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10 ILCS 5/9-7 (2026)

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(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 and mailing address of every person
    
making a contribution and the date and amount thereof;
        (c) the total of all expenditures made by or on
    
behalf of the committee;
        (d) the full name and mailing address of every person
    
to whom any expenditure is made, and the date and amount thereof;
        (e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for
    
every expenditure made by or on behalf of the committee.
    The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts required by this section for a period of 2 years.
    (2) The treasurer of a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact account of the total amount of contributions made to or for a committee at an event licensed under Section 8.1 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. For an event licensed under Section 8.1, the treasurer is not required to keep a detailed and exact account of the full name and mailing address of a person who purchases tickets at the event in an amount that does not exceed $150.
(Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-644, eff. 6-10-14.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Madigan, 697 F.3d 464 (7th Cir. 2012).
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Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Madigan, 697 F.3d 464 (7th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “Each political committee in Illinois must register with the Board of Elections, maintain records of every con- tribution received and expenditure made “in connec- tion with” an election, 10 ILCS 5/9-7, and file a report of all such transactions each quarter, 10 ILCS 5/9-10(b).”
Cooke v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2021 IL 125386 (Ill. 2021). “Cooke alleged that, in violation of the Election Code (Code), the Committee had filed inadequate expenditure 1 reports (10 ILCS 5/9-7 (West 2014)) and made expenditures that did not comply with section 9-8.”
Cooke v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 2019 IL App (4th) 180502 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶5 Following a July 2018 special meeting on remand, the Board (1) issued a nunc pro tunc order finding the Committee violated sections 9-7 and 9-11 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/9-7, 9-11 (West 2014)) and (2) addressed and ruled on Cooke’s section 9-8.”
Brennan v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Board filed a complaint against Brennan, Zapata and the Committee to Stop the Hurckes Four for violating sections 9-2 (10 ILCS 5/9-2 (West 2000)), 9-3 (10 ILCS 5/9-3 (West 2000)), 9-7 (10 ILCS 5/9-7 (West 2000)), 9-10(b-5) (10 ILCS 5/9-10(b-5) (West 2000)) and 9-26 (10 ILCS…”
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