Illinois Compiled Statutes
10 ILCS 5/9-6 (2026)
Accounting for contributions
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(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, including (i) the amount, (ii) the name and address of the
person making such contribution, (iii) the date on which the contribution was received, and (iv) the name and address of the person collecting or accepting the contribution for the political committee. A political committee shall disclose on the quarterly statement the name, address, and occupation of any person who collects or accepts contributions from at least 5 persons in the aggregate of $3,000 or more outside of the presence of a candidate or not in connection with a fundraising event sanctioned or coordinated by the political committee during a reporting period. This subsection does not apply to a person who is an officer of the committee, a compensated employee, a person authorized by an officer or the candidate of a committee to accept contributions on behalf of the committee,
or an entity used for processing financial transactions by credit card or other means.
(b) Within 5 business days of contributing goods or services
to a political committee, the contributor shall submit to the treasurer a detailed account of the contribution, including (i) the name and address of the person making the contribution, (ii)
a description and market value of the goods or services, and (iii) the date on
which the
contribution was made.
(c) All funds of a political committee shall be segregated from, and may
not
be commingled with, any personal funds of officers, members, or associates
of such committee.
(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: Hardiman v. Aslam, 2019 IL App (1st) 173196 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
Hardiman v. Aslam, 2019 IL App (1st) 173196 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “" Plaintiff, however, cites no authority to support his assertion, whereas *1195 *177 defendants cite section 9-6(c) of the Illinois Election Code ( 10 ILCS 5/9-6(c) (West 2016) ) to defeat this assertion.”
Cooke v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2019 IL App (4th) 180502 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “The Board staff member asserted, citing the administrative rules and regulations interpreting sections 9-6, 9-10, and 9-11 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/9-6, 9-10, 9-11 (West 2010)), “expenditures need to be listed by vendor instead of listing the individual or committee who…”
Cooke v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2019 IL App (4th) 180502 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The Board staff member asserted, citing the administrative rules and regulations interpreting sections 9-6, 9-10, and 9-11 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/9-6, 9-10, 9-11 (West 2010)), “expenditures need to be listed by vendor instead of listing the individual or committee who…”
Sorock v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2012 IL App (1st) 112740 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “8 (West 2010) (defining political committees and creating the $3,000 reporting threshold); 10 ILCS 5/9-6 (West 2010) (requiring every contributor to give the political committee’s treasurer a detailed account of his or her contribution); 10 ILCS 5/9-7 (West 2010) (requiring…”
— 10 ILCS 5/9-6(c) — 1 case
Hardiman v. Aslam, 2019 IL App (1st) 173196 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “" Plaintiff, however, cites no authority to support his assertion, whereas *1195 *177 defendants cite section 9-6(c) of the Illinois Election Code ( 10 ILCS 5/9-6(c) (West 2016) ) to defeat this assertion.”
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