Article 8 - REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ELECTIONS
- Section 3-8-1 - Provisions to regulate and control elections
- Section 3-8-1a - Definitions
- Section 3-8-2 - Requirements for reporting independent expenditures
- Section 3-8-2a - Detailed accounts and verified financial statements for certain inaugural events; limitations; reporting requirements
- Section 3-8-2b - Disclosure of electioneering communication
- Section 3-8-2c - Party headquarters committee; detailed accounts and verified financial statements; funding for headquarters; limitations; reporting requirements
- Section 3-8-3 - Committee treasurers; required to receive and disburse funds
- Section 3-8-4 - Treasurers and financial agents; written designation requirements
- Section 3-8-4a - Termination of political committees
- Section 3-8-5 - Detailed accounts and verified financial statements required
- Section 3-8-5a - Information required in financial statement
- Section 3-8-5b - Where financial statements and reports shall be filed; filing date prescribed
- Section 3-8-5c - Contribution limitations
- Section 3-8-5d - Offenses and penalties
- Section 3-8-5e - Pre-candidacy financing and expenditures
- Section 3-8-5f - Loans to candidates, organizations or persons for election purposes
- Section 3-8-5g - Prohibition on political contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals
- Section 3-8-6 - Financial statement forms; filing; disposition
- Section 3-8-7 - Failure to file statement; delinquent or incomplete filing; criminal and civil penalties
- Section 3-8-8 - Corporation contributions forbidden; exceptions; penalties; promulgation of rules; additional powers of State Election Commission
- Section 3-8-9 - Lawful and unlawful election expenses; public opinion polls and limiting their purposes; limitation upon expenses; use of advertising agencies and reporting requirements; delegation of expenditures
- Section 3-8-9a - Coordinated expenditures
- Section 3-8-9b - Coordinated expenditures by political party committees and political party caucuses in connection with certain statewide candidates
- Section 3-8-9c - Joint fundraising
- Section 3-8-10 - Use of certain contributions
- Section 3-8-11 - Specific acts forbidden; penalties
- Section 3-8-12 - Additional acts forbidden; circulation of written matter; newspaper advertising; solicitation of contributions; intimidation and coercion of employees; promise of employment or other benefits; limitations on contributions; public contractors; penalty
- Section 3-8-13 - Parties liable and subject to penalties
- Section 3-8-14 - Effective date of certain criminal offenses
- Section 3-8-15 - Disclosure of contributions during legislative session