Bill Text: IL HB0763 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Limits the campaign expenditures of a candidate for State Senator or State Representative to $50,000 and $25,000, respectively. Applies the limit separately to the period before the general primary and the period between the primary and the general election.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0763 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0763-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 adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9-8.5 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-8.5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 9-8.5. General Assembly campaign expenditure limits. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) For the purposes of this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | "General election period" means the period beginning on the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | day after the general primary election and ending at the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | conclusion of the next general election day following that | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | primary. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Primary period" means the period beginning on the first | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | day provided by this Code for filing nominating petitions for | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | the office of State Senator or State Representative and ending | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | at the conclusion of the general primary election day for which | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | those nominating petitions are filed. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) A candidate for the office of State Senator may not | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | make expenditures (i) in excess of $50,000 during the primary | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | period and (ii) in excess of $50,000 during the immediately | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | subsequent general election period. A candidate for the office | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | of State Representative may not make expenditures (i) in excess | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | of $25,000 during the primary period and (ii) in excess of |
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1 | $25,000 during the immediately subsequent general election | ||||||
2 | period. Each limit specified in this subsection for a period is | ||||||
3 | the aggregate of all expenditures during that period (i) made | ||||||
4 | by the candidate, (ii) made by any political committee | ||||||
5 | organized or authorized to be organized by the candidate on | ||||||
6 | behalf of his or her candidacy for State Senator or State | ||||||
7 | Representative, and (iii) authorized by the candidate and made | ||||||
8 | on behalf of his or her candidacy for State Senator or State | ||||||
9 | Representative by any other person or entity. Each limit | ||||||
10 | specified in this subsection is the total allowed for that | ||||||
11 | period; a candidate whose expenditures during one period are | ||||||
12 | less than the limit for that period may not increase another | ||||||
13 | period's limit by that unexpended amount.
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