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90_HB3452

      10 ILCS 5/9-28
          Amends the Election Code.  Requires political  committees
      that raise or spend $10,000 or more annually to file campaign
      finance  reports electronically.  Requires the State Board of
      Elections  to   adopt   the   necessary   rules.    Effective
      immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Election Code by changing Section
 2    9-28.
 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    Section 9-28 as follows:
 7        (10 ILCS 5/9-28)
 8        Sec.  9-28.  Electronic  filing  and  availability.   The
 9    Board shall may by rule provide for the  optional  electronic
10    filing  of expenditure and contribution reports.  A political
11    committee that accepts contributions or makes expenditures of
12    $10,000 or more in the aggregate during any  12-month  period
13    must  file  the expenditure and contribution reports required
14    by this Article electronically;  other  political  committees
15    may  file  those  reports  electronically.   The  Board shall
16    promptly make all reports filed under  this  Article  by  all
17    political   committees  publicly  available  by  means  of  a
18    searchable database that is accessible through the World Wide
19    Web.
20    (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 8-18-97.)
21        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
22    becoming law.

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