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Amends the Election Code. Deletes the requirement that
personal information disclosed by a person examining a
statement or report of a political committee be furnished to
the committee. Provides that, in addition to other
information, the occupation and employer of a person making a
contribution shall be reported. Raises to $2,000 (now
$1,000) the aggregate amount of contributions or expenditures
a political committee may accept or make before filing the
required reports. Raises to $250 (now $150) the limit for
itemized individual contributions to and transfers from a
political committee that must be reported. Provides the
Board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 (now
$1,000) for violations of the Article concerning campaign
contributions and expenditures. Provides that the Board may
assess a civil penalty if a political committee fails to
report within 2 days a contribution of $500 or more received
during the period between the committee's last report and the
date of the election. Makes other changes. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT relating to campaign finance disclosure.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
5 amended by changing Section 4A-106 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 420/4A-106) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
7 Sec. 4A-106. The statements of economic interests
8 required of persons listed in items (a) through (f) and item
9 (j) of Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the Secretary of
10 State. The statements of economic interests required of
11 persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
12 Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the county clerk of the
13 county in which the principal office of the unit of local
14 government with which the person is associated is located.
15 If it is not apparent which county the principal office of a
16 unit of local government is located, the chief administrative
17 officer, or his or her designee, has the authority, for
18 purposes of this Act, to determine the county in which the
19 principal office is located. On or before February 1
20 annually, (1) the chief administrative officer of any State
21 agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch
22 employing persons required to file under item (f) of Section
23 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the names and
24 mailing addresses of those persons, and (2) the chief
25 administrative officer, or his or her designee, of each unit
26 of local government with persons described in items (h), (i)
27 and (k) of Section 4A-101 shall certify to the appropriate
28 county clerk a list of names and addresses of persons
29 described in items (h), (i) and (k) of Section 4A-101 that
30 are required to file. In preparing the lists, each chief
31 administrative officer, or his or her designee, shall set out
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1 the names in alphabetical order.
2 On or before February 1 annually, the secretary to the
3 board of education for local school councils established
4 pursuant to Section 34-2.1 of the School Code shall certify
5 to the county clerk the names and mailing addresses of those
6 persons described in item (l) of Section 4A-101.
7 On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State
8 shall notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified
9 to him under item (f) of Section 4A-101, and (2) all persons
10 described in items (a) through (e) and item (j) of Section
11 4A-101, other than candidates for office who have filed their
12 statements with their nominating petitions, of the
13 requirements for filing statements of economic interests.
14 On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each
15 county shall notify all persons whose names have been
16 certified to him under items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
17 Section 4A-101, other than candidates for office who have
18 filed their statements with their nominating petitions, of
19 the requirements for filing statements of economic interests.
20 Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
21 provided for in this Section shall be in writing and
22 deposited in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class
23 postage prepaid, on or before the day required by this
24 Section for the sending of the notice. A certificate executed
25 by the Secretary of State or county clerk attesting that he
26 has mailed the notice constitutes prima facie evidence
27 thereof.
28 From the lists certified to him under this Section of
29 persons described in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
30 Section 4A-101, the clerk of each county shall compile an
31 alphabetical listing of persons required to file statements
32 of economic interests in his office under any of those items.
33 As the statements are filed in his office, the county clerk
34 shall cause the fact of that filing to be indicated on the
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1 alphabetical listing of persons who are required to file
2 statements. Within 30 days after the due dates, the county
3 clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a true copy
4 of that listing showing those who have filed statements.
5 The county clerk of each county shall note upon the
6 alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to
7 file a statement of economic interests who failed to file a
8 statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the
9 several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section
10 4A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her
11 statement with the clerk on or before May 1.
12 Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic
13 interest under this Act is entitled to receive from the
14 Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may be, a
15 receipt indicating that the person has filed such a
16 statement, the date of such filing, and the identity of the
17 governmental unit in relation to which the filing is
18 required.
19 The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
20 consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
21 hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
22 compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their
23 expenses.
24 All statements of economic interests filed under this
25 Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
26 public at all reasonable times.
27 The Secretary may, by rule, allow for the optional filing
28 of statements of economic interest in an electronic format.
29 In conjunction with the State Board of Elections, the
30 Secretary shall promptly make all reports filed under this
31 Section publicly available by means of a searchable database
32 that is accessible through the World Wide Web. Each person
33 examining a statement must first fill out a form prepared by
34 the Secretary of State identifying the examiner by name,
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1 occupation, address and telephone number, and listing the
2 date of examination and reason for such examination. The
3 Secretary of State shall supply such forms to the county
4 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
5 The Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may
6 be, shall promptly notify each person required to file a
7 statement under this Article of each instance of an
8 examination of his statement by sending him a duplicate
9 original of the identification form filled out by the person
10 examining his statement.
11 (Source: P.A. 88-187; 88-511; 88-605, eff. 9-1-94; 89-433,
12 eff. 12-15-95.)
13 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
14 Sections 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-17, and 9-23 and by
15 adding Section 9-28 as follows:
16 (10 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
17 Sec. 9-10. Reports of campaign contributions;
18 semi-annual reports; preservation.
19 (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and
20 the treasurer of every local political committee shall file
21 with the Board, and the treasurer of every local political
22 committee shall file with the county clerk, reports of
23 campaign contributions, and semi-annual reports of campaign
24 contributions and expenditures on forms to be prescribed or
25 approved by the Board. The treasurer of every political
26 committee that acts as both a state political committee and a
27 local political committee shall file a copy of each report
28 with the State Board of Elections and the county clerk.
29 (b) Reports of campaign contributions shall be filed no
30 later than the 15th day next preceding each election
31 including a primary election in connection with which the
32 political committee has accepted or is accepting
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1 contributions or has made or is making expenditures. Such
2 reports shall be complete as of the 30th day next preceding
3 each election including a primary election, except that any
4 contribution of $500 or more received in the interim between
5 the last date of the period covered by the last report filed
6 prior to the election and the date of the election shall be
7 reported within 2 business days after its receipt. The Board
8 shall assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a
9 violation of this subsection (b). However, a continuing
10 political committee that neither accepts contributions nor
11 makes expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to any
12 candidate or public question on the ballot at an election
13 shall not be required to file the reports heretofore
14 prescribed but may file in lieu thereof a Statement of
15 Nonparticipation in the Election with the Board or the Board
16 and the county clerk.
17 (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every
18 political committee shall file semi-annual reports of
19 campaign contributions and expenditures no later than July
20 31st, covering the period from January 1st through June 30th
21 immediately preceding, and no later than January 31st,
22 covering the period from July 1st through December 31st of
23 the preceding calendar year. Reports of contributions and
24 expenditures must be filed to cover the prescribed time
25 periods even though no contributions or expenditures may have
26 been received or made during the period. The Board shall
27 assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a violation
28 of this subsection (c).
29 (d) A copy of each report or statement filed under this
30 Article shall be preserved by the person filing it for a
31 period of two years from the date of filing.
32 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
33 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
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1 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
2 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
3 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
4 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
5 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
6 committee;
7 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
8 reporting period;
9 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
10 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
11 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
12 in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
13 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
14 occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the
15 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
16 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
17 ascertain this information;
18 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
19 for such committee during the reporting period and not
20 reported under item (4);
21 (6) the name and address of each political committee
22 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
23 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate
24 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
25 and dates of all transfers;
26 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
27 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
28 item (6);
29 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
30 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
31 value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
32 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
33 the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender or
34 endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
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1 that individual;
2 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
3 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
4 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
5 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
6 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
7 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
8 similar materials;
9 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
10 in excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise
11 listed under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is
12 an individual, the occupation and employer of the contributor
13 or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are
14 unknown, a statement that the committee has used best efforts
15 to ascertain this information;
16 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
17 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
18 The Board shall by rule define "best efforts".
19 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
20 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
21 which they relate, but where there has been no change in an
22 item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
23 amount need be carried forward.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
25 (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
26 Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions
27 required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
28 Board or the Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
29 dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political
30 committee making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
31 the report is made, and shall contain substantially the
32 following:
33 REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
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1 (1) name and address of the political committee:
2 .............................................................
3 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
4 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
5 .............................................................
6 .............................................................
7 .............................................................
8 .............................................................
9 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
10 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
11 period:
12 .............................................................
13 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
14 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
15 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
16 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
17 contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
18 occupation and employer of each contributor or, if the
19 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
20 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
21 ascertain this information:
22 name address amount date occupation employer
23 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
24 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
25 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
26 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
27 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
28 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
29 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
30 under item (4) -
31 .............................................................
32 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
33 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
34 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
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1 or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and
2 dates of all transfers:
3 name address amount date
4 .......... .......... .......... ..........
5 .......... .......... .......... ..........
6 .......... .......... .......... ..........
7 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
8 committee during the reporting period and not under item (6):
9 .............................................................
10 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
11 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
12 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
13 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
14 and amount of such loans, and if the person is an individual,
15 the occupation and employer of each person making the loan:
16 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
17 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
18 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
19 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
20 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
21 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
22 (a)..........................................................
23 (b)..........................................................
24 (c)..........................................................
25 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
26 excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
27 under items (4) through (9), and if the person is an
28 individual, the occupation and employer of each contributor
29 or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are
30 unknown, a statement that the committee has used best efforts
31 to ascertain this information:
32 name address amount date occupation employer
33 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
34 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
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1 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
2 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
3 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
4 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
5 during the reporting period:
6 .............................................................
7 VERIFICATION:
8 "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
9 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has
10 been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and
11 belief is a true, correct and complete report as required by
12 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
13 for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
14 a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
15 institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6
16 months, or both fine and imprisonment."
17 .............................................................
18 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
19 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
20 (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
21 Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
22 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
23 disclose-
24 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
25 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
26 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
27 committee;
28 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
29 reporting period;
30 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
31 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
32 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
33 in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
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1 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
2 occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the
3 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
4 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
5 ascertain this information;
6 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
7 for such committee during the reporting period and not
8 reported under item (4);
9 (6) the name and address of each political committee
10 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
11 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate
12 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
13 and dates of all transfers;
14 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
15 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
16 item (6);
17 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
18 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
19 value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
20 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
21 the date and amount of such loans and if a lender or endorser
22 is an individual, the occupation and employer of that
23 individual;
24 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
25 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
26 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
27 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
28 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
29 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
30 similar materials;
31 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
32 in excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise
33 listed under items (4) through (9);
34 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
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1 committee or candidate during the reporting period;
2 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
3 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or
4 candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
5 or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of
6 each such expenditure and the question of public policy or
7 the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
8 on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
9 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
10 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
11 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
12 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
13 and purpose of such expenditure;
14 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such
15 committee during the reporting period;
16 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
17 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
18 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
19 The Board shall by rule define "best efforts".
20 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
22 Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
23 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of
24 this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
25 county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
26 the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
27 the candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
28 contain substantially the following:
29 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
30 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
31 (1) name and address of the political committee:
32 .............................................................
33 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
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1 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
2 .............................................................
3 .............................................................
4 .............................................................
5 .............................................................
6 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
7 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
8 period;
9 .............................................................
10 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
11 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
12 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
13 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
14 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
15 occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the
16 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
17 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
18 ascertain this information:
19 name address amount date occupation employer
20 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
21 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
22 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
23 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
24 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
25 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
26 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
27 under item--(4):
28 .............................................................
29 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
30 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
31 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
32 or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and
33 dates of all transfers:
34 name address amount date
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1 .......... .......... .......... ..........
2 .......... .......... .......... ..........
3 .......... .......... .......... ..........
4 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
5 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
6 item (6);
7 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
8 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
9 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
10 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
11 and amount of such loans, and if the person is an individual,
12 the occupation and employer of each person making the loan:
13 name address amount date endorsers occupation employer
14 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
15 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
16 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
17 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
18 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
19 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
20 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
21 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
22 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
23 (a)..........................................................
24 (b)..........................................................
25 (c)..........................................................
26 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
27 excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
28 under items (4) through (9):
29 name address amount date
30 .......... .......... .......... ..........
31 .......... .......... .......... ..........
32 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
33 during the reporting period:
34 .............................................................
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1 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
2 whom expenditures have been made by the committee within the
3 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
4 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
5 and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
6 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf the
7 expenditure was made:
8 name address amount date purpose beneficiary
9 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
10 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
11 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
12 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
13 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
14 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
15 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
16 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
17 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
18 and purpose of such expenditure:
19 name address amount date purpose
20 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
21 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
22 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
23 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee
24 during the reporting period;
25 .............................................................
26 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
27 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
28 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
29 .............................................................
30 .............................................................
31 VERIFICATION:
32 "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
33 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
34 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
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1 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and
2 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
3 Code. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a
4 false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
5 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
6 penitentiary not to exceed 6 months, or both fine and
7 imprisonment."
8 ................ .......................................
9 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
10 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
11 (10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
12 Sec. 9-17. All statements and reports filed under this
13 Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for
14 examination and copying by the public at all reasonable
15 times. Such person examining a statement or report must first
16 fill out a form prepared by the Board identifying the
17 examiner by name, occupation, address and telephone number,
18 and listing the date of examination and reason for such
19 examination. The board shall supply such forms to the county
20 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
21 The Board or county clerk, as the case may be, shall
22 promptly notify each political committee required to file a
23 statement or report under this Article of each instance of an
24 examination of its statement or report by sending it a
25 duplicate original of the identification form filled out by
26 the person examining its report.
27 Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy
28 of a statement or report obtained from the State Board of
29 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
30 Code and publishes, circulates or distributes such altered or
31 falsified information with the intent to misrepresent
32 contributions received or expenditures made by a candidate or
33 political committee shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
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1 Any person who shall sell or utilize information copied
2 from statements and reports filed with the State Board of
3 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
4 Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for the
5 purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
6 misdemeanor.
7 (Source: P.A. 81-310.)
8 (10 ILCS 5/9-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23)
9 Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21,
10 has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation,
11 agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person
12 determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision
13 of this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to
14 cease or correct such violation or otherwise comply with this
15 Article and such person fails or refuses to comply with such
16 order, stipulation, settlement or consent order within the
17 time specified by the Board, the Board, after affording
18 notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may impose a
19 civil penalty on such person in an amount not to exceed
20 $5,000 $1,000.
21 Civil penalties imposed on any such person by the Board
22 shall be enforceable in the Circuit Court. The Board shall
23 petition the Court for an order to enforce collection of the
24 penalty and, if the Court finds it has jurisdiction over the
25 person against whom the penalty was imposed, the Court shall
26 issue the appropriate order. Any civil penalties collected
27 by the Court shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.
28 In addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil
29 penalty, the board may report such violation and the failure
30 or refusal to comply with the order of the Board to the
31 Attorney General and the appropriate State's Attorney.
32 (Source: P.A. 83-540.)
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1 (10 ILCS 5/9-28 new)
2 Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The
3 Board may by rule provide for the optional electronic filing
4 of expenditure and contribution reports. The Board, in
5 conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall promptly make
6 all reports filed under this Article by candidates for the
7 General Assembly and for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
8 Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, or
9 State Treasurer publicly available by means of a searchable
10 database that is accessible through the World Wide Web.
11 Section 99. This Act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.