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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.60 - Filing Option for a Federal Political Committee

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a) Reference: This Section interprets or
			 applies Code Section 9-15.
b) Any
			 "person" or "whoever", as defined by Code Section 9-1.6, qualifying as a
			 political committee under Article 9 of the Election Code and filing Federal
			 Election Commission reports may choose to comply with the provisions of Article
			 9 by so indicating on a Statement of Organization (Form D-1) filed with the
			 State Board of Elections.
c) A
			 political committee may choose to file reports pursuant to this Section, either
			 by amendment or for the first time, by stating on Part 6 of the Statement of
			 Organization (Form D-1) the following: "Campaign financing reports will be
			 filed pursuant to Section
			 100.60, Campaign Financing
			 Regulations, State Board of Elections."
d) Pursuant to the state filing waiver
			 program (52 U.S.C.
			 30113), a federal political committee also
			 qualifying as a political committee under Article 9 shall not file a copy of
			 all Federal Election Commission reports with the State Board of
			 Elections.
e) A political committee
			 filing reports pursuant to this Section that makes an independent expenditure
			 of $1,000 or more supporting or opposing a candidate for State or local office
			 in Illinois must notify the State Board of Elections, in writing, within 5
			 business days after making the independent expenditure, except that, if the
			 independent expenditure is made in the 60 day period before an election, the
			 notification must be filed within 2 business days. The notification shall
			 contain the information required in Code Section 9-11(c).
f) This Section shall not authorize any
			 person to receive or expend in Illinois an anonymous contribution on behalf of
			 or in opposition to a candidate covered by Article 9 or in support of or in
			 opposition to a question of public policy.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.75 - Limitation on Campaign Contributions

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Political committees are limited in the amount of contributions
				that they can accept. Appendix A, Table A lists the 6 types of political
				committees (candidate, political party, political action, ballot initiative,
				independent expenditure, and limited activity committees) and the specific
				contribution limitations applicable to each. Appendix A, Table B lists the
				election cycles for candidate political committees (subdivided according to the
				office sought), political party committees, political action committees, ballot
				initiative committees, independent expenditure committees, and limited activity
				committees.
a) A candidate political
			 committee formed by a candidate who seeks nomination at a general primary
			 election or a consolidated primary election is subject to limitations as to
			 what amount it may receive in contributions from a political party committee
			 during a primary election cycle. For this purpose, the primary election cycle
			 begins with the day the candidate may begin circulating petitions and ends on
			 the day of the primary election.
b)
			 Political committees on file with the FEC that file pursuant to Section
			 100.60 may not make
			 contributions to other political committees that are on file with the State
			 Board of Elections exceeding the limits set forth in Code Section 9-8.5, except
			 as provided in Code Section 9-8.5(c).
c) For political committees referred to in
			 Code Section 9-1.8 (candidate, political party, political action, and limited
			 activity), any contribution or transfer received in violation of Code Section
			 9-8.5 shall be disposed of within 30 days after being sent notice from the
			 Board by:
1) Returning the amount of the
			 contribution or transfer that exceeds the contribution limit, or an amount
			 equal to that amount, to the contributor or transferor; or
2) Donating the amount of the contribution or
			 transfer that exceeds the contribution limit, or an amount equal to that
			 amount, to a charitable organization.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.80 - Report Forms

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a) Reference:
			 This Section interprets or applies Sections 9-10 and 9-11 of the Election
			 Code.
b) All reports submitted by
			 political committees pursuant to Article 9 of the Election Code shall either be
			 typed or printed legibly in black ink.
c) Computer sheets filed in lieu of forms or
			 schedules shall not exceed 8½" x 11".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.85 - Independent Expenditures

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a) When
			 determining whether a natural person making an independent expenditure or
			 expenditures has exceeded the $3,000 threshold triggering the requirement to
			 file a written disclosure with the Board, the phrase "a public official or
			 candidate" shall also include a slate of candidates. An independent expenditure
			 made by a natural person shall be reported if the expenditure exceeds $3,000,
			 regardless of how many public officials or candidates are supported or opposed
			 by the expenditure. The report shall list the total amount expended and the
			 names of all the public officials and candidates covered by the expenditure.
			 The natural person shall not prorate the amount of the expenditure based on the
			 number of covered public officials or candidates.
b) An independent expenditure or independent
			 expenditures in excess of $3,000 made by an entity supporting or opposing a
			 public official or candidate shall cause that entity to establish as a
			 political committee regardless of how many public officials or candidates are
			 supported or opposed by the expenditure. The entity shall not prorate the
			 amount of the expenditure based on the number of covered public officials or
			 candidates when determining whether it has to organize as a political
			 committee.
c) After the filing of
			 the initial written disclosure, a natural person has a continuing obligation to
			 report, within 2 business days, any independent expediture made prior to the
			 election in support of or in opposition to the public official or candidate, in
			 $1,000 increments, on an additional written disclosure.
d) The written disclosure must include:
1) If a natural person, the name, address,
			 occupation and each employer of the natural person.
2) The name and address of the public
			 official, candidate, or each candidate listed on the slate of
			 candidates.
3) The date and amount
			 of each independent expenditure.
4)
			 The nature/description of each independent expenditure.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.90 - Provision Circumvention

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a)
			 Reference: This Section interprets or applies Section 9-26 of the Election
			 Code.
b) The State Board of
			 Elections will view any attempt to circumvent the clear intentions of the Act
			 by means of subterfuge as violations of Article 9 of the Election
			 Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.110 - Responsibility for Committee Debts or Penalties

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a) If a political committee lends or donates
			 funds to a second political committee while the lending or donating committee
			 owes the State Board of Elections a civil penalty assessed under the provisions
			 of Code Section 9-10, 9-23 or 9-26, the officers of the lending committee shall
			 be jointly and severally personally liable to the extent allowed by law for
			 payment of the civil penalty to the extent of the funds loaned or
			 given.
b) If a political committee
			 goes out of existence while it owes the State Board of Elections a civil
			 penalty assessed under Code Section 9-10, 9-23 or 9-26 or if the committee is
			 later assessed a civil penalty under Code Section 9-10, 9-23, or 9-26, any
			 political committee formed within 24 months from the date of the final order
			 imposing a civil penalty assessment on the first committee and composed of one
			 or more of the same officers, or for the same purpose or for the support of the
			 candidacy of the same person, irrespective of office, as the first committee,
			 shall be deemed a successor committee and shall be responsible for payment of
			 the civil penalty of the first committee.
c) If a candidate political committee closes
			 or goes out of existence and the committee has been or is later assessed a
			 civil penalty under Code Section 9-10, 9-23 or 9-26, any candidate political
			 committee formed by the same candidate, regardless of office sought, that was
			 in existence at the time of the violation shall be responsible for payment of
			 the civil penalty of the closed committee.
d) A political committee that seeks to go out
			 of existence while it is owed money by another political committee must first
			 forgive the debt of the debtor political committee and must amend its reports
			 to show the forgiven debt as a contribution to the debtor committee.
e) If a political committee seeks to go out
			 of existence after a civil penalty has been imposed upon it pursuant to the
			 Election Code and the rules promulgated under the Election Code, or if a civil
			 penalty has been assessed by Board staff and the process of going out of
			 existence is begun or about to begin, the political committee must first pay
			 the civil penalty or, if it lacks sufficient funds to pay the civil penalty in
			 full, pay to the State Board of Elections such sums as it has in its treasury
			 in satisfaction of the civil penalty. Only upon payment of the civil penalty,
			 either in full or in part, shall the committee be permitted to exit the
			 reporting system established by Article 9 of the Illinois Election
			 Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.105 - Administrative Termination of Political Committee

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a) The Board's Division of Campaign
			 Disclosure will administratively terminate a political committee if the
			 Division is unable to locate the committee for a period of 12 months, or the
			 committee has not filed any reports with the Board for a period of 12 months.
			 Prior to the administrative termination, the Division must mail the committee a
			 notice of administrative termination by first class mail, and more than 30 days
			 must elapse from the date of mailing with no response from the committee. A
			 committee that submits a written objection to the Board within 30 days shall
			 not be administratively terminated, as long as it files any outstanding
			 quarterly reports within 35 days after submitting its written
			 objection.
b) A committee that is
			 administratively terminated may be reopened by providing written notice to the
			 Board of its intention to be reinstated as an active committee and subsequently
			 filing any outstanding quarterly reports and paying any outstanding civil
			 penalty assessments owed within 45 days after submitting its written
			 notice.
c) A committee that seeks
			 to be reinstated as an active committee but does not meet the requirements of
			 subsection (b), or contends it was administratively terminated in error, may
			 request a status hearing before the Board. Following the status hearing, the
			 Board may reinstate the committee to active status if the Board is satisfied
			 that the committee has presented a reasonable plan to file any outstanding
			 quarterly reports and pay any outstanding civil penalty assessments owed by the
			 committee within six months after submitting its written notice to be
			 reinstated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.120 - Receipt of Campaign Contributions

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a) Every person or political committee that
			 contributes goods or services to a committee shall provide to the treasurer of
			 the political committee, within 5 business days after making the contribution,
			 a detailed account of the contribution, including the name and address of the
			 person or political committee making the contribution; a description and the
			 market value of the goods or services; and the date on which the contribution
			 was made. The ascertainable market value of goods and services assigned by the
			 contributor or, if the contributor fails to provide the information to the
			 recipient committee, by the recipient committee, shall be prima facie correct
			 unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
b) An entity defined by Code Section 9-1.6 or
			 a political committee as defined by Code Section 9-1.8 shall acknowledge, to
			 the donor, receipt of any notice it receives under subsection (a). No committee
			 shall retain an in-kind contribution it has knowingly received unless it also
			 receives the information from the contributor required by subsection (a) unless
			 return of the contribution is impossible. If the contributor does not comply
			 with subsection (a) and if the in-kind contribution cannot be returned, the
			 beneficiary political committee shall nonetheless have the responsibility to
			 report the in-kind contributions or expenditures from the contributor if it
			 actually knows or reasonably should have known from the facts available to it
			 that an in-kind contribution had been made in its behalf.
c) A monetary contribution is any
			 contribution other than a gift of goods or services. The receipt date of the
			 contribution is determined as follows:
1) A
			 monetary contribution to a political committee is deemed to have been received
			 on the date the contribution was deposited in a bank, financial institution or
			 other repository of funds for the committee.
2) If not deposited into a bank, financial
			 institution or other repository of funds, a monetary contribution is deemed to
			 have been received as follows:
A) A cash
			 contribution that is not deposited into a bank, financial institution or other
			 repository of funds is deemed to be received on the date that the cash is given
			 to any employee or agent of the committee.
B) A contribution in the form of a business
			 check, personal check, money order, or cashier's check that is not deposited
			 into a bank, financial institution, or other repository of funds is deemed to
			 be received on the date the check is cashed and the cash becomes available to
			 the committee. A contribution by credit card or other implement used for
			 processing a monetary contribution that was deposited in a bank, financial
			 institution or other repository of funds for the committee is deemed to be
			 received on the date the committee received notice of the deposit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.125 - Receipt of Quarterly Reports of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures

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a) Quarterly
			 reports of campaign contributions and expenditures must be received by the
			 Board within the filing periods set forth in Code Section 9-10. Subject to
			 subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, if the reports are filed by mail and
			 received by the Board after the filing deadline, they shall be considered
			 delinquent and subject to penalties as provided in Code Section 9-10 and 26
			 Ill. Adm. Code 125.425. However, pursuant to
			 Code Section 9-10(b), if the envelope containing the reports bears a postmark
			 showing that the envelope was mailed no later than 3 days prior to the due
			 date, the reports shall be considered timely filed, regardless of when received
			 in the office of the State Board of Elections. Reports filed via e-mail or
			 facsimile transmission shall be considered timely if received no later than
			 11:59 pm on the date of the filing deadline, unless the committee is required
			 to file electronically under Code Section 9-28.
b) If the envelope containing the quarterly
			 report is not received by the Board, the envelope is received but does not have
			 a postmark printed by the United States Postal Service, or if the postmark is
			 illegible, the report will either be deemed to have not been received or be
			 deemed to have been received on the date the envelope officially arrives in the
			 office of the State Board of Elections. However, if the political committee is
			 assessed a civil penalty for failing to file or delinquently filing the report
			 and, as part of the committee's appeal of the civil penalty assessment, it is
			 alleged by the treasurer, chair or candidate on a signed and notarized
			 affidavit verifying that the report was mailed no later than 3 days prior to
			 the filing deadline, and this is the first time the committee has made this
			 claim as part of its appeal, the presumptive date of receipt will be rebutted
			 by the testimony contained in the affidavit and the report will be deemed to
			 have been timely received.
c) When
			 the committee raises the defense described in subsection (b) as part of its
			 appeal for any subsequent civil penalty assessments, the appeal affidavit shall
			 be accompanied by a certificate issued by the U.S. Postal Service showing the
			 date on which the envelope was deposited with the U.S. Postal Service. The
			 Board will not consider this defense as valid in the absence of the
			 certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.140 - Prohibited Contributions - State Property

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a) Upon receipt of a notice of violation of
			 Section 5-35 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act [5 ILCS
			 430/5-35 ], the State Board of Elections may assess a
			 penalty not to exceed 100% of the value of the contribution giving rise to the
			 violation. In determining whether to assess a penalty and the amount of a
			 penalty, the Board will consider any mitigating or aggravating factors
			 contained in the notice, including but not limited to the number of past
			 violations of Article 9 of the Election Code, the amount of the contribution
			 and whether, in the Board's view, the violation was unintentional or
			 willful.
b) Persons against whom a
			 penalty has been assessed by the Board may appeal the penalty. The provisions
			 of 26 Ill. Adm. Code
			 125.425
			 governing the appeal procedures for violations of Article 9 shall apply to
			 appeals of penalties assessed under this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.160 - Good Faith

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a) For purposes
			 of this Section, "contributor" includes the terms "lender" and "endorser". A
			 committee acts in good faith under Section 9-11 of the Election Code if:
1) its written solicitation for funds
			 includes a clear written request for the name of the contributor's employer and
			 the occupation of the contributor;
2) in the event it receives a contribution
			 lacking the name of the contributor's employer and the occupation of the
			 contributor in circumstances in which the information is required, it makes at
			 least one effort to obtain the missing information; and
3) in the event its request for information
			 is unanswered, the committee includes in its report the best and most current
			 information it may have from whatever source, including its own records and
			 earlier reports, about the name of the contributor's employer and the
			 occupation of the contributor.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.170 - Sponsoring Entity

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a) A sponsoring
			 entity is a person that contributes not less than 33% of the total funding of
			 any political committee at any time during a quarterly reporting period
			 following the 30th day after the committee has filed
			 its statement of organization.
b)
			 Person includes natural persons, corporations, partnerships and unincorporated
			 associations.
c) Total funding
			 means the sum of the funds available at the beginning of the reporting period
			 and the total receipts for the quarterly reporting period.
d) Total receipts means any contributions as
			 defined in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code that are received by the
			 committee.
e) Each political
			 committee shall disclose the name and address of any sponsoring entity on the
			 committee's Statement of Organization.
f) If, at any time during a quarterly
			 reporting period, a committee that has not previously identified a sponsoring
			 entity receives 33% of its total funding during that quarterly reporting period
			 from a single person, the committee must amend its Statement of Organization to
			 identify the sponsoring entity.
g)
			 The name of the sponsoring entity shall be the full name of the person and not
			 an acronym.
h) A committee is
			 required to identify its sponsoring entity so long as it receives not less than
			 33% of its total funding from a single person. A committee may amend its
			 Statement of Organization to delete the sponsoring entity from its Statement of
			 Organization if, for 4 consecutive quarterly reporting periods, it fails to
			 receive not less than 33% of its total funding from a single person.
i) If, at any time during a quarterly
			 reporting period, a committee that has identified a sponsoring entity receives
			 not less than 33% of its total funding from a different single person than the
			 person identified as its sponsoring entity, it shall amend its Statement of
			 Organization to include the name and street address of the new sponsoring
			 entity.
j) If a committee receives
			 support from 2 or more persons, each one of which would independently of the
			 other meet the definition of a sponsoring entity, the committee's Statement of
			 Organization shall include all those persons.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.175 - Audit Findings for Political Committees

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a) The Board may order a political committee
			 to conduct an audit of its financial records based upon criteria outlined in
			 Code Section 9-13(b). These criteria are limited to a situation in which:
1) there is a discrepancy between the
			 committee's ending and beginning balances contained in 2 or more successive
			 reports;
2) there is a failure to
			 account for a previous investment or loan in a subsequent report or reports;
			 and
3) there is a willful pattern
			 of nonreconciliation of contributions received from or expenditures made from
			 one political committee to another political committee, such that the reported
			 amounts of the one committee do not correspond with the reported amounts of the
			 other committee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.180 - Business Entity Registration Procedures

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a) This Section and Section
			 100.185
			 are adopted to comply with Public Act 95-971, as amended by Public Acts 96-848,
			 97-411 and 97-895. Any business entity whose existing State contracts, whose
			 bids and proposals on State contracts or whose bids and proposals on State
			 contracts combined with the business entity's existing State contracts in
			 aggregate annually total more than $50,000 shall register with SBEL in
			 accordance with Code Section 9-35. Those business entities that wish to submit
			 a bid or proposal on a State contract must register with SBEL prior to
			 submitting their bid or proposal. SBEL will provide a certificate of
			 registration upon successful completion of the registration process.
b) Definitions
1) For purposes of this Section, the terms
			 "business entity", "contract", "State contract", "contract with a State
			 agency", "State agency", "affiliated entity", "affiliated person", and
			 "executive employee" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section
			 50-37 of the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS
			 500/50-37 ] (Procurement Code).
2) The term "annually", as used in Section
			 20-160 of the Procurement Code, when referring to the aggregation of State
			 contracts, shall mean the calendar year in which the contracts are bid on or
			 awarded.
3) Unless otherwise
			 indicated, any time frame involving a certain number of days shall refer to
			 business days. Business days shall be those days in which the office of SBEL is
			 open to the public for a minimum of 7 hours.
4) The term "political committee" shall mean
			 any political committee required to file as such under the provisions of
			 Article 9 of the Election Code (campaign disclosure law), regardless of whether
			 the committee has filed a Statement of Organization pursuant to Code Section
			 9-3.
5) The term "minor child"
			 shall mean any affiliated person who has not attained 18 years of age as of the
			 time of registration of the business entity with which the person is
			 affiliated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.185 - Assessment of Civil Penalties

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a) The
			 provisions of Code Sections 9-20 through 9-24 relating to complaints for
			 violations of Article 9 of the Election Code shall apply to complaints for
			 violations of Code Section 9-35(d) (failure to notify affiliated persons and
			 entities of a business entity that the business entity is registered with the
			 Board) and (e) (the intentional, willful or material failure to disclose
			 required registration information and failure to update a registration), except
			 that the complaint shall be directed to the registered agent of the business
			 entity or its chief executive officer. In addition, the provision of Code
			 Section 9-21 pertaining to the 60 day period prior to an election shall not
			 apply to complaints filed under this Section. Willful or intentional failure to
			 disclose material information on a business entity's registration shall subject
			 that entity to a civil penalty assessed by the Board not to exceed $5,000 per
			 occurrence. If the Board determines that a business entity has intentionally,
			 willfully or materially failed to disclose required information on its
			 registration, it shall refer that determination to the chief procurement
			 officer of the agency or agencies that accepted a bid or entered into a
			 contract with that business. Failure to provide notice under Code Section
			 9-35(d) is a business offense, the penalty for which shall not to exceed
			 $1,001.
b) The provisions of 26
			 Ill. Adm. Code 125, Subparts A, B and C shall apply to complaints filed against
			 business entities.
c) Failure to
			 update a registration as required by Section 20-160(d) and (e) of the
			 Procurement Code and Section
			 100.180(i)(1) and
			 (2) of this Part (any change in information
			 must be reported to SBEL within 10 business days following the last day of the
			 quarterly period or within 5 business days following that change or no later
			 than a day before the contract is awarded, whichever date is earlier), will
			 result in a $1,000 per day penalty for each day the information remains
			 unreported. For purposes of this Section, the information required to be
			 updated is the information required of a business entity under Code Section
			 9-35(b), including name and address of the business entity and any affiliated
			 person or entity.
d) Any penalty
			 assessed against a business entity by SBEL for violation of Code Section 9-35
			 shall be paid within 30 days after the assessment of the penalty. The 30 day
			 period shall commence on the date the letter is sent by SBEL to the business
			 entity assessing the penalty. Any assessed penalty that remains unpaid more
			 than 30 days after the issuance of the final order assessing the penalty shall
			 be posted on the SBEL website, indicating the name of the business entity owing
			 the penalty and stating that the penalty remains unpaid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.190 - Training Requirement for Committee Treasurers

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a) Within 60 days after a political committee
			 designates a new treasurer under Section Code 9-2(f), the treasurer must
			 contact Board staff and complete a training session on compliance with the
			 requirements of Article 9.
b) A
			 treasurer may not be excused from the training required by subsection (a) on
			 the basis that they have previously served as a treasurer of a political
			 committee unless they can demonstrate they completed a training session
			 conducted by Board staff on compliance with the requirements of Article 9 in
			 the last two years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Appendix A - Contribution Limits Per Election Cycle › Table A - Contribution Limits Per Election Cycle

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a)
				CANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE
1) $6,900 from
				an individual
2) $13,700 from a
				corporation, labor organization or association
3) $68,500 from a candidate political
				committee or political action committee
4) No limits from political party committee
				except during an election cycle in which the candidate seeks nomination at a
				primary election
5) During an
				election cycle in which the candidate seeks nomination at a primary election, a
				political party committee may contribute:
A)
				$274,200 to a candidate for statewide office
B) $171,500 to a candidate for Senate,
				Supreme or Appellate Court in Cook County, county-wide office in Cook
				County
C) $102,900 to a candidate
				for House of Representatives, Supreme or Appellate Court outside of Cook
				County, county-wide office outside of Cook County, and local candidates within
				Cook County
D) $68,500 to any other
				candidate
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Appendix A - Contribution Limits Per Election Cycle › Table B - Election Cycles

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a) CANDIDATE
				POLITICAL COMMITTEE
1) Support candidate to be
				elected at a general primary election or general election
A) Beginning January 1 following a general
				election for office to which candidate seeks nomination or election and ending
				on day of general primary election for that office, or
B) Beginning day after a general primary
				election for the office to which the candidate seeks nomination or election and
				through December 31 following the general election
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.5 - Applicability

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This Subpart A shall apply to the practices and procedures of
				  the State Board of Elections, and all proceedings conducted by the Board under
				  Subpart A. This Part is not intended to apply to State Electoral Board
				  hearings, or to proceedings under Subpart B of this Part (closed preliminary
				  hearings) where any provisions of Subpart B makes a more specific or
				  contradictory provision to anything contained in Subpart A.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.10 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the
				  meanings specified:
"Article 9 " means Article 9 of the Election Code (campaign
				  disclosures, contributions and expenditures).
"Board" means the State Board of Elections.
"Complainant" means a party initiating a proceeding under
				  Article 9 by the filing of a complaint.
"Election Code" or "Code" means
				  10 ILCS
				  5.
"File", "Filed" or "Filing" means, with respect to reports,
				  statements and documents required to be filed with the State Board of
				  Elections:
delivery to the principal office of the State Board of
				  Elections, Springfield, Illinois by the close of business of the prescribed
				  filing date;
delivery to the permanent branch office of the State Board of
				  Elections, Chicago, Illinois, by the close of business of the prescribed filing
				  date;
deposit with the United States Postal Service, postage
				  prepaid, in sufficient time so that the mailed documents will arrive by the
				  close of business of the prescribed filing date;
delivery by e-mail or facsimile if permitted elsewhere within
				  Title 26 of the Illinois Administrative Code; or
for filings under Code Section 9-28, electronic
				  filing.
"General Counsel" means the person designated and appointed
				  as General Counsel of the Board, or any individual acting in the General
				  Counsel's stead in the event of:
a vacancy in the position of General Counsel; or
the absence, incapacity or unavailability of the General
				  Counsel.
"Hearing Officer" means a person duly qualified and
				  designated to conduct hearings under Code Section 9-19 and when applicable,
				  Section 125.90 of this Part.
"Party" means an individual, trust, partnership, committee,
				  corporation, association, public or private organization or group of persons of
				  any character, or any governmental agency, entitled or required to participate
				  in any hearing or proceeding.
"Respondent" means a party against whom a complaint is
				  directed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.15 - Board Offices and Business Hours

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a)
				The principal office of the State Board of Elections is located at Springfield,
				Illinois, and shall be open each day, except Saturdays, Sundays and State legal
				holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
b) The permanent branch office of the State
				Board of Elections is located at Chicago, Illinois and shall be open each day,
				except Saturdays, Sundays and State legal holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
				p.m.
c) When the last day for the
				filing of nominating petitions and/or objections to nominating petitions as
				required by the Election Code is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, Board offices
				shall remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on that day.
d) On the day of any election, or at any
				other time, the offices of the Board may be kept open any additional time the
				Board deems necessary to carry out its duties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.20 - Documents Pertaining to Hearings

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a) All documents, including but not limited
				to complaints, notices and motions, permitted or required to be filed with the
				Board in connection with any proceeding before the Board shall be filed with
				the Division of Campaign Disclosure. That Division shall forward all filings to
				the office of the General Counsel within one business day.
b) All documents permitted or required to be
				filed with the Division of Campaign Disclosure may be filed:
1) by personal delivery to the Board's
				principal office located in Springfield, Illinois or the Board's permanent
				branch office located in Chicago, Illinois;
2) by mail, postage prepaid with the United
				States Postal Service, addressed to the Division of Campaign Disclosure at the
				Board's principal office or permanent branch office in Chicago; or
3) by e-mail or facsimile transmission, if
				agreed to by all parties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.30 - Form of Documents

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a) All
				documents filed with the Division of Campaign Disclosure shall be stamped or
				printed with the docket number and the title of the proceeding in connection
				with which they are filed. Upon the filing of a complaint, the Division of
				Campaign Disclosure shall assign a docket number to the complaint and
				proceeding, and all documents thereafter filed pertaining to that particular
				complaint or proceeding shall include the docket number first assigned. All
				paper submission must be on plain white paper.
b) Each document shall be signed by the party
				filing or by the party's authorized representative or attorney. The first
				document filed by a party in any proceeding shall bear the address and
				telephone number of the party or of the party's attorney or representative and
				the designation of the address shall be deemed to be consent by the filing
				party to have a copy of all documents filed or to be filed later served upon
				the party at the designated address. Providing an e-mail address is not
				required but is strongly preferred. Service by e-mail is permitted only with
				express consent of all parties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.40 - Service of Documents

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Except as provided in Section
				  125.240,
				  whenever this Part requires any document to be served upon a party or other
				  person, service shall be complete when the document is served by abode service
				  as provided in the Civil Practice Law [735
				  ILCS 5/2-203(a) ], in person upon the
				  party or his or her attorney or designated representative, or deposited for
				  mailing with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, registered or
				  certified, addressed to the party at his or her last known address, or by
				  e-mail, if agreed to by all parties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.50 - Computation of Time

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Computation of any period of time expressed in days and
				  prescribed by this Part shall begin with the first day following the day on
				  which the act or event initiating the period of time occurs, and shall run
				  until the end of the last day, or the next following business day if the last
				  day is a Saturday, Sunday or State legal holiday. Computations of any period of
				  time expressed in hours and prescribed by this Part shall begin 60 minutes
				  after the act or event initiating the period of time occurs, and shall run
				  until the end of the last 60-minute period; provided, however, that all
				  60-minute periods falling within a Saturday, Sunday or State legal holiday
				  shall be excluded in computing the period of time.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.55 - Time of Notices

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Whenever this Part requires a notice to be given within a
				  period of time, that requirement shall be construed to mean that notice shall
				  be received by the party entitled to the notice; provided however, that
				  evidence that notice was dispatched by means reasonably calculated to be
				  received by the prescribed date shall be prima facie proof that notice was
				  timely received by the party entitled to the notice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.60 - Appearances

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a) Any person
				entitled to participate in Board proceedings may appear as follows:
1) A natural person may appear in his or her
				own behalf or by an attorney at law licensed and registered to practice in the
				State of Illinois, or both;
2) A
				business, unincorporated association or nonprofit or government organization
				may appear by any bona fide officer, employee or representative, or may be
				represented by an attorney licensed and registered to practice in the State of
				Illinois, or both.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.70 - Non-legal Assistance

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Any party involved in any proceeding conducted pursuant to
				  this Part shall have the right to the presence and participation of additional
				  persons, in addition to, or instead of, an attorney, in order to provide
				  technical assistance and consultation. The Hearing Officer may, at his or her
				  discretion, restrict the number of additional persons who may attend and
				  participate in the proceedings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.75 - Parties

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a) The person
				initiating a proceeding shall be designated the complainant. Any adverse party
				shall be designated the respondent.
b) Misnomer of a party is not a ground for
				dismissal, but the name of any party may be corrected at any time.
c) If a complete determination of a
				controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the Board may
				direct them to be brought in. If a person not a party has an interest the order
				may affect, the Board, on its own initiative or on application, may direct the
				person to be made a party. Service of process and subsequent pleadings shall be
				had as directed by the Board.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.80 - Answer

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Any respondent may file a written answer to a complaint prior
				  to, or at the time of, any proceeding or hearing, but shall not be required to
				  file an answer. The failure to file an answer shall not be deemed an admission
				  of any allegation in the complaint nor a consent to the requested relief. An
				  answer may include affirmative defenses and jurisdictional objections. An
				  answer shall be filed with the Hearing Officer, and at least one copy of the
				  same shall be signed by the respondent or his or her attorney and shall contain
				  evidence of service as provided in this Subpart. At least one copy of the
				  answer shall be served upon all other parties to the proceeding, in accordance
				  with Section
				  125.40, and
				  the General Counsel.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.90 - Qualifications of Hearing Officer

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Whenever possible a person appointed Hearing Officer for an
				  adjudicatory proceeding conducted pursuant to this Part shall be a licensed
				  attorney. Unless all parties to the proceeding so stipulate, the Hearing
				  Officer who conducted the closed preliminary hearing shall not conduct the
				  public hearing. Closed preliminary hearings are deemed non-adjudicatory by this
				  Part and by Section
				  125.245.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.95 - Authority of Hearing Officer

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The Hearing Officer has the authority to conduct and preside
				  over an adjudicatory hearing, to take all necessary action to avoid delay, to
				  maintain order, to ensure compliance with all notice requirements, and to
				  ensure the development of a clear and complete record. He or she shall have all
				  powers necessary to conduct a fair and impartial hearing, including, but not
				  limited to, the power to:
a)
				Administer oaths and affirmations;
b) Regulate the course of hearings, set the
				time and place for continued hearings, fix times for filing of documents,
				provide for the taking of testimony by depositions if necessary, and in general
				conduct the proceedings according to recognized principles of administrative
				law and the provisions of this Part;
c) Examine witnesses and direct witnesses to
				testify, limit the number of times any witness may testify, limit repetitious
				or cumulative testimony, and set reasonable limits on the amount of time each
				witness may testify;
d) Rule upon
				offers of proof and receive relevant evidence;
e) Direct parties to appear and confer for
				the settlement or simplification of issues, and otherwise conduct pre-hearing
				conferences;
f) Dispose of
				procedural requests or similar matters;
g) Issue orders relating to pre-hearing
				discovery to the extent authorized by and permitted under this Part;
h) In connection with a public hearing on a
				complaint, render proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and make
				recommendations for a final order of the Board;
i) Enter any order that further carries out
				the purpose of this Part;
j) Issue
				subpoenas and rule upon objections to subpoenas and discovery orders;
k) Consider and rule upon all motions
				presented in the course of the proceedings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 125 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subpart A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 125.100 - Disqualification of Hearing Officer

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Any party to a hearing may file a timely written request for
				  disqualification of a Hearing Officer, setting forth the nature of the personal
				  bias, prejudice or other disqualification of the presiding Hearing Officer, and
				  the Hearing Officer shall be disqualified. When a Hearing Officer is
				  disqualified, or it becomes impractical for him or her to continue, another
				  presiding Hearing Officer shall be appointed in the manner provided for initial
				  appointment, unless it is further shown that substantial bias or prejudice will
				  result from the appointment. A Hearing Officer may at any time voluntarily
				  disqualify himself or herself. A request for disqualification shall be
				  considered timely if made within 3 days after receipt of the notice of the
				  appointment of the Hearing Officer by the party requesting the disqualification
				  and at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing or pre-hearing
				  conference. However, in the case of a complaint filed within 60 days preceding
				  the date of an election in reference to which the complaint is filed, the
				  request shall be considered timely only if verbal notice of the request is
				  given to the General Counsel within 8 hours after the requesting party has
				  received telegraphic or telephonic notice of the appointment of the Hearing
				  Officer.