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91_HB4453
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by adding Sections
2 9-1.15, 9-1.20, and 9-25.5 and changing Sections 9-11 and
3 9-25.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding
7 Sections 9-1.15, 9-1.20, and 9-25.5 and changing Sections
8 9-11 and 9-25 as follows:
9 (10 ILCS 5/9-1.15 new)
10 Sec. 9-1.15. Person within the district. "Person within
11 the district" means an individual who resides in, or a
12 business with its principal place of business located within,
13 the district in which the candidate is seeking office. A
14 "person within the district" does not include family members
15 within the district, corporations, trusts, labor
16 organizations, or political committees.
17 (10 ILCS 5/9-1.20 new)
18 Sec. 9-1.20. Family member within the district. "Family
19 member within the district" means a candidate or a
20 candidate's spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild,
21 aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, brother, sister, first cousin,
22 brother-in-law, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
23 son-in-law, or daughter-in-law residing within the district.
24 (10 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-11)
25 Sec. 9-11. Each report of campaign contributions under
26 Section 9-10 shall disclose:
27 (1) the name and address of the political committee;
28 (2) (Blank);
29 (3) the amount of funds on hand at the beginning of the
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1 reporting period;
2 (4) in seperate contributor categories for family
3 members within the district, persons within the district,
4 persons not within the district, and corporations, trusts,
5 and labor organizations, the full name and mailing address of
6 each contributor of person who has made one or more
7 contributions to or for such committee within the reporting
8 period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150,
9 together with the amount and date of such contributions, and
10 if a contributor is an individual who contributed more than
11 $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if
12 the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a
13 statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to
14 ascertain this information;
15 (5) the total sum of individual contributions made to or
16 for such committee during the reporting period and not
17 reported under item (4);
18 (6) the name and address of each political committee
19 from which the reporting committee received, or to which that
20 committee made, any transfer of funds, in any aggregate
21 amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts
22 and dates of all transfers;
23 (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from such
24 committee during the reporting period and not reported under
25 item (6);
26 (8) each loan to or from any person within the reporting
27 period by or to such committee in an aggregate amount or
28 value in excess of $150, together with the full names and
29 mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any, and
30 the date and amount of such loans, and if a lender or
31 endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of
32 more than $500, the occupation and employer of that
33 individual, or if the occupation and employer of the
34 individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has
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1 made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;
2 (9) the total amount of proceeds received by such
3 committee from (a) the sale of tickets for each dinner,
4 luncheon, cocktail party, rally, and other fund-raising
5 events; (b) mass collections made at such events; and (c)
6 sales of items such as political campaign pins, buttons,
7 badges, flags, emblems, hats, banners, literature, and
8 similar materials;
9 (10) each contribution, rebate, refund, or other receipt
10 in excess of $150 received by such committee not otherwise
11 listed under items (4) through (9), and if a contributor is
12 an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation
13 and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and
14 employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the
15 committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this
16 information;
17 (11) the total sum of all receipts by or for such
18 committee or candidate during the reporting period.
19 Each report of campaign contributions under Section 9-10
20 may disclose the full name and mailing address of each
21 contributor of one or more contributions to or for the
22 committee within the reporting period of an aggregate amount
23 or value of $150 or less. Names disclosed shall be
24 categorized as family members within the district, persons
25 within the district, persons not within the district, or
26 corporations, trusts, and labor organizations.
27 The Board shall by rule define a "good faith effort".
28 The reports of campaign contributions filed under this
29 Article shall be cumulative during the reporting period to
30 which they relate.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-495, eff. 1-1-98; 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)
32 (10 ILCS 5/9-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-25)
33 Sec. 9-25. No person shall make an anonymous contribution
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1 or a contribution in the name of another person, and no
2 person shall knowingly accept any anonymous contribution or
3 contribution made by one person in the name of another
4 person. Anonymous contributions shall escheat to the State of
5 Illinois. Any political committee that receives such a
6 contribution shall forward it immediately to the State
7 Treasurer. Violation of this Section is a Class C
8 misdemeanor.
9 (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)
10 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.5 new)
11 Sec. 9-25.5. Contribution limit.
12 (a) At any time during a campaign contribution reporting
13 period prescribed in Section 9-10, a candidate for the office
14 of State Senator or State Representative may not accept
15 contributions from corporations, trusts, labor organizations,
16 persons not within the district, and political committees in
17 an aggregate amount that exceeds the aggregate amount of
18 contributions that the candidate has received during the same
19 reporting period from persons within the district.
20 (b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to
21 candidates for the office of State Representative receiving
22 less than $30,000 in aggregated contributions from persons
23 not within the district, corporations, trusts, labor
24 organizations, and political committees.
25 (c) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to
26 candidates for the office of State Senator receiving less
27 than $45,000 in aggregated contributions from persons not
28 within the district, corporations, trusts, labor
29 organizations, and political committees.
30 (d) If contributions in an aggregate amount of $150 or
31 less per contributor are included in the determination of the
32 aggregate amount of contributions from persons within the
33 district, the full name and mailing address of each person
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1 within the district who made aggregate contributions of $150
2 or less during the reporting period shall be disclosed in the
3 campaign contribution report for that period.
4 (e) A candidate who violates this Section is ineligible
5 for appointment or election to the General Assembly until the
6 second general election after the violation occurs. A
7 candidate who violates this Section and is elected to the
8 General Assembly shall be removed from office.
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
10 January 1, 2001.