Chapter 10, ELECTIONS

(10 ILCS 5/9-17) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-17) Sec. 9-17. All statements and reports filed under this Article with the board or county clerk shall be available for examination and copying by the public at all reasonable times. Any person who alters or falsifies information on a copy o…

(10 ILCS 5/9-18) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-18) Sec. 9-18. The Board may hold investigations, inquiries, and hearings concerning any matter covered by this Article, subject to such rules and regulations as the Board may establish. In the process of holding such investigations, inquirie…

(10 ILCS 5/9-19) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-19) Sec. 9-19. The Board may hire such investigators, examiners, and hearing officers as may be necessary to carry out its functions under this Article, and may by regulation delegate any of its duties or functions under Sections 9-18 and 9-2…

(10 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-2) Sec. 9-2. Political committee designations. (a) Every political committee shall be designated as a (i) candidate political committee, (ii) political party committee, (iii) political action committee, (iv) ballot initiative committee, or (v)…

(10 ILCS 5/9-20) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-20) Sec. 9-20. Any person who believes a violation of this Article has occurred may file a verified complaint with the Board. Such verified complaint shall be directed to a candidate or the chair or treasurer of a political committee, and sha…

(10 ILCS 5/9-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-21) Sec. 9-21. Upon receipt of a complaint as provided in Section 9-20, the Board shall hold a closed preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the complaint appears to have been filed on justifiable grounds. Such closed preliminary hea…

(10 ILCS 5/9-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-22) Sec. 9-22. Any party to a Board hearing, any person who files a complaint on which a hearing was denied or not acted upon within the time specified in Section 9-21 of this Act, and any party adversely affected by a judgment of the Board m…

(10 ILCS 5/9-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-23) Sec. 9-23. Whenever the Board, pursuant to Section 9-21, has issued an order, or has approved a written stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order, directing a person determined by the Board to be in violation of any provision of thi…

(10 ILCS 5/9-23.5) Sec. 9-23.5. Public database of founded complaints. The State Board of Elections shall establish and maintain on its official website a searchable database, freely accessible to the public, of each complaint filed with the Board under this Article with respect …

(10 ILCS 5/9-24) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-24) Sec. 9-24. The Board may also petition the Circuit Court to issue an order of the Court compelling compliance with an order issued by the Board, or to restrain or prohibit a person who is engaging or has engaged in acts or practices which…

(10 ILCS 5/9-25) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-25) Sec. 9-25. No person shall make an anonymous contribution or a contribution in the name of another person, and no person shall knowingly accept any anonymous contribution or contribution made by one person in the name of another person. A…

(10 ILCS 5/9-25.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-25.1; formerly Ch. 46, pars. 102, 103 and 104) Sec. 9-25.1. Election interference. (a) As used in this Section, "public funds" means any funds appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly or by any political subdivision of the State of Ill…

(10 ILCS 5/9-25.2) Sec. 9-25.2. Contributions; candidate or treasurer of political committee. (a) No candidate may knowingly receive any contribution solicited or received in violation of Section 33-3.1 or Section 33-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. (b) The receipt of political …

(10 ILCS 5/9-26) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-26) Sec. 9-26. Willful failure to file or willful filing of false or incomplete information required by this Article shall constitute a business offense subject to a fine of up to $5,000. Willful filing of a false complaint under this Article…

(10 ILCS 5/9-27) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-27) Sec. 9-27. As to any civil or criminal proceedings instituted under this Article, venue shall lie in the county where the political committee was organized or in the county where the defendant resides. (Source: P.A. 78-1183.)

(10 ILCS 5/9-27.5) Sec. 9-27.5. Fundraising in Sangamon County. In addition to any other provision of this Code, fundraising events in Sangamon County by certain executive branch officers and candidates, legislative branch members and candidates, political caucuses, and political…

(10 ILCS 5/9-28) Sec. 9-28. Electronic filing and availability. The Board shall by rule provide for the electronic filing of expenditure and contribution reports as follows: Electronic filing is required for all political committees that during the reporting period (i) had at any…

(10 ILCS 5/9-28.5) Sec. 9-28.5. Injunctive relief for electioneering communications. (a) Whenever the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney with jurisdiction over any portion of the relevant electorate, believes that any person, as defined in Section 9-1.6, is making, producing…

(10 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3) Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization. (a) Every political committee shall file with the State Board of Elections a statement of organization within 10 business days of the creation of such committee, except any political …

(10 ILCS 5/9-3.5) Sec. 9-3.5. Candidate political committee restrictions. (a) A person who is nominated to an affected office shall not: (i) serve as an officer of a candidate political committee that is designated to support or oppose that person as a candidate; or (ii) be a can…

(10 ILCS 5/9-30) Sec. 9-30. Ballot forfeiture. The State Board of Elections shall not certify the name of any person who has not paid a civil penalty imposed against his or her political committee under this Article to appear upon any ballot for any office in any election if the …

(10 ILCS 5/9-35) Sec. 9-35. Registration of business entities. (a) This Section governs the procedures for the registration required under Section 20-160 of the Illinois Procurement Code. For the purposes of this Section, the terms "officeholder", "State contract", "business enti…

(10 ILCS 5/9-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-5) Sec. 9-5. Dissolved or inactive committee. Any political committee which, after having filed a statement of organization, dissolves as a political committee or determines that it will no longer receive any campaign contributions nor make an…

(10 ILCS 5/9-50) Sec. 9-50. Vendor providing automated traffic systems; contributions. (a) No vendor that offers or provides equipment or services for automated traffic law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to munic…

(10 ILCS 5/9-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-6) Sec. 9-6. Accounting for contributions. (a) A person who collects or accepts a contribution for a political committee shall, within 5 days after receipt of such contribution, submit to the treasurer a detailed account of the contribution, i…

(10 ILCS 5/9-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7) Sec. 9-7. Records and accounts. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the treasurer of a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact account of- (a) the total of all contributions made to or for the committee; (b) the full name …

(10 ILCS 5/9-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-8) Sec. 9-8. Any political committee which solicits or receives contributions or makes expenditures on behalf of any candidate that is not authorized in writing by such candidate to do so shall include a notice on the face or front page of all…

(10 ILCS 5/9-8.10) Sec. 9-8.10. Use of political committee and other reporting organization funds. (a) A political committee shall not make expenditures: (1) In violation of any law of the United States or of this State. (2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of the servi…

(10 ILCS 5/9-8.15) Sec. 9-8.15. Contributions on State property. In addition to any other provision of this Code, the solicitation, acceptance, offer, and making of contributions on State property by public officials, State employees, candidates for elective office, and others ar…

(10 ILCS 5/9-8.5) Sec. 9-8.5. Limitations on campaign contributions. (a) It is unlawful for a political committee to accept contributions except as provided in this Section. (b) During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggrega…

(10 ILCS 5/9-8.6) Sec. 9-8.6. Independent expenditures. (a) An independent expenditure is not considered a contribution to a political committee. An expenditure made by a natural person or political committee for an electioneering communication in connection, consultation, or con…

(10 ILCS 5/9-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-9) Sec. 9-9. Any political committee shall include on all literature and advertisements soliciting funds the following notice: "A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official webs…

(10 ILCS 5/9-9.5) Sec. 9-9.5. Disclosures in political communications. (a) Any political committee, organized under the Election Code, that makes an expenditure for a pamphlet, circular, handbill, Internet or telephone communication, radio, television, or print advertisement, or …

(10 ILCS 5/10-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-1) Sec. 10-1. Application of Article to minor political parties. (a) Political parties as defined in this Article and individual voters to the number and in the manner specified in this Article may nominate candidates for public offices whos…

(10 ILCS 125/10-1) Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Redistricting Transparency and Public Participation Act. All references in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 96-1541, eff. 3-7-11.)

(10 ILCS 22/10-10) Sec. 10-10. The Election Code is amended by repealing Section 9-45. (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)

(10 ILCS 5/10-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-10) Sec. 10-10. Within 24 hours after the receipt of the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or proposed question of public policy, as the case may be, and the objector's petition, the chair of the electoral board other than the …

(10 ILCS 5/10-10.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-10.1) Sec. 10-10.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a candidate or objector aggrieved by the decision of an electoral board may secure judicial review of such decision in the circuit court of the county in which the hear…

(10 ILCS 5/10-10.3) Sec. 10-10.3. Removal of a public official's address information from the certificate of nomination or nomination papers. (a) As used in this Section, "home address" and "public official" have the meanings given in Section 10 of the Public Official Safety and …

(10 ILCS 5/10-10.5) Sec. 10-10.5. Removal of judicial officer's address information from the certificate of nomination or nomination papers. (a) Upon expiration of the period for filing an objection to a judicial candidate's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, a judic…

(10 ILCS 5/10-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-11) Sec. 10-11. Any vacancy in the nomination of a new political party candidate occurring prior to the date of certification of candidates for the ballot by the certifying board or officer must be filled prior to the date of certification.…

(10 ILCS 5/10-11.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-11.1) Sec. 10-11.1. Whenever a vacancy in the office of State Senator is to be filled by election pursuant to Article IV, Section 2(d) of the Constitution and Section 25-6 of this Code, nominations shall be made pursuant to this Section: …

(10 ILCS 5/10-11.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-11.2) Sec. 10-11.2. Whenever a vacancy in any elective county office is to be filled by election pursuant to Section 25-11 of this Code, nominations shall be made and any vacancy in nomination shall be filled pursuant to this Section: (1)…

(10 ILCS 5/10-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-14) Sec. 10-14. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not less than 74 days before the date of the general election the State Board of Elections shall certify to the county clerk of each county the name of each candidate whose nominati…

(10 ILCS 5/10-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-15) Sec. 10-15. Not less than 68 days before the date of the consolidated and nonpartisan elections, each local election official with whom certificates of nomination or nominating petitions have been filed shall certify to each election au…

(10 ILCS 22/10-15) Sec. 10-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)

(10 ILCS 5/10-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-2) Sec. 10-2. The term "political party", as hereinafter used in this Article 10, shall mean any "established political party", as hereinafter defined and shall also mean any political group which shall hereafter undertake to form an establi…

(10 ILCS 22/10-20) Sec. 10-20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)

(10 ILCS 22/10-25) Sec. 10-25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)

(10 ILCS 22/10-27) Sec. 10-27. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24; text omitted.)