![]() Although subsection 20-50(f) places significant restrictions upon activities that are generally protected by the First Amendment, because of the extremely sensitive nature of the duties of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission and the importance of avoiding any doubt as to its impartiality, such restrictions are neither unreasonable nor inappropriate and thus do not impermissibly restrict the constitutionally protected First Amendment rights of the commissioners.įees for Accessing Information Contained in a Geographic Information System Members of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission are prohibited by subsection 20-5(f)(4) of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/20-5(f)(4) (West 2003 Supp.)) from “actively participat in any campaign for any elective office.” This phrase includes such political activities as the making of contributions to a candidate for a political organization, as well as participating in a political event. Copies of official opinions may also be found on the internet at. Informal opinions I-05-001 through I-05-008 and I-06-001 through I-06-022 are also summarized.Ĭopies of an opinion may be requested by contacting the Opinions Bureau in the Attorney General’s Springfield office at (217) 782-9070. The following is a summary of official opinions 05-001 through 05-010, as well as official opinion 06-001. Under section 4 of the Attorney General Act (15 ILCS 205/4 (West 2004)), the Attorney General is authorized, upon request, to furnish written legal opinions to State officers and State’s Attorneys on matters relating to their official duties.
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