CAMPAIGN FINANCE (HB7):
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Limits contributions to political candidates to $5,000 per
individual and $10,000 per organization annually.
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Limits to $90,000 transfers from political committees to candidates
or other committees.
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Adjusts limits for inflation on Jan. 1 each year.
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Does not limit "in-kind" contributions.
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Requires
candidates to disclose fundraising balances quarterly, instead
of semiannually
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Requires reporting immediately contributions of $500 or more within
60 days of an election, instead of 30 days.
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Allows opponents of independently wealthy candidates to exceed
limits.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SB189):
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Lets the attorney general issue binding decisions on disputes over
access to records.
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Creates penalties for failing to release public records.
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Makes it easier for people to recover legal fees if they
successfully sue for access to records.
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Limits the fees that may be charged for copying documents.
REDISTRICTING:
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Democratic leaders decided to postpone action on changing the way
political districts are drawn after each census.
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Senate Democrats announced plans to conduct hearings on the issue
over the summer.
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Members of Gov. Pat Quinn's Reform Commission said Quinn has
indicated he will call a special session later in the year to act on
redistricting changes.
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RECALL (HJRCA31):
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Would let voters decide next year whether to amend the constitution
so that a governor could be removed from office.
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Recall process could start only if 30 legislators signed an
affidavit in support.
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Recall supporters would have to gather hundreds of thousands of
signatures in just 150 days to trigger an election.
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If held, a recall election would simultaneously decide whether a
governor is removed and select party nominees in the race to replace
him.
EMPLOYEE "FUMIGATION" (SB1333):
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Applies to about 750 political appointees who got state jobs from
Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Gov. George Ryan.
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Gives the new governor 90 days to review their performance and
decide whether to keep them.
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If the governor doesn't take action, the appointees automatically
lose their jobs.
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