Public Act 78-1183 was approved September 3, 1974, creating the laws governing Campaign Disclosure. These are found in 10 ILCS 5/9-1 et seq Article 9 of Chapter 10 (The Election Code). Campaign Disclosure references are also found in Chapter 10 ILCS Sections 5/7-12(7) and 10-6.1; 105 ILCS (The School Code) 5/9-10(6); 60 ILCS (TheTownship Code) Paragraph 5/6A-1 (The Campaign Disclosure Ac); 10 ILCS 5/29B-10 (Code of Fair Campaign Practices); and 230 ILCS 15/0.01 Application to conduct a raffle.
Any business entity whose existing State contracts, whose bids and proposals on State contracts or whose bids and proposals on State contracts combined with the business entity's existing State contracts in aggregate annually total more than $50,000 shall register with SBEL inaccordance with Section 9-35 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5/9-35]. Those business entities that wish to submit a bid or proposal on a State contract must register with SBEL prior to submitting their bid or proposal. SBEL will provide a certificate of registration upon successful completion of the registration process.