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CRAFT
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CRAFT
Affiliates: Will & Dupage Taxpayer's
Alliance Coalition for Public Awareness OUTRAGE-D-307, 258, 111, 61 and 53 Coalition For Our Children's Future River Grove Citizens for
Fair Taxation D- 85.5 Education Matters D-46 and
D-127 Republican Young Professionals Illinois Election
Interference |
Below
is a copy of the Election Interference Act. Many school districts in northern Illinois may have
committed violations of this Act during the last election. CRAFT is working to provide local and
State authorities with evidence of Election Interference. If
you find your office violating this Act contact your States Attorneys
Office. If they fail to respond,
contact Lisa Madigan and the Board of Elections. CRAFT is eager to assist any citizen in presenting an
Election Interference case to the authorities. Election Interference Act
(10
ILCS 5/9-25.1) Sec. 9-25.1. Election interference. (a) As used in this
Section, "public funds" means any funds appropriated by the
Illinois General Assembly or by any political subdivision of the State of
Illinois. (b) No public funds shall be used to urge any elector to vote for
or against any candidate or proposition, or be appropriated for political or
campaign purposes to any candidate or political organization. This Section
shall not prohibit the use of public funds for dissemination of factual
information relative to any proposition appearing on an election ballot, or
for dissemination of information and arguments published and distributed
under law in connection with a proposition to amend the Constitution of the
State of Illinois. (c) The first time any person violates any provision of
this Section, that person shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Upon the second or any subsequent
violation of any provision of this Section, the person violating any
provision of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Examples of Interference
1.
Sending
home "vote yes" materials with your children. 2.
Presenting
"vote yes" information to the children at the schools. 3.
Using
school funds to encourage a yes vote. 4.
Putting
on a presentation at the school and asking for a yes vote. 5.
Providing
false information in referendum material. 6.
Calling
members of the community who oppose the referendum into your office on school
time and trying to persuade them to vote yes for the referendum. 7.
Posting
"yes" materials in the school. The
above list is not exhaustive if you have questions please feel free to
contact us. |
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