Bill Text: IL HB2995 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in the Section of the campaign finance Article defining "candidate".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2995 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB2995-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9-1.3 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/9-1.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-1.3)
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7 | Sec. 9-1.3.
"Candidate" means any person who seeks | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | nomination for election,
election to or retention in public | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | office, or any person who seeks election
as ward or township | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population,
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11 | whether or not such person is elected. A person seeks | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | nomination for election,
election or retention if he (1) takes | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the
the action necessary under the laws of
this State to | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | attempt to qualify for nomination for election, election to or
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15 | retention in public office or election as ward or township | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | committeeman in
counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) receives contributions or
makes expenditures, or gives | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | consent for any other person to receive
contributions or make | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | expenditures with a view to bringing about his
nomination for | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | election or election to or retention in public
office, or his | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | or her election as ward or township committeeman in counties
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22 | 3,000,000 or more population. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)
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