Elections & Voting

Site: "The Commission was given the authority to investigate possible violations of the election laws, inspect campaign finance records and reports, refer evidence of violations to the Chief State's Attorney or to the Attorney General, issue advisory opinions and make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning revisions to the state's election laws....The Commission is also charged with developing and implementing an electronic campaign reporting system (eCRIS). The Commission is now the state campaign finance filing repository for all past and present campaign finance records for party committees, political committees and candidate committees organized for state elections."

Site: "The Commission's statutory responsibility is to enforce provisions of state election laws pertaining to elections, primaries and referenda, and the campaign finance there of. With the passage of Public Act 05-5, the Commission's responsibilities were considerably expanded, include the administration and enforcement of the Citizens' Election Program ("CEP"). The CEP provides public campaign grants to qualified candidates for statewide offices and the General Assembly who adhere to expenditure limits and other program requirements. The Commission is also charged with developing and implementing an electronic campaign reporting system (eCRIS)."

Site: "In pursuit of SEEC’s mission to make information specific to political activities accessible in a user friendly manner to the public, we offer five distinct search options. Each option has been carefully designed to cater to the needs of its specific public audience. Our audience may include citizens generally interested in the democracy, researchers, reporters, students, politicians, political campaign staff, legislators, lobbyists and many others."

Includes links to: Guidebooks; Fact Sheets; Reports; Newsletters; eCRIS Documentation; and FAQs

Site: "This unit is designed to help teachers explain the workings of federal, state and local state political institutions and processes to middle school and high school students. The program's generic format is designed for teachers to borrow, amend, edit, and enlarge, as they deem necessary, for their classrooms. With adaptations and modifications the activities are appropriate for use in Middle School 7th and 8th grade Social Studies and American History courses and for High School Civics and United States History at all levels."

"Federal campaign finance law covers three broad subjects: Public disclosure of funds raised and spent to influence federal elections; Restrictions on contributions and expenditures made to influence federal elections; The public financing of presidential campaigns."