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The State Board of Elections voted 4-4 along party lines as to whether Senate President Don Harmon should pay a nearly $10 million fine for allegedly violating state campaign finance laws in 2024.

The board’s vote means Harmon will not have to pay the fine for allegedly accepting about $4 million more than was allowed.

Harmon’s attorney previously argued that contribution limits that were lifted for Harmon in early 2023 should remain off through the 2026 election when he is next up for reelection.

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) — Senate President Don Harmon will not have to pay a nearly $10 million fine for violating state campaign finance laws last year after the State Board of

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