(a)(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

1. (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701 as follows:

   1. (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, and (D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty days after the end of such preceding fiscal year.

   2. (b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund.

      *Note: On and after July 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 186 of public act 23-205 and section 3 of public act 24-61, is to read as follows:

      “Sec. 3-69a. Deposit of funds in General Fund and Citizens' Election Fund. (a)(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund.

   3. (2)

      1. (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701 as follows:

         1. (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, (iii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, and (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year under this subparagraph, adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty days after the end of such preceding fiscal year.
      2. (B) In addition to the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which an election for the office of Governor is to be held, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 157 for the election cycle in which such election is to be held, based on the report issued by the State Elections Enforcement Commission pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-716.
      3. (b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund.”

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 14; 1963, P.A. 164; February, 1965, P.A. 45; P.A. 92-200, S. 1, 5; P.A. 04-216, S. 58; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 51; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 96; P.A. 23-205, S. 186; P.A. 24-61, S. 3.)

History: 1963 act increased from $10,000 to $25,000 or 7% of gross receipts amount to be held in separate fund; 1965 act clarified amount to be retained in separate fund as 7% of gross receipts of “previous fiscal year”; P.A. 92-200 deleted provisions directing treasurer to retain the greater of $25,000 or 7% of gross receipts of previous fiscal year in a separate fund for the payment of all allowed claims and authorizing governor, with consent of finance advisory committee, to add to fund from unappropriated general fund surplus additional amounts needed and added provision requiring treasurer to deposit sufficient funds in separate account, to pay costs incurred in administration of this part of chapter 32 from such account and to pay allowed claims from unappropriated general fund surplus; P.A. 04-216 made changes and added references to conform the provisions of section with those of Sec. 3-62h, effective May 6, 2004; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 divided existing section into Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), amending Subsec. (a)(1) to require that cash portion of funds be deposited in General Fund for “each fiscal year until the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005,” and deleting “, including the proceeds from the sale of property,” from said requirement, and adding Subsec. (a)(2) to require that an amount of cash portion of funds be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, effective December 7, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify that proceeds from the sale of property deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund are excluded from requirement that all funds received under part shall be deposited in the General Fund, to replace provision requiring funds to be deposited in election fund with provision that funds be deposited in the General Fund and credited to election fund, to require deposit in election fund of $17,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and to require, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year thereafter, that amount deposited in said fund shall be the amount deposited for the previous fiscal year adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for such preceding fiscal year and amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes re payment of administrative expenses and claims costs, effective June 26, 2007; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by designating existing provisions as new Subpara. (A), adding new Subpara. (B) re the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which a gubernatorial election is held and redesignating existing Subparas. (A) to (D) as clauses (i) to (iv), effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 24-61 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding “under this subparagraph” in Subpara. (A)(iv) and replacing “Notwithstanding” with “In addition to” in Subpara. (B), effective July 1, 2025.