Cash Handout by Candidate Legal in Illinois, Officials Rule
ICPR’s Executive Director Mary Miro was quoted in this article.
Via – Illinois News Network
“In a campaign with multiple millionaires and a billionaire running for office, the Illinois State Board of Elections has ruled that a candidate may hand out hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own cash without breaking any elections laws.
The board unanimously ruled Friday afternoon that Willie Wilson, a wealthy Chicago businessman, didn’t break any elections laws during a cash giveaway, which he called relief for the needy to pay rising property taxes. He handed out hundreds of thousands of dollars at a Southside church on July 22.
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform filed a complaint, claiming Wilson’s campaign failed to file the money as an in-kind donation since the campaign benefitted from his private foundation’s giveaway.”
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