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Illinois Democratic Candidates — Make Links and Get HTML

With ActBlue, you can build a gateway to your fundraising page on any website! If you blog about a candidate, toss in a contribution form. If your group sends out email newsletters, you can include a contribution form right in the e-mail.

New: get ActBlue graphics!

Single amount contribution form

This HTML generates a form for a single contribution amount. The amount entered in the box will be divided evenly among the candidates on your page. To duplicate this form:

paste the following HTML into your webpage or email.

<form action="https://secure.actblue.com/donate" method="post">
<table style="margin:5px auto"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top">
My contribution: $<input style="text-align:right" name="amount"
    size="8" />
</td><td style="vertical-align:top">
<input type="image" name="startdonate" style="border:none;
    display:inline"
       alt="Contribute with ActBlue"
       src="http://actblue.com/images/actblue-button.gif" />
</td></tr></table>
<input type="hidden" name="list" value="stateofillinois" />
</form>

Custom amounts contribution form

Instead of a single amount, this form allows your visitors to specify individual contribution amounts for some or all of the candidates on your fundraising page.

Richard Durbin (IL-Sen)	$
Bobby Rush (IL-01)	$
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)	$
Daniel Lipinski (IL-03)	$
Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)	$
Rahm Emanuel (IL-05)	$
Jill Morgenthaler (IL-06)	$
Danny Davis (IL-07)	$
Melissa Bean (IL-08)	$
Janice Schakowsky (IL-09)	$
Dan Seals (IL-10)	$
Debbie Halvorson (IL-11)	$
Jerry Costello (IL-12)	$
Scott Harper (IL-13)	$
Bill Foster (IL-14)	$
Robert Abboud (IL-16)	$
Phil Hare (IL-17)	$
Colleen Callahan (IL-18)	$
Daniel Davis (IL-19)	$

Again, the required HTML:

<form action="https://secure.actblue.com/donate" method="post">
  <table style="margin:5px auto">
    <tr>
      <td>Richard Durbin (IL-Sen)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_325" maxlength="8" name="recipients[325]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Bobby Rush (IL-01)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12726" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12726]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12727" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12727]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Daniel Lipinski (IL-03)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12728" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12728]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12729" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12729]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Rahm Emanuel (IL-05)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12730" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12730]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jill Morgenthaler (IL-06)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18559" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18559]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Danny Davis (IL-07)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12731" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12731]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Melissa Bean (IL-08)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12732" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12732]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Janice Schakowsky (IL-09)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12733" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12733]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Dan Seals (IL-10)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_16318" maxlength="8" name="recipients[16318]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Debbie Halvorson (IL-11)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18542" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18542]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Jerry Costello (IL-12)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12734" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12734]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Scott Harper (IL-13)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18402" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18402]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Bill Foster (IL-14)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18068" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18068]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Robert Abboud (IL-16)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18469" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18469]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Phil Hare (IL-17)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_12735" maxlength="8" name="recipients[12735]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Colleen Callahan (IL-18)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_19089" maxlength="8" name="recipients[19089]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr><tr>
      <td>Daniel Davis (IL-19)</td>
      <td>$<input id="recipients_18520" maxlength="8" name="recipients[18520]" size="6" type="text" /></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right">
<input type="image" name="startdonatecustom" style="border:none;
    display:inline"
       alt="Contribute with ActBlue"
       src="http://actblue.com/images/actblue-button.gif" />
</td></tr></table>
  <input type="hidden" name="list" value="stateofillinois" />
</form>

The gory details

You're free, of course, to change the form around and tweak the formatting and text. The only important parts are:

<form ...>
Don't mess with this line.
<input name="..." ...>
The important thing about the input boxes are the name and id fields, which can't be changed. You're free to change the size, formatting, label, etc.
<input type="hidden" name="list" ... >
Indicates that the contribution should be credited to your fundraising page. Don't adjust this line.