JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Summary
Amends the Election Code, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Establishes a voluntary system of public financing of campaigns for the offices of judges of the Illinois Supreme and Appellate Courts, administered by the State Board of Elections. Specifies limits on campaign contributions and expenditures with respect to all candidates for those offices. Creates the necessary fund in the State treasury and the income tax checkoff for the public financing system. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2009
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Jan 11, 2011
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 15, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 2, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Mar 13, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 18, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Feb 10, 2009
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Mike Boland
DDemocratic
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