 16 | | (vi) the best way to require and conduct random audits | 17 | | and audits for cause. | 18 | | The Task Force shall also submit a report detailing the | 19 | | following: (i) the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms, | 20 | | (ii) whether the disclosure requirements and the definition of | 21 | | "receipt" result in accurate reporting; (iii) issues related to | 22 | | audits, (iv) the effect of using the same election cycle for | 23 | | all members of the General Assembly, and (v) the impact of | 24 | | Section 9-8.5(h). | 25 | | The Task Force shall submit reports required by this | 26 | | subsection no later than March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2015. |
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| 1 | | (f-5) No later than January 1, 2012, the Task Force shall | 2 | | make recommendations to the State Board of Elections for the | 3 | | development and implementation of a campaign finance training | 4 | | program to be offered to all candidates for State or local | 5 | | election. The program shall be developed by the Board in | 6 | | cooperation and consultation with the Task Force and non-profit | 7 | | entities that promote ethical and legal conduct in elections | 8 | | and government. | 9 | | (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report by March 10, | 10 | | 2015. The Task Force is abolished and this Section is repealed | 11 | | on March 15, 2015.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 7-1-10 .)
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.".
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