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90_HB1251

      10 ILCS 5/9-3             from Ch. 46, par. 9-3
      10 ILCS 5/9-4             from Ch. 46, par. 9-4
      10 ILCS 5/9-11            from Ch. 46, par. 9-11
      10 ILCS 5/9-12            from Ch. 46, par. 9-12
      10 ILCS 5/9-13            from Ch. 46, par. 9-13
      10 ILCS 5/9-14            from Ch. 46, par. 9-14
          Amends the Election  Code.   Provides  that  a  political
      committee's  statement  of  organization, semi-annual report,
      and report  shall  contain  the  name  and  address  of  each
      candidate  who  may  benefit from or have access to committee
      funds unless the committee's  expenditures  directly  benefit
      all party candidates.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend the Election Code by changing Sections
 2    9-3, 9-4, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, and 9-14.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Election  Code  is amended by changing
 6    Sections 9-3, 9-4, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, and 9-14 as follows:
 7        (10 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3)
 8        Sec.  9-3.   Statement  of  organization.   Every   state
 9    political committee and every local political committee shall
10    file  with  the  State  Board  of  Elections, and every local
11    political committee shall  file  with  the  county  clerk,  a
12    statement  of  organization within 30 days of the creation of
13    such committee.  A political committee that acts  as  both  a
14    state  political  committee  and  a local political committee
15    shall file a copy of each statement of organization with  the
16    State Board of Elections and  the county clerk.
17        The statement of organization shall include -
18        (a)  the name and address of the political committee;
19        (b)  the  scope,  area  of  activity,  party affiliation,
20    candidate  affiliation  and  his  county  of  residence,  and
21    purposes of the political committee;
22        (c)  the name, address, and position of each custodian of
23    the committee's books and accounts;
24        (d)  the name, address, and position of  the  committee's
25    principal  officers,  including  the chairman, treasurer, and
26    officers and members of its finance committee, if any;
27        (e)  a statement whether the committee  is  a  continuing
28    one;
29        (f)  a statement of what specific disposition of residual
30    fund  will  be  made  in  the  event  of  the  dissolution or
31    termination of the committee;
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 1        (g)  a  listing  of  all   banks   or   other   financial
 2    institutions,   safety   deposit   boxes,   and   any   other
 3    repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee;
 4        (h)  the   amount   of   funds   available  for  campaign
 5    expenditures  as  of  the  filing  date  of  the  committee's
 6    statement of organization;.
 7        (i)  the name and  address  of  each  candidate  who  may
 8    benefit  from  or  have  access to committee funds unless the
 9    committee's   expenditures   directly   benefit   all   party
10    candidates.
11    (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
12        (10 ILCS 5/9-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-4)
13        Sec. 9-4.  Statement of organization form.  The statement
14    of organization required by  this  Article  to  be  filed  in
15    accordance  with  Section  9-3  shall be verified, dated, and
16    signed by either the treasurer  of  the  political  committee
17    making  the  statement  or  the candidate on whose behalf the
18    statement  is  made,  and  shall  contain  substantially  the
19    following:
20                      STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
21        (a)  name and address of the political committee:
22    .............................................................
23        (b)  scope,  area   of   activity,   party   affiliation,
24    candidate  affiliation  and  his  county  of  residence,  and
25    purposes of the political committee:
26    .............................................................
27    .............................................................
28    .............................................................
29    .............................................................
30        (c)  name, address, and position of each custodian of the
31    committee's books and accounts:
32    .............................................................
33    .............................................................
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 1        (d)  name,  address,  and  position  of  the  committee's
 2    principal  officers,  including  the chairman, treasurer, and
 3    officers and members of its finance committee, if any:
 4    .............................................................
 5    .............................................................
 6    .............................................................
 7        (e)  a statement whether the committee  is  a  continuing
 8    one:
 9    .............................................................
10        (f)  a statement of what specific disposition of residual
11    funds  will  be  made  in  the  event  of  the dissolution or
12    termination of the committee:
13    .............................................................
14    .............................................................
15        (g)  a  listing  of  all   banks   or   other   financial
16    institutions,   safety   deposit   boxes,   and   any   other
17    repositories or custodians of funds used by the committee:
18    .............................................................
19    .............................................................
20        (h)  the   amount   of   funds   available  for  campaign
21    expenditures  as  of  the  filing  date  of  the  committee's
22    statement of organization:
23    .............................................................
24        (i)  the name and  address  of  each  candidate  who  may
25    benefit  from  or  have  access to committee funds unless the
26    committee's   expenditures   directly   benefit   all   party
27    candidates:
28    .............................................................
29    .............................................................
30    .............................................................
31    .............................................................
32                            VERIFICATION:
33        "I declare that this statement of organization (including
34    any accompanying schedules and statements) has been  examined
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 1    by  me  and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true,
 2    correct and complete statement of organization as required by
 3    Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
 4    for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
 5    a fine  not  to  exceed  $500  or  imprisonment  in  a  penal
 6    institution  other  than  the  penitentiary  not  to exceed 6
 7    months, or both fine and imprisonment."
 8    ......................    ...................................
 9       (date of filing)            (signature of person making
10                                        the statement)
11    (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
12        (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
13        Sec. 9-11. Report.  Each report of campaign contributions
14    under 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;
26        (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
27    for such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and  not
28    reported under item (4);
29        (6)  the  name  and  address  of each political committee
30    from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
31    committee made, any  transfer  of  funds,  in  any  aggregate
32    amount  or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
33    and dates of all transfers;
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 1        (7)  the total sum of transfers  made  to  or  from  such
 2    committee  during the reporting period and not reported under
 3    item (6);
 4        (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
 5    period by or to such committee  in  an  aggregate  amount  or
 6    value  in  excess  of  $150, together with the full names and
 7    mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers,  if  any,  and
 8    the date and amount of such loans;
 9        (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
10    committee  from  (a)  the  sale  of  tickets for each dinner,
11    luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
12    events; (b) mass collections made at  such  events;  and  (c)
13    sales  of  items  such  as  political campaign pins, buttons,
14    badges,  flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,   and
15    similar materials;
16        (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
17    in  excess  of  $150 received by such committee not otherwise
18    listed under items (4) through (9);
19        (11)  the total sum  of  all  receipts  by  or  for  such
20    committee or candidate during the reporting period;.
21        (12)  the  name  and  address  of  each candidate who may
22    benefit from or have access to  committee  funds  unless  the
23    committee's   expenditures   directly   benefit   all   party
24    candidates.
25        The  reports  of  campaign contributions filed under this
26    Article shall be cumulative during the  reporting  period  to
27    which  they  relate, but where there has been no change in an
28    item reported in a previous report during such year, only the
29    amount need be carried forward.
30    (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
31        (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
32        Sec.  9-12.   Report  form.   Each  report  of   campaign
33    contributions  required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be
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 1    filed with the Board or the Board and the county clerk  shall
 2    be verified, dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the
 3    political  committee  making  the  report or the candidate on
 4    whose  behalf  the  report  is  made,   and   shall   contain
 5    substantially the following:
 6                  REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
 7    (1)  name and address of the political committee:
 8    .............................................................
 9    (2)  scope,  area  of  activity, party affiliation, candidate
10    affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
11    .............................................................
12    .............................................................
13    .............................................................
14    .............................................................
15    (3)  the date of the beginning of the reporting  period,  and
16    the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
17    period:
18    .............................................................
19    (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who has
20    made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
21    the  reporting  period  in  an  aggregate  amount or value in
22    excess of $150, together with the amount  and  date  of  such
23    contributions:
24    name            address           amount           date
25    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
26    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
27    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
28    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
29    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
30    (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
31    the  committee  during  the reporting period and not reported
32    under item (4) -
33    .............................................................
34    (6)  the name and address of each  political  committee  from
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 1    which  the  reporting  committee  received,  or to which that
 2    committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
 3    or value in excess of $150, together  with  the  amounts  and
 4    dates of all transfers:
 5    name            address           amount           date
 6    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 7    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 8    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
 9    (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made  to  or  from  such
10    committee during the reporting period and not under item (6):
11    .............................................................
12    (8)  each  loan  to  or  from any person within the reporting
13    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
14    in excess of $150, together with the full names  and  mailing
15    addresses  of  the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
16    and amount of such loans:
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  name and address of each candidate who may benefit
 2    from or have access to committee funds unless the committee's
 3    expenditures directly benefit all party candidates:
 4    .............................................................
 5    .............................................................
 6    .............................................................
 7    .............................................................
 8    VERIFICATION:
 9        "I declare that this  report  of  campaign  contributions
10    (including  any  accompanying  schedules  and statements) has
11    been examined by me and to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and
12    belief  is a true, correct and complete report as required by
13    Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
14    for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
15    a fine  not  to  exceed  $500  or  imprisonment  in  a  penal
16    institution  other  than  the  penitentiary  not  to exceed 6
17    months, or both fine and imprisonment."
18    .............................................................
19    (date of filing)      (signature of person making the report)
20    (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
21        (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
22        Sec. 9-13. Semi-annual report.  Each  semi-annual  report
23    of campaign contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10
24    shall disclose-
25        (1)  the name and address of the political committee;
26        (2)  the  scope,  area  of  activity,  party affiliation,
27    candidate  affiliation,  and  purposes   of   the   political
28    committee;
29        (3)  the  amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
30    reporting period;
31        (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who
32    has made one or more contributions to or for  such  committee
33    within  the  reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
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 1    in excess of $150, together with the amount and date of  such
 2    contributions;
 3        (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or
 4    for  such  committee  during  the  reporting  period  and not
 5    reported under item (4);
 6        (6)  the name and address  of  each  political  committee
 7    from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
 8    committee  made,  any  transfer  of  funds,  in the aggregate
 9    amount or value in excess of $150, together with the  amounts
10    and dates of all transfers;
11        (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made to or from such
12    committee during the reporting period and not reported  under
13    item (6);
14        (8)  each loan to or from any person within the reporting
15    period  by  or  to  such  committee in an aggregate amount or
16    value in excess of $150, together with  the  full  names  and
17    mailing  addresses  of  the lender and endorsers, if any, and
18    the date and amount of such loans;
19        (9)  the  total  amount  of  proceeds  received  by  such
20    committee from (a) the  sale  of  tickets  for  each  dinner,
21    luncheon,  cocktail  party,  rally,  and  other  fund-raising
22    events;  (b)  mass  collections  made at such events; and (c)
23    sales of items such  as  political  campaign  pins,  buttons,
24    badges,   flags,  emblems,  hats,  banners,  literature,  and
25    similar materials;
26        (10)  each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
27    in excess of $150 received by such  committee  not  otherwise
28    listed under items (4) through (9);
29        (11)  the  total  sum  of  all  receipts  by  or for such
30    committee or candidate during the reporting period;
31        (12)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
32    whom  expenditures  have  been  made  by  such  committee  or
33    candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate  amount
34    or  value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of
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 1    each such expenditure and the question of  public  policy  or
 2    the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
 3    on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
 4        (13)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
 5    whom  an  expenditure  for  personal  services, salaries, and
 6    reimbursed expenses in excess of  $150  has  been  made,  and
 7    which  is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
 8    and purpose of such expenditure;
 9        (14)  the  total  sum  of  expenditures  made   by   such
10    committee during the reporting period;
11        (15)  the full name and mailing address of each person to
12    whom  the  committee  owes  debts or obligations in excess of
13    $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations;.
14        (16)  the name and address  of  each  candidate  who  may
15    benefit  from  or  have  access to committee funds unless the
16    committee's   expenditures   directly   benefit   all   party
17    candidates.
18    (Source: P.A. 86-873.)
19        (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
20        Sec. 9-14.  Semi-annual report  form.   Each  semi-annual
21    report of campaign contributions and expenditures required by
22    Section  9-10  of  this Article to be filed with the Board or
23    the Board and the county clerk shall be verified, dated,  and
24    signed  by  either  the  treasurer of the political committee
25    making the report or the candidate on whose behalf the report
26    is made, and shall contain substantially the following:
27                   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
28                   CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
29    (1)  name and address of the political committee:
30    .............................................................
31    (2)  scope, area of activity,  party  affiliation,  candidate
32    affiliation, and purposes of the political committee:
33    .............................................................
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 1    .............................................................
 2    .............................................................
 3    .............................................................
 4    (3)  the  date  of the beginning of the reporting period, and
 5    the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
 6    period;
 7    .............................................................
 8    (4)  the full name and mailing address of each person who has
 9    made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
10    the reporting period in  an  aggregate  amount  or  value  in
11    excess  of  $150,  together  with the amount and date of such
12    contributions:
13    name            address           amount           date
14    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
15    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
16    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
17    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
18    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
19    (5)  the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
20    the committee during the reporting period  and  not  reported
21    under item--(4):
22    .............................................................
23    (6)  the  name  and  address of each political committee from
24    which the reporting committee  received,  or  to  which  that
25    committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
26    or  value  in  excess  of $150, together with the amounts and
27    dates of all transfers:
28    name            address           amount           date
29    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
30    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
31    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
32    (7)  the  total  sum  of  transfers  made  to  or  from  such
33    committee during the reporting period and not reported  under
34    item (6);
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 1    (8)  each  loan  to  or  from any person within the reporting
 2    period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
 3    in excess of $150, together with the full names  and  mailing
 4    addresses  of  the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date
 5    and amount of such loans:
 6    name         address       amount      date        endorsers
 7    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
 8    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
 9    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
10    (9)  the total amount of proceeds received by  the  committee
11    from  (a)  the  sale  of  tickets  for each dinner, luncheon,
12    cocktail party, rally, and  other  fund-raising  events;  (b)
13    mass  collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
14    such as political  campaign  pins,  buttons,  badges,  flags,
15    emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
16    (a)..........................................................
17    (b)..........................................................
18    (c)..........................................................
19    (10)  each  contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
20    excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed
21    under items (4) through (9):
22    name            address           amount           date
23    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
24    ..........      ..........        ..........       ..........
25    (11)  the total sum of all receipts by or for  the  committee
26    during the  reporting period:
27    .............................................................
28    (12)  the  full  name  and  mailing address of each person to
29    whom expenditures have been made by the committee within  the
30    reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of
31    $150, the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure,
32    and the question of public policy or the name and address of,
33    and  office  sought  by,  each  candidate on whose behalf the
34    expenditure was made:
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 1    name        address   amount   date    purpose    beneficiary
 2    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 3    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 4    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 5    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 6    ..........  .......   ......   ....    .......    ...........
 7    (13)  the full name and mailing address  of  each  person  to
 8    whom  an    expenditure  for personal services, salaries, and
 9    reimbursed expenses in excess of  $150  has  been  made,  and
10    which  is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
11    and purpose of such expenditure:
12    name         address       amount      date        purpose
13    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
14    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
15    ..........   ..........    ........    ........    ..........
16    (14)  the total sum of expenditures  made  by  the  committee
17    during the  reporting period;
18    .............................................................
19    (15)  the  full  name  and  mailing address of each person to
20    whom the committee owes debts or  obligations  in  excess  of
21    $150, and the amount of such debts or obligations:
22    .............................................................
23    .............................................................
24    (16)  the  name and address of each candidate who may benefit
25    from or have access to committee funds unless the committee's
26    expenditures directly benefit all party candidates:
27    .............................................................
28    .............................................................
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        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
12    becoming law.

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