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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 672
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 672 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT relating to campaign finance disclosure."; and
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
7 "Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
8 amended by changing Section 4A-106 as follows:
9 (5 ILCS 420/4A-106) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-106)
10 Sec. 4A-106. The statements of economic interests
11 required of persons listed in items (a) through (f) and item
12 (j) of Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the Secretary of
13 State. The statements of economic interests required of
14 persons listed in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
15 Section 4A-101 shall be filed with the county clerk of the
16 county in which the principal office of the unit of local
17 government with which the person is associated is located.
18 If it is not apparent which county the principal office of a
19 unit of local government is located, the chief administrative
20 officer, or his or her designee, has the authority, for
21 purposes of this Act, to determine the county in which the
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1 principal office is located. On or before February 1
2 annually, (1) the chief administrative officer of any State
3 agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch
4 employing persons required to file under item (f) of Section
5 4A-101 shall certify to the Secretary of State the names and
6 mailing addresses of those persons, and (2) the chief
7 administrative officer, or his or her designee, of each unit
8 of local government with persons described in items (h), (i)
9 and (k) of Section 4A-101 shall certify to the appropriate
10 county clerk a list of names and addresses of persons
11 described in items (h), (i) and (k) of Section 4A-101 that
12 are required to file. In preparing the lists, each chief
13 administrative officer, or his or her designee, shall set out
14 the names in alphabetical order.
15 On or before February 1 annually, the secretary to the
16 board of education for local school councils established
17 pursuant to Section 34-2.1 of the School Code shall certify
18 to the county clerk the names and mailing addresses of those
19 persons described in item (l) of Section 4A-101.
20 On or before April 1 annually, the Secretary of State
21 shall notify (1) all persons whose names have been certified
22 to him under item (f) of Section 4A-101, and (2) all persons
23 described in items (a) through (e) and item (j) of Section
24 4A-101, other than candidates for office who have filed their
25 statements with their nominating petitions, of the
26 requirements for filing statements of economic interests.
27 On or before April 1 annually, the county clerk of each
28 county shall notify all persons whose names have been
29 certified to him under items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
30 Section 4A-101, other than candidates for office who have
31 filed their statements with their nominating petitions, of
32 the requirements for filing statements of economic interests.
33 Except as provided in Section 4A-106.1, the notices
34 provided for in this Section shall be in writing and
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1 deposited in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, first class
2 postage prepaid, on or before the day required by this
3 Section for the sending of the notice. A certificate executed
4 by the Secretary of State or county clerk attesting that he
5 has mailed the notice constitutes prima facie evidence
6 thereof.
7 From the lists certified to him under this Section of
8 persons described in items (g), (h), (i), (k), and (l) of
9 Section 4A-101, the clerk of each county shall compile an
10 alphabetical listing of persons required to file statements
11 of economic interests in his office under any of those items.
12 As the statements are filed in his office, the county clerk
13 shall cause the fact of that filing to be indicated on the
14 alphabetical listing of persons who are required to file
15 statements. Within 30 days after the due dates, the county
16 clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a true copy
17 of that listing showing those who have filed statements.
18 The county clerk of each county shall note upon the
19 alphabetical listing the names of all persons required to
20 file a statement of economic interests who failed to file a
21 statement on or before May 1. It shall be the duty of the
22 several county clerks to give notice as provided in Section
23 4A-105 to any person who has failed to file his or her
24 statement with the clerk on or before May 1.
25 Any person who files or has filed a statement of economic
26 interest under this Act is entitled to receive from the
27 Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may be, a
28 receipt indicating that the person has filed such a
29 statement, the date of such filing, and the identity of the
30 governmental unit in relation to which the filing is
31 required.
32 The Secretary of State may employ such employees and
33 consultants as he considers necessary to carry out his duties
34 hereunder, and may prescribe their duties, fix their
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1 compensation, and provide for reimbursement of their
2 expenses.
3 All statements of economic interests filed under this
4 Section shall be available for examination and copying by the
5 public at all reasonable times.
6 The Secretary may, by rule, allow for the optional filing
7 of statements of economic interest in an electronic format.
8 In conjunction with the State Board of Elections, the
9 Secretary shall promptly make all reports filed under this
10 Section publicly available by means of a searchable database
11 that is accessible through the World Wide Web. Each person
12 examining a statement must first fill out a form prepared by
13 the Secretary of State identifying the examiner by name,
14 occupation, address and telephone number, and listing the
15 date of examination and reason for such examination. The
16 Secretary of State shall supply such forms to the county
17 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
18 The Secretary of State or county clerk, as the case may
19 be, shall promptly notify each person required to file a
20 statement under this Article of each instance of an
21 examination of his statement by sending him a duplicate
22 original of the identification form filled out by the person
23 examining his statement.
24 (Source: P.A. 88-187; 88-511; 88-605, eff. 9-1-94; 89-433,
25 eff. 12-15-95.)
26 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
27 Sections 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-17, and 9-23 and by
28 adding Section 9-28 as follows:
29 (10 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-10)
30 Sec. 9-10. Reports of campaign contributions;
31 semi-annual reports; preservation.
32 (a) The treasurer of every state political committee and
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1 the treasurer of every local political committee shall file
2 with the Board, and the treasurer of every local political
3 committee shall file with the county clerk, reports of
4 campaign contributions, and semi-annual reports of campaign
5 contributions and expenditures on forms to be prescribed or
6 approved by the Board. The treasurer of every political
7 committee that acts as both a state political committee and a
8 local political committee shall file a copy of each report
9 with the State Board of Elections and the county clerk.
10 (b) Reports of campaign contributions shall be filed no
11 later than the 15th day next preceding each election
12 including a primary election in connection with which the
13 political committee has accepted or is accepting
14 contributions or has made or is making expenditures. Such
15 reports shall be complete as of the 30th day next preceding
16 each election including a primary election, except that any
17 contribution of $500 or more received in the interim between
18 the last date of the period covered by the last report filed
19 prior to the election and the date of the election shall be
20 reported within 2 business days after its receipt. The Board
21 shall assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a
22 violation of this subsection (b). However, a continuing
23 political committee that neither accepts contributions nor
24 makes expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to any
25 candidate or public question on the ballot at an election
26 shall not be required to file the reports heretofore
27 prescribed but may file in lieu thereof a Statement of
28 Nonparticipation in the Election with the Board or the Board
29 and the county clerk.
30 (c) In addition to such reports the treasurer of every
31 political committee shall file semi-annual reports of
32 campaign contributions and expenditures no later than July
33 31st, covering the period from January 1st through June 30th
34 immediately preceding, and no later than January 31st,
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1 covering the period from July 1st through December 31st of
2 the preceding calendar year. Reports of contributions and
3 expenditures must be filed to cover the prescribed time
4 periods even though no contributions or expenditures may have
5 been received or made during the period. The Board shall
6 assess a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a violation
7 of this subsection (c).
8 (d) A copy of each report or statement filed under this
9 Article shall be preserved by the person filing it for a
10 period of two years from the date of filing.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
12 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
13 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
14 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
15 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
16 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
17 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
18 committee;
19 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
20 reporting period;
21 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
22 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
23 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
24 in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
25 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
26 occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the
27 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
28 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
29 ascertain this information;
30 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
31 for such committee during the reporting period and not
32 reported under item (4);
33 (6) the name and address of each political committee
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1 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
2 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate
3 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
4 and dates of all transfers;
5 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
6 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
7 item (6);
8 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
9 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
10 value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
11 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
12 the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender or
13 endorser is an individual, the occupation and employer of
14 that individual;
15 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
16 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
17 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
18 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
19 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
20 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
21 similar materials;
22 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
23 in excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise
24 listed under items (4) through (9), and if the contributor is
25 an individual, the occupation and employer of the contributor
26 or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are
27 unknown, a statement that the committee has used best efforts
28 to ascertain this information;
29 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
30 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
31 The Board shall by rule define "best efforts".
32 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
33 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
34 which they relate, but where there has been no change in an
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1 item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
2 amount need be carried forward.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
4 (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
5 Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions
6 required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
7 Board or the Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
8 dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political
9 committee making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
10 the report is made, and shall contain substantially the
11 following:
12 REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
13 (1) name and address of the political committee:
14 .............................................................
15 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
16 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
17 .............................................................
18 .............................................................
19 .............................................................
20 .............................................................
21 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
22 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
23 period:
24 .............................................................
25 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
26 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
27 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
28 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
29 contributions, and if the person is an individual, the
30 occupation and employer of each contributor or, if the
31 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
32 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
33 ascertain this information:
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1 name address amount date occupation employer
2 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
3 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
4 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
5 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
6 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
7 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
8 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
9 under item (4) -
10 .............................................................
11 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
12 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
13 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
14 or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and
15 dates of all transfers:
16 name address amount date
17 .......... .......... .......... ..........
18 .......... .......... .......... ..........
19 .......... .......... .......... ..........
20 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
21 committee during the reporting period and not under item (6):
22 .............................................................
23 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
24 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
25 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
26 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
27 and amount of such loans, and if the person is an individual,
28 the occupation and employer of each person making the loan:
29 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
30 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
31 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
32 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
33 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
34 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
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1 (a)..........................................................
2 (b)..........................................................
3 (c)..........................................................
4 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
5 excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
6 under items (4) through (9), and if the person is an
7 individual, the occupation and employer of each contributor
8 or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are
9 unknown, a statement that the committee has used best efforts
10 to ascertain this information:
11 name address amount date occupation employer
12 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
13 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
14 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
15 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
16 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
17 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
18 during the reporting period:
19 .............................................................
20 VERIFICATION:
21 "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
22 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has
23 been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and
24 belief is a true, correct and complete report as required by
25 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
26 for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
27 a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
28 institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6
29 months, or both fine and imprisonment."
30 .............................................................
31 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
32 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
33 (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
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1 Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
2 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
3 disclose-
4 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
5 (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation,
6 candidate affiliation, and purposes of the political
7 committee;
8 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
9 reporting period;
10 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
11 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
12 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
13 in 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 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
20 for such committee during the reporting period and not
21 reported under item (4);
22 (6) the name and address of each political committee
23 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
24 committee made, any transfer of funds, in the aggregate
25 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
26 and dates of all transfers;
27 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
28 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
29 item (6);
30 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
31 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
32 value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
33 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
34 the date and amount of such loans and if a lender or endorser
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1 is an individual, the occupation and employer of that
2 individual;
3 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
4 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
5 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
6 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
7 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
8 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
9 similar materials;
10 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
11 in excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise
12 listed under items (4) through (9);
13 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
14 committee or candidate during the reporting period;
15 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
16 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or
17 candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
18 or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of
19 each such expenditure and the question of public policy or
20 the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
21 on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
22 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
23 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
24 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
25 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
26 and purpose of such expenditure;
27 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such
28 committee during the reporting period;
29 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
30 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
31 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations.
32 The Board shall by rule define "best efforts".
33 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
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1 (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
2 Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
3 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of
4 this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
5 county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
6 the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
7 the candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
8 contain substantially the following:
9 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
10 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
11 (1) name and address of the political committee:
12 .............................................................
13 (2) scope, area of activity, party affiliation, candidate
14 affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
15 .............................................................
16 .............................................................
17 .............................................................
18 .............................................................
19 (3) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
20 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
21 period;
22 .............................................................
23 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
24 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
25 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
26 excess of $150, together with the amount and date of such
27 contributions, and if the contributor is an individual, the
28 occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the
29 occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
30 statement that the committee has used best efforts to
31 ascertain this information:
32 name address amount date occupation employer
33 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
34 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
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1 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
2 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
3 .... ....... ...... .... .......... ........
4 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
5 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
6 under item--(4):
7 .............................................................
8 (6) the name and address of each political committee from
9 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
10 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
11 or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and
12 dates of all transfers:
13 name address amount date
14 .......... .......... .......... ..........
15 .......... .......... .......... ..........
16 .......... .......... .......... ..........
17 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
18 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
19 item (6);
20 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
21 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
22 in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing
23 addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
24 and amount of such loans, and if the person is an individual,
25 the occupation and employer of each person making the loan:
26 name address amount date endorsers occupation employer
27 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
28 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
29 .... ....... ...... .... ......... .......... ........
30 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
31 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
32 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
33 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
34 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
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1 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
2 (a)..........................................................
3 (b)..........................................................
4 (c)..........................................................
5 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
6 excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
7 under items (4) through (9):
8 name address amount date
9 .......... .......... .......... ..........
10 .......... .......... .......... ..........
11 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
12 during the reporting period:
13 .............................................................
14 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
15 whom expenditures have been made by the committee within the
16 reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
17 $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
18 and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
19 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf the
20 expenditure was made:
21 name address amount date purpose beneficiary
22 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
23 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
24 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
25 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
26 .......... ....... ...... .... ....... ...........
27 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
28 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
29 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
30 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
31 and purpose of such expenditure:
32 name address amount date purpose
33 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
34 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
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1 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
2 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee
3 during the reporting period;
4 .............................................................
5 (15) the full name and mailing address of each person to
6 whom the committee owes debts or obligations in excess of
7 $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
8 .............................................................
9 .............................................................
10 VERIFICATION:
11 "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
12 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
13 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
14 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and
15 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
16 Code. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a
17 false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
18 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
19 penitentiary not to exceed 6 months, or both fine and
20 imprisonment."
21 ................ .......................................
22 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
23 (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
24 (10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17)
25 Sec. 9-17. All statements and reports filed under this
26 Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for
27 examination and copying by the public at all reasonable
28 times. Such person examining a statement or report must first
29 fill out a form prepared by the Board identifying the
30 examiner by name, occupation, address and telephone number,
31 and listing the date of examination and reason for such
32 examination. The board shall supply such forms to the county
33 clerks annually and replenish such forms upon request.
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1 The Board or county clerk, as the case may be, shall
2 promptly notify each political committee required to file a
3 statement or report under this Article of each instance of an
4 examination of its statement or report by sending it a
5 duplicate original of the identification form filled out by
6 the person examining its report.
7 Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy
8 of a statement or report obtained from the State Board of
9 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
10 Code and publishes, circulates or distributes such altered or
11 falsified information with the intent to misrepresent
12 contributions received or expenditures made by a candidate or
13 political committee shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
14 Any person who shall sell or utilize information copied
15 from statements and reports filed with the State Board of
16 Elections or the county clerk pursuant to Article 9 of this
17 Code for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for the
18 purpose of business solicitation shall be guilty of a Class B
19 misdemeanor.
20 (Source: P.A. 81-310.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/9-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23)
22 Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21,
23 has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation,
24 agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person
25 determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision
26 of this Article or any regulation adopted thereunder, to
27 cease or correct such violation or otherwise comply with this
28 Article and such person fails or refuses to comply with such
29 order, stipulation, settlement or consent order within the
30 time specified by the Board, the Board, after affording
31 notice and an opportunity for a public hearing, may impose a
32 civil penalty on such person in an amount not to exceed
33 $5,000 $1,000.
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1 Civil penalties imposed on any such person by the Board
2 shall be enforceable in the Circuit Court. The Board shall
3 petition the Court for an order to enforce collection of the
4 penalty and, if the Court finds it has jurisdiction over the
5 person against whom the penalty was imposed, the Court shall
6 issue the appropriate order. Any civil penalties collected
7 by the Court shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.
8 In addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil
9 penalty, the board may report such violation and the failure
10 or refusal to comply with the order of the Board to the
11 Attorney General and the appropriate State's Attorney.
12 (Source: P.A. 83-540.)
13 (10 ILCS 5/9-28 new)
14 Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The
15 Board may by rule provide for the optional electronic filing
16 of expenditure and contribution reports. The Board, in
17 conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall promptly make
18 all reports filed under this Article by candidates for the
19 General Assembly and for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
20 Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, or
21 State Treasurer publicly available by means of a searchable
22 database that is accessible through the World Wide Web.
23 Section 99. This Act becomes effective on July 1,
24 1997.".