94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4671


 
Introduced 1/12/2006, by Rep. Jim Durkin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














10 ILCS 5/9-6
  from Ch. 46, par. 9-6







    Amends the Election Code.  Requires that a campaign contributor of goods and services  with a value of more than $150 (now, more than $50) must certify specified information to the receiving political committee.  If the contributor fails to make the certification, requires the committee to make a good faith effort to obtain the information.  
















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    AN ACT concerning elections.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
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9-6 as follows:
 



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    (10 ILCS 5/9-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-6)



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    Sec. 9-6. Accounting for contributions. 

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    (a) Every person who receives a contribution in excess of 
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$20 for a
political committee shall, on demand of the 
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treasurer, and in any event
within 5 days after receipt of such 
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contribution, render to the treasurer a
detailed account 
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thereof, including the amount, the name and address of the

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person making such contribution, and the date on which it was 
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received.

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    (b) Within 5 business days of contributing goods or 
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services of more than
$150
$50 value
to a political committee, 
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the contributor shall certify the value of the
contribution to 
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the political committee on forms prescribed by the State Board

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of Elections.  The forms shall include the name and address of 
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the contributor,
a description and market value of the goods or 
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services, and the date on
which the
contribution was made.

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    (b-5)  A political committee in receipt of goods or services 
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valued at more than $150 that has not received the contributor 
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form described in subsection (b) within 5 business days after 
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receipt of the goods or services shall make a good faith effort 
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to obtain this form. A committee is deemed to be in receipt of 
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goods on the date the committee obtains possession of the goods 
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and is deemed to be in receipt of services on the date 
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information comes into possession of the candidate or  the 
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chairman or treasurer of the political committee that the 
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services have been received. Good faith effort shall include an 
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obligation on the part of the political committee to contact 
 


 






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the contributor to obtain the required information.  If the 
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contributor fails to provide the required information, the 
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political committee shall contact the vendor to obtain the 
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information.  If the vendor fails to provide the information, 
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the political committee shall submit a written statement to the 
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State Board of Elections that the political committee has made 
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a good faith effort to obtain the information and shall provide 
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an estimate of the value of the goods or services received. The 
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committee must retain a written confirmation of its attempt  or 
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attempts to contact the contributor and vendor for 2 years from 
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the date of receipt of the contribution.

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    (c) All funds of a political committee shall be segregated 
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from, and may
not
be commingled with, any personal funds of 
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officers, members, or associates
of such committee.

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(Source: P.A. 90-737, eff. 1-1-99.)