Illinois § 3A-50 Appointee political activity

Illinois Statutes

§ 3A-50 — Appointee political activity

Illinois § 3A-50

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 5GENERAL PROVISIONS

Act 5 ILCS 420/Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

Art.Article 3A - Governmental Appointees

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Bluebook

5 Ill. Comp. Stat. 3A-50 (2026).

Text

(a)No person who is appointed to an affected office shall:

(i)serve as an officer of a candidate political committee; or (ii) be a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee.

(b)A person appointed to an affected office who is either an officer of a candidate political committee or a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee shall within 30 days after confirmation by the Senate:

(i)resign as an officer of the candidate political committee;

(ii)have his or her name removed as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee;

(iii)notify the State Board of Elections of the person's intent to convert the candidate political committee to a limited activity committee u

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(a) No person who is appointed to an affected office shall: (i) serve as an officer of a candidate political committee; or (ii) be a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee. (b) A person appointed to an affected office who is either an officer of a candidate political committee or a candidate who is designated as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee shall within 30 days after confirmation by the Senate: (i) resign as an officer of the candidate political committee; (ii) have his or her name removed as the candidate to be supported by a candidate political committee; (iii) notify the State Board of Elections of the person's intent to convert the candidate political committee to a limited activity committee under Section 9-1.8 of the Election Code and complete the transition to a limited activity committee within 60 days after confirmation; or (iv) dissolve the candidate political committee. A person appointed to an affected office who is in violation of this subsection (b) on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly must come into compliance within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. (c) As used in this Section: "Affected office" means any office in which the appointee receives any form of compensation, other than the reimbursement of expenses, and whose appointment requires advice and consent of the Senate. "Candidate political committee" has the meaning given to that term in Section 9-1.8 of the Election Code in which the person subject to confirmation by the Senate is designated as the candidate to be supported by the candidate political committee under Section 9-2 of the Code.