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90_HB3875
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. Increases to $2,000 for
candidates for State Representative; $3,000 for candidates
for State Senator; $20,000 for candidates for Governor;
$10,000 for candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for
Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for candidates for United States
Senator; $5,000 for candidates for United States
Representative; $10,000 for candidates for mayor of a city
with a population greater than 500,000; and $1,000 for
candidates for all other offices the limit for contributions
that must be reported (now the limit is $150 for all
candidates).
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code.
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 Sections 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, and 9-14 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
7 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
8 Section 9-10 shall disclose-
9 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
10 (2) (Blank);
11 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
12 reporting period;
13 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
14 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
15 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
16 in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
17 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
18 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
19 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
20 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
21 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
22 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
23 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
24 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
25 with the amount and date of such 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
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1 amount or value in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State
2 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
3 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
4 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
5 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
6 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
7 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
8 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
9 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
10 $150, together with the amounts 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 $2,000 for candidates for State
17 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
18 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
19 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
20 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
21 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
22 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
23 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
24 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
25 $150, together with the full names and mailing addresses of
26 the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of
27 such loans;
28 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
29 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
30 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
31 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
32 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
33 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
34 similar materials;
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1 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
2 in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
3 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
4 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
5 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
6 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
7 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
8 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
9 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
10 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
11 such committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through
12 (9);
13 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
14 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
15 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
16 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
17 which they relate. Nothing in this Section shall affect the
18 Federal Election Commission requirements for candidates for
19 United States Senator and United States Representative.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
21 (10 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-12)
22 Sec. 9-12. Each report of campaign contributions
23 required by Section 9-10 of this Article to be filed with the
24 Board or the Board and the county clerk shall be verified,
25 dated, and signed by either the treasurer of the political
26 committee making the report or the candidate on whose behalf
27 the report is made, and shall contain substantially the
28 following:
29 REPORT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
30 (1) name and address of the political committee:
31 .............................................................
32 (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
33 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
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1 period:
2 .............................................................
3 (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
4 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
5 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
6 excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
7 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
8 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
9 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
10 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
11 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
12 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
13 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
14 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
15 with the amount and date of such contributions:
16 name address amount date
17 .......... .......... .......... ..........
18 .......... .......... .......... ..........
19 .......... .......... .......... ..........
20 .......... .......... .......... ..........
21 .......... .......... .......... ..........
22 (4) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
23 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
24 under item (3) -
25 .............................................................
26 (5) the name and address of each political committee from
27 which the reporting committee received, or to which that
28 committee made, any transfer of funds, in an aggregate amount
29 or value in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State
30 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
31 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
32 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
33 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
34 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
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1 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
2 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
3 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
4 $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
5 name address amount date
6 .......... .......... .......... ..........
7 .......... .......... .......... ..........
8 .......... .......... .......... ..........
9 (6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
10 committee during the reporting period and not under item (5):
11 .............................................................
12 (7) 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 $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
15 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
16 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
17 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
18 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
19 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
20 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
21 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
22 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
23 with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender and
24 endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of such loans:
25 (8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
26 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
27 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
28 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
29 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
30 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
31 (a)..........................................................
32 (b)..........................................................
33 (c)..........................................................
34 (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
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1 excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
2 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
3 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
4 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
5 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
6 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
7 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
8 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
9 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
10 the committee not otherwise listed under items (3) through
11 (8):
12 name address amount date
13 .......... .......... .......... ..........
14 .......... .......... .......... ..........
15 (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
16 during the reporting period:
17 .............................................................
18 VERIFICATION:
19 "I declare that this report of campaign contributions
20 (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has
21 been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and
22 belief is a true, correct and complete report as required by
23 Article 9 of The Election Code. I understand that the penalty
24 for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be
25 a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in a penal
26 institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed 6
27 months, or both fine and imprisonment."
28 .............................................................
29 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
30 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
31 (10 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)
32 Sec. 9-13. Each semi-annual report of campaign
33 contributions and expenditures under Section 9-10 shall
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1 disclose-
2 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
3 (2) (Blank);
4 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
5 reporting period;
6 (4) the full name and mailing address of each person who
7 has made one or more contributions to or for such committee
8 within the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value
9 in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
10 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
11 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
12 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
13 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
14 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
15 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
16 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
17 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
18 with the amount and date of such contributions;
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 $2,000 for candidates for State
26 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
27 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
28 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
29 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
30 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
31 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
32 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
33 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
34 $150, together with the amounts 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 $2,000 for candidates for State
7 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
8 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
9 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
10 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
11 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
12 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
13 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
14 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
15 $150, together with the full names and mailing addresses of
16 the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of
17 such loans;
18 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
19 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
20 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
21 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
22 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
23 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
24 similar materials;
25 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
26 in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
27 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
28 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
29 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
30 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
31 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
32 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
33 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
34 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
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1 such committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through
2 (9);
3 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
4 committee or candidate during the reporting period;
5 (12) the full name and mailing address of each person to
6 whom expenditures have been made by such committee or
7 candidate within the reporting period in an aggregate amount
8 or value in excess of $150, the amount, date, and purpose of
9 each such expenditure and the question of public policy or
10 the name and address of, and office sought by, each candidate
11 on whose behalf such expenditure was made;
12 (13) the full name and mailing address of each person to
13 whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, and
14 reimbursed expenses in excess of $150 has been made, and
15 which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date,
16 and purpose of such expenditure;
17 (14) the total sum of expenditures made by such
18 committee during the reporting period;
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 Nothing in this Section shall affect the Federal Election
23 Commission requirements for candidates for United States
24 Senator and United States Representative.
25 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)
26 (10 ILCS 5/9-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-14)
27 Sec. 9-14. Each semi-annual report of campaign
28 contributions and expenditures required by Section 9-10 of
29 this Article to be filed with the Board or the Board and the
30 county clerk shall be verified, dated, and signed by either
31 the treasurer of the political committee making the report or
32 the candidate on whose behalf the report is made, and shall
33 contain substantially the following:
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1 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF CAMPAIGN
2 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
3 (1) name and address of the political committee:
4 .............................................................
5 (2) the date of the beginning of the reporting period, and
6 the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the reporting
7 period;
8 .............................................................
9 (3) the full name and mailing address of each person who has
10 made one or more contributions to or for the committee within
11 the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in
12 excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
13 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
14 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
15 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
16 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
17 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
18 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
19 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
20 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
21 with the amount and date of such contributions:
22 name address amount date
23 .......... .......... .......... ..........
24 .......... .......... .......... ..........
25 .......... .......... .......... ..........
26 .......... .......... .......... ..........
27 .......... .......... .......... ..........
28 (4) the total sum of individual contributions made to or for
29 the committee during the reporting period and not reported
30 under item--(3):
31 .............................................................
32 (5) 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 $2,000 for candidates for State
2 Representative; $3,000 for candidates for State Senator;
3 $20,000 for candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates
4 for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or
5 Treasurer; $5,000 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor;
6 $20,000 for candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for
7 candidates for United States Representative; $10,000 for
8 candidates for mayor of a city with a population greater than
9 500,000; and $1,000 for candidates for all other offices
10 $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers:
11 name address amount date
12 .......... .......... .......... ..........
13 .......... .......... .......... ..........
14 .......... .......... .......... ..........
15 (6) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
16 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
17 item (5);
18 (7) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
19 period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value
20 in excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
21 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
22 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
23 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
24 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
25 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
26 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
27 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
28 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150, together
29 with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender and
30 endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of such loans:
31 name address amount date endorsers
32 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
33 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
34 .......... .......... ........ ........ ..........
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1 (8) the total amount of proceeds received by the committee
2 from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner, luncheon,
3 cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising events; (b)
4 mass collections made at such events; and (c) sales of items
5 such as political campaign pins, buttons, badges, flags,
6 emblems, hats, banners, literature, and similar materials:
7 (a)..........................................................
8 (b)..........................................................
9 (c)..........................................................
10 (9) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt in
11 excess of $2,000 for candidates for State Representative;
12 $3,000 for candidates for State Senator; $20,000 for
13 candidates for Governor; $10,000 for candidates for Secretary
14 of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; $5,000
15 for candidates for Lieutenant Governor; $20,000 for
16 candidates for United States Senator; $5,000 for candidates
17 for United States Representative; $10,000 for candidates for
18 mayor of a city with a population greater than 500,000; and
19 $1,000 for candidates for all other offices $150 received by
20 the committee not otherwise listed under items (3) through
21 (8):
22 name address amount date
23 .......... .......... .......... ..........
24 .......... .......... .......... ..........
25 (10) the total sum of all receipts by or for the committee
26 during the reporting period:
27 .............................................................
28 (11) 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 (12) 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 (13) the total sum of expenditures made by the committee
17 during the reporting period;
18 .............................................................
19 (14) 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 VERIFICATION:
25 "I declare that this semi-annual report of campaign
26 contributions and expenditures (including any accompanying
27 schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the
28 best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and
29 complete report as required by Article 9 of The Election
30 Code. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a
31 false or incomplete report shall be a fine not to exceed $500
32 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
33 penitentiary not to exceed 6 months, or both fine and
34 imprisonment."
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1 ................ .......................................
2 (date of filing) (signature of person making the report)
3 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98.)