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Appendices to Illinois Reform Commission 100-Day Report Appendices to Illinois Reform Commission 100-Day Report April 28, 2009 Table of Contents Page A. Listing of Materials Provided to Commissioners.......................................... A-1 1. Campaign Finance .............................................................................. A-1 2. Procurement ........................................................................................ A-7 3. Enforcement ...................................................................................... A-12 4. Government Structure ...................................................................... A-14 5. Transparency..................................................................................... A-18 6. Inspiring Better Government ........................................................... A-23 7. Additional Materials Considered...................................................... A-28 B. Meeting Minutes............................................................................................ B-1 1. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Thursday, January 22, 2009............................................................... B-1 2. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Thursday, February 5, 2009 ............................................................... B-9 3. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Thursday, February 23, 2009 ........................................................... B-19 4. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Thursday, March 5, 2009 .................................................................. B-30 5. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Friday, March 13, 2009..................................................................... B-40 6. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Monday, March 30, 2009................................................................... B-48 7. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Thursday, April 9, 2009 .................................................................... B-59 8. Minutes for Meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission — Friday, April 24, 2009 ....................................................................... B-70 C. Other Documents Incorporated Within Text................................................ C-1 1. Attorney General Madigan’s Proposed Amendments to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ................................................... C-1 2. Economic Disclosure Form................................................................ C-23 i A. Listing of Materials Provided to Commissioners 1. Campaign Finance Sources Considered Belden Russonello & Stuart Research and Communications (Joyce Foundation Survey) for the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform , Illinois Residents See Broad Corruption in State Government and Seek Action for Change, Analysis of Statewide Survey (Jan. 2009), http://ilcampaign.org/PDF/Jan09PollAnalysis.pdf. Better Government Association, The BGA — Alper Integrity Index (2008), http://www.bettergov.org/IntegrityIndexRelease.aspx. Brennan Center for Justice Reports, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law: Deborah Goldberg, Brennan Center for Justice, Writing Reform: A Guide to Drafting State & Local Campaign Finance Laws (2008 Revised Edition), http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/writing_reform_2008/. Suzanne Nowak and Seema Shah, Campaign Finance in Illinois (2007), http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/campaign_finance_in_illinois. Suzanne Nowak et al., Campaign Finance in Ohio (2007), http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/campaign_finance_in_ohio. California Fair Political Practices Commission, Independent Expenditures: The Giant Gorilla in Campaign Finance (June 2008), www.fppc.ca.gov/ie/IEReport2.pdf. The Campaign Disclosure Project, Grading State Disclosure 2008 , www.campaigndisclosure.org. PAUL H. DOUGLAS , ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT (Harvard Univ. Press) 1952. Adam Doster, Will this be the Year for Campaign Finance Reform?, Progress Ill. (Jan. 29, 2009). Governor Deval Patrick’s Task Force on Public Integrity, Reports and Recommendations (January 6, 2009), http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/TaskForceFinalReport.pdf. Governor-Elect Bobby Jindal’s Transition Advisory Council on Ethics, Final Report (January 2008), www.legis.state.la.us/archive/08os/advisorycouncilrecommendations.pdf. A-1 Thomas Gradel, et. al., Curing Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 1 (February 3, 2009), www.uic.edu/depts/pols/ChicagoPolitics/Anti- corruptionReport.pdf. Dana Heupel, et. al., Illinois for Sale, Do Campaign Contributions Buy Influence? (Institute for Public Affairs, 1997). Illinois Ballot Integrity Project (Feb. 3, 2009), http://www.ballot-integrity.net. Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Chart of Receipt and Expenditure Totals by Candidates for the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate (2005- 2006), http://ilcampaign.org/sunshine/index.aspx. Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Cash in a Hurry: How the Pay Day Loan Industry Seeks to Stay Off the Agenda (2008), http://www.ilcampaign.org/analysis/briefings/2008-5-20.asp. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, 2007 Report on the Maine Clean Election Act: 2007 Study Report, Has Public Funding Improved Maine Elections? , www.state.me.us/ethics/pdf/publications/2007_study_report.pdf. Kenneth R. Mayer & Timothy Werner, Electoral Transitions in Connecticut: Implementation of Clean Elections in 2008 (Paper prepared for delivery at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29- September 2, Chicago, IL), http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=mayer. National Conference of State Legislatures, http://www.ncsl.org: Pay-to-Play (March 2009). Public Financing of Election Campaigns, Candidate Campaigns: Full Public Financing (“Clean Elections”) (March 2009), http://www.ncsl.org/. State Limits on Contributions to Candidates (March 2, 2009). Public Financing of Election Campaigns: An Overview (May 2007). Sources of Funding for Candidate-Based Public Financing (May 9, 2007). Public Financing of Election Campaigns: Tax Refunds, Credits and Deductions for Political Contributions . National Institute on Money in Politics, State Elections Overview 2006 (March 2008), www.followthemoney.org. The Pritzker Group, see also http://www.pritzkergroup.com. A-2 Prudential Business Ethics Center at Rutgers Business School-Newark, New Jersey State Government Ethics Reform: Business Leaders and the Public Call for Change (November 2007), www.pruethics.rutgers.edu/Documents/NJ_EthicsReform_Nov07.pdf. Public Campaign, Clean Money Comparisons : Summaries of Full Public Financing Programs (Summer 2006), http://library.publicampaign.org/analysis#. Public Citizen, Pay-to-Play and State Governments (Feb. 3, 2004), http://www.citizen.org/congress/campaign/state_local/pay_to_play/articles.cfm?ID=1 0982. Kent D. Redfield, Living Up to Low Standards: The Sad State of Political Ethics in Illinois, Almanac of Illinois Politics (2006). Kent D. Redfield, Cash Clout, Political Money in Illinois Legislative Elections (Institute for Public Affairs, 1995). Kent D. Redfield, et. al. for The Midwest Democracy Network, Democratic Renewal, A Call to Action from America’s Heartland (2008), http://midwestdemocracynetwork.org/files/pdf/DemocraticRenewal_FullBook.pdf. Kent D. Redfield, Money Counts, How Dollars Dominate Illinois Politics and What We Can do About It (Institute for Public Affairs, 2001). Gerald D. Skoning, Corruption Avoidance Program is Needed , CHI . TRIB ., Jan. 26, 2009. Gerald D. Skoning, Question for Pollsters: Why Can’t You Call Me , CHI . TRIB ., Oct. 18, 2006. Robert M. Stern & Molly Milligan, Center for Governmental Studies, Model Law on Payments Influencing Candidates and Elected Officials (2008), http://www.cgs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=183:PUBLICA TIONS&catid=39:all_pubs&Itemid=72. Brad Stone, Prop 8 Donor Web Site Shows Disclosure Law Is 2-Edged Sword , N.Y. TIMES (Feb. 7, 2009). Janice Thompson, The Public Campaign for Clean Money Elections, Clean Money Comparisons: Summaries of Full Public Financing Programs (2006), http://library.publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/final%20comparisons.doc. A-3 Websites Consulted The Campaign Finance Institute, www.cfinst.org. The Cato Institute, www.cato.org. Center for Competitive Politics, www.campaginfreedom.org. Connecticut Citizen Action Group, www.ccag.net. Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, www.ilcampaign.org. Illinois State Board of Elections, www.elections.il.gov. Institute for Justice, www.ij.org. Institute for Local Self Reliance, New Rules Project, www.newrules.org. The Joyce Foundation, www.joycefdn.org. National Civic League, www.ncl.org. University of Wisconsin, Campaign Finance and Data Links, http://users.polisci.wisc.edu/kmayer/campfin.htm. Legislation Reviewed Current CONN . GEN STAT . § 9-612 (Supp. 2007). HAW . REV . STAT . § 11-205.5 (2007). 30 ILL . COMP . STAT . § 500/37 (West 2006). 10 ILL . COMP . STAT . § 5/9-1 et seq. (West 2004). KY. REV . STAT . ANN . §121.056(2) (Supp. 2007). N.J. STAT . ANN . § 19:44A-20.13 et seq. (Supp. 2007). OHIO REV . CODE ANN . § 3517.093 (Supp. 2007). S.C. CODE ANN . § 8-13-1342 (Supp. 2006). W. VA. CODE § 3-8-12(d) (2006). A-4 Proposed H.B. 7, 96th Gen. Assembly (Ill. 2009). H.B. 24, 96th Gen. Assembly (Ill. 2009). H.B. 86, 96th Gen. Assembly (Ill. 2009). H.B. 93-95, 96th Gen. Assembly
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