Bill Text: IL HB0397 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Elections Code. Provides that records must be kept for all contributions over $50 (rather than for all contributions). Removes the recordkeeping requirement and exemption for raffle events.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0397 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0397-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 | 9-7 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
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7 | Sec. 9-7. Records and accounts. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (1) The Except as provided in subsection (2), the treasurer | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | of a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact
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10 | account of-
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11 | (a) the total of all contributions made to or for the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | committee;
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13 | (b) the full name and mailing address of every person | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | making a
contribution in excess of $50 and the date and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | amount thereof;
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16 | (c) the total of all expenditures made by or on behalf | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | of the committee;
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18 | (d) the full name and mailing address of every person | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | to whom any
expenditure is made, and the date and amount | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | thereof; and
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21 | (e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | every expenditure made by or on behalf of the committee.
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23 | The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts |
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1 | required
by this Section section for a period of 2 years. | ||||||
2 | (2) The treasurer of a political committee shall keep a | ||||||
3 | detailed and exact account of the total amount of contributions | ||||||
4 | made to or for a committee at an event licensed under Section | ||||||
5 | 8.1 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. For an event licensed | ||||||
6 | under Section 8.1, the treasurer is not required to keep a | ||||||
7 | detailed and exact account of the full name and mailing address | ||||||
8 | of a person who purchases tickets at the event in an amount | ||||||
9 | that does not exceed $150.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-644, eff. 6-10-14.)
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