Sen. Christine Radogno
Filed: 5/28/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 7




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 7, AS AMENDED, with 
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reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 1, 
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on page 1, in line 7, by replacing "Sections" with "Sections 
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9-1.16,"; and
 
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on page 27, by inserting immediately below line 7 the 
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following:
 
 
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    "(10 ILCS 5/9-1.16  new)
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    Sec. 9-1.16. Regular election period.
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    (a) "Regular election period" means, for purposes of (i) 
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contributions to political committees designated by 
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established political parties and candidates for nomination or 
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election to offices to be filled at a general election and (ii) 
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independent expenditures benefiting candidates for nomination 
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or election to offices to be filled at a general election, each 
 


 






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of the following:
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        (1) The period beginning on January 1 immediately 
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    following the date of the most recent general election for 
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    the office to which a candidate seeks nomination or 
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    election and ending the day of the next general primary 
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    election for that office.
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        (2) The period beginning on the day after the most 
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    recent general primary election for the office to which the 
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    candidate seeks nomination or election and ending on the 
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    December 31 after the general election for that office.
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    (b) "Regular election period" means, for purposes of (i) 
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contributions to a political committee designated by an 
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incumbent judge seeking retention in office and (ii) 
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independent expenditures benefiting incumbent judges seeking 
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retention in office, the period beginning on the date on which 
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an incumbent judge declares his or her intention to seek 
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retention in office and ending 90 days after the retention 
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election.
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    (c) "Regular election period" means, for purposes of (i) 
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contributions made to political committees designated by 
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candidates for nomination or election to offices to be filled 
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at a consolidated primary or consolidated election and (ii) 
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independent expenditures benefiting candidates for nomination 
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or election to offices to be filled at a consolidated primary 
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or consolidated election,
the period beginning on July 1 
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immediately following the date of the most recent consolidated 
 


 






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primary election or consolidated election at which the office 
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for which the candidate seeks nomination or election was filled 
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and ending on June 30 immediately after the date of the next 
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consolidated primary election or consolidated election for 
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that office."; and 
 
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by replacing "calendar year" each place that phrase appears 
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with "regular election period" at the following locations:
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page 38, line 25;
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page 39, lines 2, 6, 22, and 25;
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page 40, lines 3, 16, 19, and 23;
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page 41, line 12; and
 
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on page 41, by replacing line 22 with the following:
 
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"candidate's campaign during a regular election period".