Bill Text: IL HB4875 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Modifies the requirements for political committee statements of organization to include the phone number and email address of a political committee and specified persons. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4875 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4875-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9-3 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Every political committee shall file with the State | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Board of Elections a
statement of organization within 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | business days of the creation of
such
committee, except any | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | political committee created within the 30 days before
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12 | election shall file a statement of organization within 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | business days in person, by facsimile transmission, or by | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | electronic mail. Any change in information previously | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported, as | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | required for the original statement of organization by this | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section, within 10 days following that change.
The Board shall | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | impose a civil penalty of $50 per business day upon political
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19 | committees for failing to file or late filing of a statement of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | organization. Such penalties shall not
exceed $5,000, and shall | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | not exceed $10,000 for statewide office political
committees.
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22 | There shall be no fine if the statement is mailed and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | postmarked at least 72
hours prior to the filing deadline.
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1 | In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this | ||||||
2 | Section, the State
Board of Elections or any other political | ||||||
3 | committee may apply to the
circuit court for a temporary | ||||||
4 | restraining
order or a preliminary or permanent injunction | ||||||
5 | against the political committee
to cease the expenditure of | ||||||
6 | funds and to cease operations until the statement
of | ||||||
7 | organization is filed.
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8 | For the purpose of this Section,
"statewide office" means | ||||||
9 | the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
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10 | Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
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11 | (b) The statement of organization shall include:
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12 | (1) the name ,
and address , and email address of the | ||||||
13 | political committee and the designation required by | ||||||
14 | Section 9-2;
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15 | (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation, and | ||||||
16 | purposes of the political
committee;
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17 | (3) the name, address, phone number, email address, and | ||||||
18 | position of each custodian of the
committee's books and | ||||||
19 | accounts;
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20 | (4) the name, address, phone number, email address, and | ||||||
21 | position of the committee's principal
officers, including | ||||||
22 | the chairman, treasurer, and officers and members of
its | ||||||
23 | finance committee, if any;
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24 | (5) the name and address of any sponsoring entity;
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25 | (6) a statement of what specific disposition of | ||||||
26 | residual fund will
be made in the event of the dissolution |
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1 | or
termination of the committee;
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2 | (7) a listing of all banks or other financial | ||||||
3 | institutions, safety
deposit boxes, and any other | ||||||
4 | repositories or custodians of funds used by
the committee; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | (8) the amount of funds available for campaign | ||||||
7 | expenditures as of
the filing date of the committee's | ||||||
8 | statement of organization.
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9 | For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i) | ||||||
10 | any person,
organization, corporation, or association that | ||||||
11 | contributes
at least 33% of the total funding of the political | ||||||
12 | committee or (ii) any person
or other entity that is registered | ||||||
13 | or is required to register under the
Lobbyist Registration Act | ||||||
14 | and contributes at least 33% of the total funding of
the | ||||||
15 | political committee.
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16 | (c) Each statement of organization required to be
filed in | ||||||
17 | accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and | ||||||
18 | signed
by either the treasurer of the political committee | ||||||
19 | making the statement or
the candidate on whose behalf the | ||||||
20 | statement is made and shall contain
substantially the following | ||||||
21 | verification: | ||||||
22 | "VERIFICATION: | ||||||
23 | I declare that this statement of organization (including | ||||||
24 | any
accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by | ||||||
25 | me and, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, | ||||||
26 | correct, and complete statement
of organization as required by |
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1 | Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand
that willfully | ||||||
2 | filing a false or incomplete statement is
subject to a civil | ||||||
3 | penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000. | ||||||
4 | ................ ..........................................
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5 | (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". | ||||||
6 | (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative | ||||||
7 | committee also shall include a verification signed by the | ||||||
8 | chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed | ||||||
9 | for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public | ||||||
10 | policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the | ||||||
11 | committee will be used for the purpose described in the | ||||||
12 | statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept | ||||||
13 | unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the | ||||||
14 | ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or | ||||||
15 | expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or | ||||||
16 | candidates for nomination for election, election, or | ||||||
17 | retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements | ||||||
18 | shall deem the committee in violation of this Article. | ||||||
19 | (d-5) The statement of organization for an independent | ||||||
20 | expenditure committee also shall include a verification signed | ||||||
21 | by the chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is | ||||||
22 | formed for the exclusive purpose of making independent | ||||||
23 | expenditures, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the | ||||||
24 | committee will be used for the purpose described in the | ||||||
25 | statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept | ||||||
26 | unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the |
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1 | independent expenditure committee does not make contributions | ||||||
2 | to any candidate political committee, political party | ||||||
3 | committee, or political action committee, and (iv) failure to | ||||||
4 | abide by these requirements shall deem the committee in | ||||||
5 | violation of this Article. | ||||||
6 | (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this | ||||||
7 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political | ||||||
8 | committee in existence on the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
9 | Act of the 96th General Assembly shall file the statement | ||||||
10 | required by this Section with the Board by December 31, 2010. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law.
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