Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is facing a new challenge over a State Board of Elections staff finding that his campaign committee owes $9.8 million in fines for accepting campaign contributions in excess of state limitations.

The libertarian-leaning Liberty Justice Center, which frequently advocates on behalf of Republican causes, last week filed a citizen-initiated complaint with the election board regarding Harmon’s committee. The move could allow the matter to go to court and sidestep the bipartisan election panel’s stalemate on the issue.

The filing of the complaint comes as the eight-member election board, made up of four Democrats and four Republicans, convenes Tuesday to again consider their 4-4 deadlock vote last month on the Oak Park Democratic lawmaker’s attempt to a

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