CHICAGO - March 14, 2012. Lt. Governor Sheila Simon expressed disappointment in Tuesday's federal court injunction that blocks one part of landmark campaign finance reform she advocated for as a member of the Illinois Reform Commission and emphasized that many of the limits on campaign contributions are still intact under state law.
Simon said: "Illinois passed the state's first-ever limits on campaign contributions in 2009 to reduce the influence of big money donors on elected officials and ward off perceived or actual corruption. The caps on the amount of money individuals, businesses and political action committees may contribute to candidates or their campaign organizations are still intact. However, the federal court injunction will allow independent political action committees, so-called Super PACs, to raise unlimited amounts of money and influence campaigns. This decision is consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizen's United case, which unfortunately allows more money than ever before into our political process. Unlimited money should not be the strongest voice in our democracy."
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