Illinois Administrative Code › Title 26 - ELECTIONS › Part 100 - CAMPAIGN FINANCING › Section 100.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) General
			 Definitions
"Article 9" means Article 9 of the Election Code (campaign
				disclosures, contributions and expenditures).
"Board" means the Illinois State Board of Elections.
"Election Code" or "Code" means
				10 ILCS
				5.
"File", "Filed" or "Filing" means:
The statement, report or document being filed is in apparent
				and substantial conformity with the requirements of the Election Code. Apparent
				and substantial conformity requires that the filing contain the
				following:
The signature of the person making the filing;
Completion of all applicable sections of the report; and
Attachment of all appropriate schedules.
Inadvertent error or omission of a de minimus nature in the
				completion of a report, statement or document shall not be deemed to be a
				"willful failure to file or a willful filing of false or incomplete
				information" under Code Section 9-26.
"Immediate Family" means the spouse, civil union party, parent,
				legal guardian or child of the public official, candidate or any other person
				referred to in this Part. A parent includes a stepparent or adoptive parent. A
				child means a biological, adopted, legal dependent or stepchild.
"Labor Union" means any organization of any kind, or any agency
				or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate
				and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of bargaining with
				employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of
				employment or conditions of work.
"Public Office" means, among other things, an elective office.
				The term includes the political party offices of state central, county, ward,
				township and precinct committeeman.
"Signature" or "Signed", as used in Article 9 and this Part,
				includes electronic signatures attached and made a part of electronic records
				submitted to the State Board of Elections pursuant to Code Section 9-28, as
				well as electronic signatures permitted under the Uniform Electronic
				Transactions Act [815 ILCS 333 ].
"Submit" or "Submitting", as used in Code Section 9-11, means
				actually filing a report with the Board through the following methods:
uploading a report electronically or, if accomplished at a
				Board office or with the assistance of Board staff, the committee
				representative is present and/or authorizing the report filing;
using the U.S. Postal Service, overnight delivery, or any other
				delivery service;
e-mailing a report to D2@elections.il.gov or an elections
				specialist in the Division of Campaign Disclosure;
hand delivering a report to the Board; or
faxing a report to the Board.
With the exception of the chair or the treasurer, the person
				submitting the report on behalf of the committee must list themself as having
				submitted the report.
b)
			 Definitions Interpreting Specific Sections of the Election Code
1) Assets
A)
			 Reference: This definition of assets interprets or applies to Code Sections 9-5
			 and 9-11.
B) An asset is an item of
			 property, other than cash or services, of any kind, tangible or intangible,
			 that has either a fair market or salvage value in excess of $150. For reporting
			 purposes, a loan made by a political committee that has not been repaid or
			 forgiven shall be considered as an asset held as an investment.