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92_HB3581
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1 AN ACT concerning campaign contributions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Section 9-25 and by adding Section 9-25.5 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-25)
7 Sec. 9-25. Anonymous contributions and contributions in
8 the name of another person prohibited.
9 (a) No person shall make an anonymous contribution or a
10 contribution in the name of another person, and no person
11 shall knowingly accept any anonymous contribution or
12 contribution made by one person in the name of another
13 person.
14 (b) Anonymous contributions and contributions in the
15 name of another person shall escheat to the State of
16 Illinois. Any political committee that receives such a
17 contribution shall forward it immediately to the State
18 Treasurer.
19 (c) Any person who knowingly makes an anonymous
20 contribution or a contribution in the name of another person
21 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may be fined an amount
22 no greater than 3 times the amount of the prohibited
23 contribution.
24 (d) For the purposes of this Section, "contribution in
25 the name of another person" means a contribution in which (i)
26 the source of the contribution and (ii) the person or entity
27 causing the contribution to be made are not reported under
28 this Article.
29 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new)
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1 Sec. 9-25.5. Contributions from foreign nationals
2 prohibited. No candidate or political committee may solicit,
3 accept, or receive, directly or indirectly, a contribution
4 made by a foreign national. For the purposes of this Section,
5 "foreign national" means (i) a government of a foreign
6 country and a foreign political party; (ii) a person outside
7 of the United States, unless it established that the person
8 is an individual and a citizen of and domiciled within the
9 United States, or that the person is not an individual and is
10 organized under or created by the laws of the United States
11 or of any State or other place subject to the jurisdiction of
12 the United States and has its principal place of business
13 within the United States; (iii) a partnership, association,
14 corporation, organization, or other combination of persons
15 organized under the laws of or having its principal place of
16 business in a foreign country; and (iv) an individual who is
17 not a citizen of the United States and who is not lawfully
18 admitted for permanent residence, as defined in Section
19 1101(a)(20) of Title 8 of the United States Code. The term
20 "foreign national" does not include any individual who is a
21 citizen of the United States.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.