Bill Text: CT HB05522 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5522 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Restoring The Citizens' Election Program, Concerning The State Elections Enforcement Commission And Regarding Disclosure Of Coordinated And Independent Spending.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-12 - File Number 454 [HB05522 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05522-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 5522*
*February Session, 2018*		_____HB05522GAE___032618____

AN ACT RESTORING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM, CONCERNING THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION AND REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF COORDINATED AND INDEPENDENT SPENDING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 9-700 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

As used in [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive] this chapter and section 2 of this act:

(1) "Commission" means the State Elections Enforcement Commission.

(2) "Depository account" means the single checking account at the depository institution designated as the depository for the candidate committee's moneys in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 9-604.

(3) "District office" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.

(4) "Eligible minor party candidate" means a candidate for election to an office who is nominated by a minor party pursuant to subpart B of part III of chapter 153.

(5) "Eligible petitioning party candidate" means a candidate for election to an office pursuant to subpart C of part III of chapter 153 whose nominating petition has been approved by the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 9-453o.

(6) "Fund" means the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701, as amended by this act.

(7) "General election campaign" means (A) in the case of a candidate nominated at a primary, the period beginning on the day following the primary and ending on the date the treasurer files the final statement for such campaign pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, or (B) in the case of a candidate nominated without a primary, the period beginning on the day following the day on which the candidate is nominated and ending on the date the treasurer files the final statement for such campaign pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act.

(8) "Major party" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.

(9) "Minor party" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.

(10) "Municipal office" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.

(11) "Primary campaign" means the period beginning on the day following the close of (A) a convention held pursuant to section 9-382 for the purpose of endorsing a candidate for nomination to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State or the district office of state senator or state representative, or (B) a caucus, convention or town committee meeting held pursuant to section 9-390 for the purpose of endorsing a candidate for the municipal office of state senator or state representative, whichever is applicable, and ending on the day of a primary held for the purpose of nominating a candidate for such office.

(12) "Qualified candidate committee" means a candidate committee (A) established to aid or promote the success of any candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer, Secretary of the State, state senator or state representative, and (B) approved by the commission to receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund under section 9-706.

(13) "Qualifying contribution" means a contribution that is applied toward the amount required to receive a grant under section 9-705, as amended by this act.

(14) "Supplemental qualifying contribution" means a contribution received in order to qualify for a supplemental grant under section 2 of this act or received in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act.

Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2019) (a) (1) (A) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor who has a primary for nomination to said office may be eligible, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to receive a supplemental grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the primary campaign in addition to a grant received pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-705 of the general statutes.

(B) The amount of a supplemental grant for the primary campaign pursuant to this subdivision shall be determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, but in no case shall exceed the maximum amount provided for in this subparagraph. In the case of a primary held in 2022, the maximum amount of such supplemental grant for the primary campaign shall be seventy-five per cent of the grant for the primary campaign authorized under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-705 of the general statutes.

(2) (A) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor that received a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the general election campaign pursuant to section 9-705 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, may be eligible, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to receive a supplemental grant from the fund for the general election campaign in addition to a grant received pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-705 of the general statutes.

(B) The amount of a supplemental grant for the general election campaign pursuant to this subdivision shall be determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, but in no case shall exceed the maximum amount provided for in this subparagraph. In the case of an election held in 2022, the maximum amount of such supplemental grant for the general election campaign shall be seventy-five per cent of the applicable grant for the general election campaign authorized under section 9-705 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for such qualified candidate committee described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(b) (1) Any qualified candidate committee described in subsection (a) of this section is eligible to receive a supplemental grant for a primary campaign, if applicable, and for a general election campaign if (A) the qualified candidate committee receives supplemental qualifying contributions for a supplemental grant under section 9-704 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, (B) the qualified candidate committee returns all contributions that do not meet the criteria for supplemental qualifying contributions under section 9-704 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, (C) the participating candidate agrees to limit such candidate's qualified candidate committee's campaign expenditures in accordance with the provisions of section 9-702 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and (D) the qualified candidate committee submits an application, and the State Elections Enforcement Commission approves such application, in accordance with the provisions of this section and subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-706 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

(2) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall review each application described in subdivision (1) of this subsection in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 9-706 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. If the commission approves the application of any such qualified candidate committee described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the amount of any supplemental grant payable to such committee shall be equal to three times the amount of contributions received by such committee that qualify as supplemental qualifying contributions for a supplemental grant under section 9-704 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, but in no case shall the amount of such supplemental grant exceed the maximum amount applicable to such committee under subsection (a) of this section. The commission shall authorize the payment of such supplemental grant in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 9-706 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

Sec. 3. Section 9-702 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) There is established a Citizens' Election Program under which (1) the candidate committee of a major party candidate for nomination to the office of state senator or state representative in 2008, or thereafter, or the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer in 2010, or thereafter, may receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the candidate's primary campaign for said nomination, and (2) the candidate committee of a candidate nominated by a major party, or the candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate or an eligible petitioning party candidate, for election to the office of state senator or state representative at a special election held on or after December 31, 2006, or at a regular election held in 2008, or thereafter, or for election to the office of Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer in 2010, or thereafter, may receive a grant from the fund for the candidate's general election campaign for said office.

(b) (1) Any such candidate committee is eligible to receive such grants under sections 9-705 and 9-706, as amended by this act, for a primary campaign, if applicable, and a general election campaign if [(1)] (A) the candidate certifies as a participating candidate under section 9-703, as amended by this act, [(2)] (B) the candidate's candidate committee receives the required amount of qualifying contributions under section 9-704, as amended by this act, [(3)] (C) the candidate's candidate committee returns, or transmits to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund, all contributions that do not meet the criteria for qualifying contributions under section 9-704, as amended by this act, [(4)] (D) the candidate agrees to limit the campaign expenditures of the candidate's candidate committee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, and [(5)] (E) the candidate submits an application and the commission approves the application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-706, as amended by this act.

(2) After receiving a grant under sections 9-705 and 9-706, as amended by this act, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor may then qualify for a supplemental grant under section 2 of this act.

(c) (1) A candidate participating in the Citizens' Election Program shall limit the expenditures of the candidate's candidate committee (A) before a primary campaign and a general election campaign, to the amount of qualifying contributions permitted in section 9-704, as amended by this act, and any personal funds provided by the candidate under subsection (c) of section 9-710, as amended by this act, (B) for a primary campaign, to the sum of (i) the amount of such qualifying contributions and personal funds that have not been spent before the primary campaign, [and] (ii) the amount of the grant for the primary campaign authorized under section 9-705, as amended by this act, (iii) the amount of any supplemental grant for the primary campaign authorized under section 2 of this act, if applicable, for a candidate for the office of Governor, and (iv) the amount of any supplemental qualifying contributions under subdivision (3) of this subsection, if applicable, for a candidate for the office of Governor, and (C) for a general election campaign, to the sum of (i) the amount of such qualifying contributions and personal funds that have not been spent before the general election campaign, (ii) any unexpended funds from any grant for a primary campaign authorized under section 9-705, as amended by this act, [and] or from any supplemental grant for a primary campaign authorized under section 2 of this act, if applicable, (iii) the amount of the grant for the general election campaign authorized under section 9-705, as amended by this act, (iv) the amount of any supplemental grant for the general election campaign authorized under section 2 of this act, if applicable, for a candidate for the office of Governor, and (v) the amount of any supplemental qualifying contributions under subdivision (3) of this subsection for a candidate for the office of Governor.

(2) The candidate committee of a minor or petitioning party candidate who has received a general election campaign grant from the fund pursuant to section 9-705, as amended by this act, or an unopposed candidate who is ineligible to receive a grant pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of subsection (i) of said section, shall be permitted to receive contributions in addition to the qualifying contributions subject to the limitations and restrictions applicable to participating candidates for the same office, provided (A) such minor or petitioning party candidate shall limit the expenditures of the candidate committee for a general election campaign to the sum of (i) the qualifying contributions, [and] (ii) any personal funds, (iii) the amount of the general election campaign grant received, and (iv) the amount raised in additional contributions that is equivalent to the difference between the amount of the applicable general election campaign grant for a major party candidate for such office and the amount of the general election campaign grant received by such minor or petitioning party candidate, and (B) such unopposed candidate shall limit the expenditures of the candidate committee for a general election campaign to the sum of (i) the qualifying contributions, (ii) any personal funds, and (iii) the amount raised in additional contributions that is equivalent to thirty per cent of the applicable general election campaign grant for which such candidate committee would be eligible under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of section 9-705 if such candidate was not unopposed.

(3) After qualifying for a grant under section 9-705, as amended by this act, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor that is eligible to receive a supplemental grant under section 2 of this act, regardless of whether such candidate committee satisfies application deadlines under section 9-706, as amended by this act, may receive supplemental qualifying contributions subject to the limitations and restrictions under section 9-704, as amended by this act. The amount raised in supplemental qualifying contributions shall not exceed an amount that is equivalent to one-third of the maximum amount of the applicable grant for which such qualified candidate committee would be eligible if such qualified candidate committee received the maximum grant amount under section 2 of this act.

(d) For the purposes of this chapter and section 2 of this act, if a qualified candidate committee receives a grant for a primary campaign and has qualifying contributions that have not been spent before the primary campaign, no expenditures by such committee during the primary campaign shall be deemed to have been made from such qualifying contributions until the primary campaign grant funds have been fully spent.

(e) [No] Any grants or moneys paid to a qualified candidate committee from the Citizens' Election Fund under this chapter or section 2 of this act shall not be deemed to be public funds under any other provision of the general statutes or any public or special act unless specifically stated by such provision.

Sec. 4. Section 9-704 of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund under section 9-705, as amended by this act, shall be:

(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, of which two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or more is contributed by individuals residing in the state, except that in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection [(b)] (c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (iii) any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions received by (i) an exploratory committee established by said candidate, or (ii) an exploratory committee or candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to be jointly campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (d) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded upward.

(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, of which sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars or more is contributed by individuals residing in the state, except that in the case of a primary or election for Lieutenant Governor held in 2022, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection [(b)] (c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (iii) any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (d) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded upward.

(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of subsection [(b)] (c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) before December 1, 2017, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (iii) any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is five dollars or more, and (C) all contributions received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection [(c)] (d) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded upward.

(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of subsection [(b)] (c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) before December 1, 2017, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (iii) any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection [(c)] (d) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded upward.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate for such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4), as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the applicable provisions of subsection [(b)] (c) of this section, and (B) the number of contributions required from individuals residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4).

(b) The maximum amount of contributions that a qualified candidate committee described in section 2 of this act may receive as supplemental qualifying contributions in order to be eligible for a supplemental grant from the Citizens' Election Fund under said section shall be:

(1) In the case of a qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor who has a primary campaign for nomination to said office, contributions from individuals in an aggregate amount not to exceed one-third of the maximum amount of the supplemental grant for a primary campaign under subsection (a) of section 2 of this act, of which seventy-five per cent or more of the aggregate amount is contributed by individuals residing in the state. The qualified candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual that exceeds one hundred dollars, and such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating such amounts.

(2) In the case of a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for election to the office of Governor, contributions from individuals in an aggregate amount not to exceed one-third of the maximum amount of the supplemental grant for a general election campaign under subsection (a) of section 2 of this act, of which seventy-five per cent or more of the aggregate amount is contributed by individuals residing in the state. The qualified candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual that exceeds one hundred dollars, and such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating such amounts.

[(b)] (c) (1) For elections for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor held in 2022, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.

(2) For elections for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.

(3) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 2018, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.

[(c)] (d) (1) For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2022, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.

(2) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 2020, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2020, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.

[(d)] (e) Each individual who makes a contribution of more than fifty dollars to a candidate committee established to aid or promote the success of a participating candidate for nomination or election shall include with the contribution a certification that contains the same information described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9-608, as amended by this act, and shall follow the same procedure prescribed in said subsection.

[(e)] (f) The following shall not be deemed to be qualifying contributions under subsection (a) of this section or supplemental qualifying contributions under subsection (b) of this section and shall be returned by the treasurer of the candidate committee to the contributor or transmitted to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund:

(1) A contribution from a principal of a state contractor or prospective state contractor;

(2) A contribution of less than five dollars, and a contribution of five dollars or more from an individual who does not provide the full name and complete address of the individual;

(3) A contribution under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section, or under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section, from an individual who does not reside in the state, in excess of the applicable limit on contributions from out-of-state individuals in subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, of this section; and

(4) A contribution made by a youth who is less than twelve years of age.

[(f) After] (g) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, after a candidate committee receives the applicable aggregate amount of qualifying contributions under subsection (a) of this section or supplemental qualifying contributions under subsection (b) of this section, the candidate committee shall transmit any additional contributions that it receives to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund.

(2) If a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor is eligible for a supplemental grant under section 2 of this act, the qualified candidate committee may use excess qualifying contributions, the aggregate amount of which shall be not more than twenty per cent of the applicable aggregate amount of qualifying contributions under subsection (a) of this section, as supplemental qualifying contributions under subsection (b) of this section. If a qualified candidate committee for the office of Governor is eligible for a supplemental grant for a primary campaign under section 2 of this act, the qualified candidate committee may use excess supplemental qualifying contributions, the aggregate amount of which shall be not more than twenty per cent of the applicable aggregate amount of supplemental qualifying contributions for a primary campaign grant, as supplemental qualifying contributions for a supplemental grant for the general election campaign under section 2 of this act.

[(g)] (h) As used in this section, "principal of a state contractor or prospective state contractor" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (g) of section 9-612, and "individual" shall include sole proprietorships.

Sec. 5. Subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (i) of section 9-705 of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710;

(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, or does not expend the entire supplemental grant for the primary campaign authorized under section 2 of this act, if applicable, the amount of the grant for the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of any such unexpended [primary campaign] grant for the primary campaign, supplemental grant for the primary campaign and moneys;

(3) (A) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not have [any] an opponent in the general election campaign, [the amount of the] such candidate shall be ineligible to receive a general election campaign grant. [for which the qualified candidate committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section.] For the purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall be deemed to have an opponent if [(A)] (i) a major party has properly endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the Secretary of the State within the time specified in [section 9-391 or 9-400, as applicable, (B)] chapter 153, (ii) any candidate of any other major party has received not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or [(C)] (iii) any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination and has either qualified for the primary or been deemed the party's nominee;

(B) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election and who was previously deemed to not have an opponent under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision is subsequently deemed to have an opponent in the general election campaign, the qualified candidate committee of such candidate shall be eligible to receive a general election campaign grant under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section, and the amount of such grant shall be reduced by the amount of any additional contributions raised pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act, during the period when such candidate was deemed to not have an opponent;

Sec. 6. Subsections (b) to (g), inclusive, of section 9-706 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(b) The application shall include a written certification that:

(1) The candidate committee has received the required amount of qualifying contributions;

(2) The candidate committee has repaid all moneys borrowed on behalf of the campaign, as required by subsection (b) of section 9-710;

(3) The candidate committee has returned any contribution of five dollars or more from an individual who does not include the individual's name and address with the contribution;

(4) [The] Except as provided in subsection (e) of section 9-704, as amended by this act, the candidate committee has returned all contributions or portions of contributions that do not meet the criteria for qualifying contributions under section 9-704, as amended by this act, and transmitted all excess qualifying contributions and supplemental qualifying contributions to the Citizens' Election Fund;

(5) The treasurer of the candidate committee will: (A) Comply with the provisions of chapter 155 and this chapter, and (B) maintain and furnish all records required pursuant to chapter 155 and this chapter and any regulation adopted pursuant to such chapters;

(6) All moneys received from the Citizens' Election Fund will be deposited upon receipt into the depository account of the candidate committee;

(7) The treasurer of the candidate committee will expend all moneys received from the fund in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of section 9-607 and regulations adopted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission under subsection (e) of this section;

(8) If the candidate withdraws from the campaign, becomes ineligible or dies during the campaign, the candidate committee of the candidate will return to the commission, for deposit in the fund, all moneys received from the fund pursuant to [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, which] this chapter and section 2 of this act that said candidate committee has not spent as of the date of such occurrence;

(9) All outstanding civil penalties or forfeitures assessed pursuant to chapters 155 to 157, inclusive, against the current or any former committee of the candidate have been paid, provided (A) in the case of any candidate seeking nomination for or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, any such penalty or forfeiture was assessed not later than twenty-four months prior to the submission of an application pursuant to this section; or (B) in the case of any candidate seeking nomination for or election to the office of state senator or state representative, any such penalty or forfeiture was assessed not later than twelve months prior to the submission of an application pursuant to this section;

(10) The treasurer has paid any civil penalties or forfeitures assessed pursuant to chapters 155 to 157, inclusive, and has not been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, any (A) felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, embezzlement or bribery, or (B) criminal offense under this title, unless at least eight years have elapsed from the date of the conviction or plea or the completion of any sentence, whichever date is later, without a subsequent conviction of or plea to another such felony or offense;

(11) The candidate has not been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, a criminal offense under this title unless at least eight years have elapsed from the date of the conviction or plea or the completion of any sentence, whichever date is later, without a subsequent conviction of or plea to another such offense; and

(12) The candidate has never been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, a felony related to the individual's public office, other than a criminal offense under this title in accordance with subdivision (11) of this subsection.

(c) The application shall be accompanied by a cumulative itemized accounting of all funds received, expenditures made and expenses incurred but not yet paid by the candidate committee as of three days preceding the day the application is filed. Such accounting shall be sworn to under penalty of false statement by the treasurer of the candidate committee. The commission shall prescribe the form of the application and the cumulative itemized accounting. The form for such accounting shall conform to the requirements of section 9-608, as amended by this act. Both the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate committee shall sign the application.

(d) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of this section, the commission shall review the application, determine whether (1) the candidate committee for the applicant has received the required qualifying contributions, (2) in the case of an application for a grant from the fund for a primary campaign, the applicant has met the applicable condition under subsection (a) of this section for applying for such grant and complied with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, (3) in the case of an application for a grant from the fund for a general election campaign, the applicant has met the applicable condition under subsection (a) of this section for applying for such moneys and complied with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and (4) in the case of an application by a minor party or petitioning party candidate for a grant from the fund for a general election campaign, the applicant qualifies as an eligible minor party candidate or an eligible petitioning party candidate, whichever is applicable. If the commission approves an application, the commission shall determine the amount of the grant payable to the candidate committee for the applicant pursuant to section 9-705, as amended by this act, or section 2 of this act, from the fund, and notify the State Comptroller and the candidate of such candidate committee, of such amount. If the timing of the commission's approval of the grant in relation to the Secretary of the State's determination of ballot status is such that the commission cannot determine whether the qualified candidate committee is entitled to the applicable full initial grant for the primary or election or the applicable partial grant for the primary or election, as the case may be, the commission shall approve the lesser applicable partial initial grant. The commission shall then authorize the payment of the remaining portion of the applicable grant after the commission has knowledge of the circumstances regarding the ballot status of the opposing candidates in such primary or election. Not later than two business days following notification by the commission, the State Comptroller shall draw an order on the State Treasurer for payment of any such approved amount to the qualified candidate committee from the fund.

(e) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, on permissible expenditures under subsection (g) of section 9-607 for qualified candidate committees receiving grants from the fund [under sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive] pursuant to this chapter and section 2 of this act.

(f) If a nominated participating candidate dies, withdraws the candidate's candidacy or becomes disqualified to hold the office for which the candidate has been nominated after the commission approves the candidate's application for a grant under this section, the candidate committee of the candidate who is nominated to replace said candidate pursuant to section 9-460 shall be eligible to receive grants from the fund without complying with the provisions of section 9-704, as amended by this act, if said replacement candidate files an affidavit under section 9-703, as amended by this act, certifying the candidate's intent to abide by the expenditure limits set forth in subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act, and notifies the commission on a form prescribed by the commission.

(g) (1) Any application submitted pursuant to this section for a grant for the primary or general election campaign under section 9-705, as amended by this act, or a supplemental grant for the primary or general election campaign under section 2 of this act, shall be submitted in accordance with the following schedule: (A) By five o'clock p.m. on the third Wednesday in May of the year that the primary or election will be held at which such participating candidate will seek nomination or election, or (B) by five o'clock p.m. on any subsequent Wednesday of such year, provided no application shall be accepted by the commission after five o'clock p.m. on or after the fourth to last Friday prior to the primary or election at which such participating candidate will seek nomination or election. Not later than five business days following any such Wednesday or Friday, as applicable, for participating candidates seeking nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, or ten business days following any such Wednesday or Friday, as applicable, for participating candidates seeking nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State or, in the event of a national, regional or local emergency or local natural disaster, as soon thereafter as is practicable, the commission shall review any application received by such Wednesday or Friday, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, and determine whether such application shall be approved or disapproved. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if an application for a grant for the general election [grant] campaign under section 9-705, as amended by this act, or a supplemental grant for the general election campaign under section 2 of this act, is received during the period beginning at five o'clock p.m. on the Wednesday of the week preceding the week of the last primary application deadline and ending five o'clock p.m. on the last primary application deadline, as set forth in this subsection, the commission shall review such application in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and determine whether it shall be approved or disapproved not later than five business days or ten business days, as applicable, after the first application deadline following the last primary application deadline. For any such application that is approved, any disbursement of funds by the commission shall be made not later than twelve business days prior to any such primary or general election. From the third week of June in even-numbered years until the third week in July, the commission shall meet twice weekly to determine whether or not to approve applications for grants if there are pending grant applications.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, no application for a special election shall be accepted by the commission after five o'clock p.m. on or after ten business days prior to the special election at which such participating candidate will seek election. Not later than three business days following such deadline, or, in the event of a national, regional or local emergency or local natural disaster, as soon thereafter as practicable, the commission shall review any such application received by such deadline, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, and determine whether such application shall be approved or disapproved. For any such application that is approved, any disbursement of funds by the commission shall be made not later than seven business days prior to any such special election.

(3) The commission shall publish such application review schedules and meeting schedules on the commission's web site and with the Secretary of the State.

Sec. 7. Section 9-701 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

There is established the "Citizens' Election Fund", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The fund may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. The State Treasurer shall administer the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for the purposes of [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive] this chapter and section 2 of this act.

Sec. 8. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 9-703 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(b) A candidate who so certifies the candidate's intent to abide by the expenditure limits under the Citizens' Election Program set forth in subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act, shall be referred to in [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive,] this chapter and section 2 of this act as a "participating candidate", and a candidate who so certifies the candidate's intent to not abide by said limits shall be referred to in [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive,] this chapter and section 2 of this act as a "nonparticipating candidate". The commission shall prepare a list of the participating candidates and a list of the nonparticipating candidates and shall make such lists available for public inspection.

(c) A participating candidate may withdraw from participation in the Citizens' Election Program before applying for an initial grant under section 9-706, as amended by this act, by filing an affidavit with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which includes a written certification of such withdrawal. A candidate who files such an affidavit shall be deemed to be a nonparticipating candidate for the purposes of [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive,] this chapter and section 2 of this act and shall not be penalized for such withdrawal. No participating candidate shall withdraw from participation in the Citizens' Election Program after applying for an initial grant under section 9-706, as amended by this act.

Sec. 9. Section 9-707 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

Following the initial deposit of moneys from the Citizens' Election Fund into the depository account of a qualified candidate committee, no contribution, loan, amount of the candidate's own moneys or any other moneys received by the candidate or the treasurer on behalf of the committee shall be deposited into said depository account, except (1) grants under section 9-705, as amended by this act, and supplemental grants under section 2 of this act from the fund, [and] (2) any supplemental qualifying contributions received in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 9-704, as amended by this act, or the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act, and (3) reimbursement from another candidate committee for shared expenses [as provided] pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-610.

Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 9-711 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) If an expenditure in excess of the applicable expenditure limit set forth in subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act, is made or incurred by a qualified candidate committee that receives a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to section 9-706, as amended by this act, (1) the candidate and treasurer of said committee shall be jointly and severally liable for paying for the excess expenditure, (2) the committee shall not receive any additional grants or moneys from the fund for the remainder of the election cycle if the State Elections Enforcement Commission determines that the candidate or treasurer of said committee had knowledge of the excess expenditure, (3) the treasurer shall be subject to penalties under section 9-7b, and (4) the candidate of said candidate committee shall be deemed to be a nonparticipating candidate for the purposes of [sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive,] this chapter and section 2 of this act if the commission determines that the candidate or treasurer of said committee had knowledge of the excess expenditure. The commission may waive the provisions of this subsection upon determining that an excess expenditure is de minimis. The commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing standards for making such determinations. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to, a finding by the commission that the candidate or treasurer has, from the candidate's or treasurer's personal funds, either paid the excess expenditure or reimbursed the qualified candidate committee for its payment of the excess expenditure.

Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 9-712 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(b) (1) As used in this section, "excess expenditure" means an expenditure made, or obligated to be made, by a nonparticipating or a participating candidate who is opposed by one or more other participating candidates in a primary campaign or a general election campaign, which is in excess of the amount of the applicable limit on expenditures for said participating candidates for said campaign [and which is the sum of (A) the applicable qualifying contributions that the participating candidate is required to receive under section 9-704 to be eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund, and (B) one hundred per cent of the applicable full grant amount for a major party candidate authorized under section 9-705 for the applicable campaign period] as set forth in subsection (c) of section 9-702, as amended by this act.

(2) The commission shall confirm whether an expenditure described in a declaration filed under this subsection is an excess expenditure.

Sec. 12. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-716 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) Not later than June 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall issue a report on the status of the Citizens' Election Fund during the previous calendar year. Such report shall include the amount of moneys deposited in the fund, the sources of moneys received by category, the number of contributions, the number of contributors, the amount of moneys expended by category, the recipients of moneys distributed from the fund and an accounting of the costs incurred by the commission in administering the provisions of this chapter and section 2 of this act.

(b) Not later than January first in any year in which a state election is to be held, the commission shall determine whether the amount of moneys in the fund is sufficient to carry out the purposes of this chapter and section 2 of this act. The commission shall issue a report on said determination.

Sec. 13. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-601a of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) As used in this chapter, [and] chapter 157 and section 2 of this act, "contribution" means:

(1) Any gift, subscription, loan, advance, payment or deposit of money or anything of value, made (A) to promote, attack, support or oppose the success or defeat of any [candidate] person seeking (i) the nomination for election, or (ii) election, or (B) for the purpose of aiding or promoting (i) the success or defeat of any referendum question, or (ii) the success or defeat of any political party;

(2) A written contract, promise or agreement to make a contribution for any such purpose;

(3) The payment by any person, other than a candidate or treasurer, of compensation for the personal services of any other person which are rendered without charge to a committee or candidate for any such purpose;

(4) An expenditure that is not an independent expenditure; or

(5) Funds received by a committee which are transferred from another committee or other source for any such purpose.

(b) As used in this chapter, [and] chapter 157 and section 2 of this act, "contribution" does not mean:

(1) A loan of money made in the ordinary course of business by a national or state bank;

(2) Any communication made by a corporation, organization or association solely to its members, owners, stockholders, executive or administrative personnel, or their families;

(3) Nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns by any corporation, organization or association aimed at its members, owners, stockholders, executive or administrative personnel, or their families;

(4) Uncompensated services provided by individuals volunteering their time on behalf of a party committee, political committee, slate committee or candidate committee, including any services provided for the benefit of nonparticipating and participating candidates under the Citizens' Election Program and any unreimbursed travel expenses made by an individual who volunteers the individual's personal services to any such committee. For purposes of this subdivision, an individual is a volunteer if such individual is not receiving compensation for such services regardless of whether such individual received compensation in the past or may receive compensation for similar services that may be performed in the future;

(5) The use of real or personal property, a portion or all of the cost of invitations and the cost of food or beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate, including a nonparticipating or participating candidate under the Citizens' Election Program, or to a party, political or slate committee, in rendering voluntary personal services at the individual's residential premises or a community room in the individual's residence facility, to the extent that the cumulative value of the invitations, food or beverages provided by an individual on behalf of any candidate or committee does not exceed four hundred dollars with respect to any single event or does not exceed eight hundred dollars for any such event hosted by two or more individuals, provided at least one such individual owns or resides at the residential premises, and further provided the cumulative value of the invitations, food or beverages provided by an individual on behalf of any such candidate or committee does not exceed eight hundred dollars with respect to a calendar year or single election, as the case may be;

(6) The sale of food or beverage for use by a party, political, slate or candidate committee, including those for a participating or nonparticipating candidate, at a discount, if the charge is not less than the cost to the vendor, to the extent that the cumulative value of the discount given to or on behalf of any single candidate committee does not exceed four hundred dollars with respect to any single primary or election, or to or on behalf of any party, political or slate committee, does not exceed six hundred dollars in a calendar year;

(7) The display of a lawn sign by a human being or on real property;

(8) The payment, by a party committee or slate committee of the costs of preparation, display, mailing or other distribution incurred by the committee or individual with respect to any printed slate card, sample ballot or other printed list containing the names of three or more candidates;

(9) The donation of any item of personal property by an individual to a committee for a fund-raising affair, including a tag sale or auction, or the purchase by an individual of any such item at such an affair, to the extent that the cumulative value donated or purchased does not exceed one hundred dollars;

(10) (A) The purchase of advertising space which clearly identifies the purchaser, in a program for a fund-raising affair sponsored by the candidate committee of a candidate for an office of a municipality, provided the cumulative purchase of such space does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars from any single such candidate or the candidate's committee with respect to any single election campaign if the purchaser is a business entity or fifty dollars for purchases by any other person;

(B) The purchase of advertising space which clearly identifies the purchaser, in a program for a fund-raising affair or on signs at a fund-raising affair sponsored by a party committee or a political committee, other than an exploratory committee, provided the cumulative purchase of such space does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars from any single party committee or a political committee, other than an exploratory committee, in any calendar year if the purchaser is a business entity or fifty dollars for purchases by any other person. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subparagraph, the following may not purchase advertising space in a program for a fund-raising affair or on signs at a fund-raising affair sponsored by a party committee or a political committee, other than an exploratory committee: (i) A communicator lobbyist, (ii) a member of the immediate family of a communicator lobbyist, (iii) a state contractor, (iv) a prospective state contractor, or (v) a principal of a state contractor or prospective state contractor. As used in this subparagraph, "state contractor", "prospective state contractor" and "principal of a state contractor or prospective state contractor" have the same meanings as provided in subsection (f) of section 9-612;

(11) The payment of money by a candidate to the candidate's candidate committee, provided the committee is for a nonparticipating candidate;

(12) The donation of goods or services by a business entity to a committee for a fund-raising affair, including a tag sale or auction, to the extent that the cumulative value donated does not exceed two hundred dollars;

(13) The advance of a security deposit by an individual to a telephone company, as defined in section 16-1, for telecommunications service for a committee or to another utility company, such as an electric distribution company, provided the security deposit is refunded to the individual;

(14) The provision of facilities, equipment, technical and managerial support, and broadcast time by a community antenna television company, as defined in section 16-1, for community access programming pursuant to section 16-331a, unless (A) the major purpose of providing such facilities, equipment, support and time is to influence the nomination or election of a candidate, or (B) such facilities, equipment, support and time are provided on behalf of a political party;

(15) The sale of food or beverage by a town committee to an individual at a town fair, county fair, local festival or similar mass gathering held within the state, to the extent that the cumulative payment made by any one individual for such items does not exceed fifty dollars;

(16) An organization expenditure by a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee;

(17) The donation of food or beverage by an individual for consumption at a slate, candidate, political committee or party committee meeting, event or activity that is not a fund-raising affair to the extent that the cumulative value of the food or beverages donated by an individual for a single meeting or event does not exceed fifty dollars;

(18) The value associated with the de minimis activity on behalf of a party committee, political committee, slate committee or candidate committee, including for activities including, but not limited to, (A) the creation of electronic or written communications or digital photos or video as part of an electronic file created on a voluntary basis without compensation, including, but not limited to, the creation and ongoing content development and delivery of social media on the Internet or telephone, including, but not limited to, the sending or receiving of electronic mail or messages, (B) the posting or display of a candidate's name or group of candidates' names at a town fair, county fair, local festival or similar mass gathering by a party committee, (C) the use of personal property or a service that is customarily attendant to the occupancy of a residential dwelling, or the donation of an item or items of personal property that are customarily used for campaign purposes, by an individual, to a candidate committee, provided the cumulative fair market value of such use of personal property or service or items of personal property does not exceed one hundred dollars in the aggregate for any single election or calendar year, as the case may be;

(19) The use of offices, telephones, computers and similar equipment provided by a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee that serve as headquarters for or are used by such party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee;

(20) A communication, as described in subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of section 9-601b, as amended by this act;

(21) An independent expenditure, as defined in section 9-601c, as amended by this act;

(22) A communication containing an endorsement on behalf of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, Attorney General, state senator or state representative, from a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, Attorney General, state senator or state representative, provided the candidate (A) making the endorsement is unopposed at the time of the communication, and (B) being endorsed paid for such communication;

(23) A communication that is sent by mail to addresses in the district for which a candidate being endorsed by another candidate pursuant to this subdivision is seeking nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, containing an endorsement on behalf of such candidate for such nomination or election from a candidate for the office of state senator or state representative, provided the candidate (A) making the endorsement is not seeking election to the office of state senator or state representative for a district that contains any geographical area shared by the district for the office to which the endorsed candidate is seeking nomination or election, and (B) being endorsed paid for such communication; or

(24) Campaign training events provided to multiple individuals by a legislative caucus committee and any associated materials, provided the cumulative value of such events and materials does not exceed six thousand dollars in the aggregate for a calendar year.

Sec. 14. Subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 9-718 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, [no] a town committee [, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee] shall not make an organization expenditure for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state senator in an amount that exceeds ten thousand dollars for the general election campaign.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a state central committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall not make an organization expenditure for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state senator in an amount that exceeds one-fourth of the applicable full grant amount for a major party candidate authorized under section 9-705, as amended by this act, for the applicable campaign period.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [no] a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall not make an organization expenditure for the purposes described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (25) of section 9-601 for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state senator for the primary campaign.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, [no] a town committee [, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee] shall not make an organization expenditure for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state representative in an amount that exceeds three thousand five hundred dollars for the general election campaign.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a state central committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall not make an organization expenditure for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state representative in an amount that exceeds one-fourth of the applicable full grant amount for a major party candidate authorized under section 9-705, as amended by this act, for the applicable campaign period.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [no] a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall not make an organization expenditure for the purposes described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (25) of section 9-601 for the benefit of a participating candidate or the candidate committee of a participating candidate in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of state representative for the primary campaign.

Sec. 15. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-7a of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(2) On and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2018, members shall be appointed for terms of three years from July first in the year of their appointment and shall be appointed by the person holding the same office as was held by the person making the original appointment, provided any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she shall succeed. [On and after July 1, 2011, no] On and after July 1, 2018, any member may serve more than two consecutive terms, [except that] and any member serving on said date [,] may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. All appointments shall be made with the consent of the state Senate and House of Representatives. No person who has served during any part of the three-year period prior to the appointment as a political party officer, shall be appointed to membership on the commission. For purposes of this subsection, "political party officer" means an officer of a national committee of a political party, state central or town committee. The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson and another member to serve as vice-chairperson. Each member of the commission shall be compensated at the rate of two hundred dollars per day for any day on which he participates in a regular commission meeting or hearing, and shall be paid by the state for his reasonable expenses, including necessary stenographic and clerical help.

Sec. 16. Subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 9-7a of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(g) (1) In the case of a written complaint filed with the commission pursuant to section 9-7b, [commission staff shall conduct and complete a preliminary examination of such complaint by the fourteenth day following its receipt, at which time such staff shall, at its discretion, (A) dismiss the complaint for failure to allege any substantial violation of state election law supported by evidence, (B) engage the respondent in discussions in an effort to speedily resolve any matter pertaining to a de minimis violation, or (C) investigate and docket the complaint for a determination by the commission that probable cause or no probable cause exists for any such violation. If commission staff dismisses a complaint pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, such staff shall provide a brief written statement concisely setting forth the reasons for such dismissal. If commission staff engages a respondent pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision but is unable to speedily resolve any such matter described in said subparagraph by the forty-fifth day following receipt of the complaint, such staff shall docket such complaint for a determination by the commission that probable cause or no probable cause exists for any violation of state election law. If] the commission does not, by the sixtieth day following receipt of the complaint, either issue a decision or render its determination that probable cause or no probable cause exists for any violation of state election laws, the complainant or respondent may apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for an order to show cause why the commission has not acted upon the complaint and to provide evidence that the commission has unreasonably delayed action. [For any complaint received on or after January 1, 2018, if the commission does not, by one year following receipt of such complaint, issue a decision thereon, the commission shall dismiss such complaint, provided the length of time of any delay caused by (i) the commission or commission staff granting any extension or continuance to a respondent prior to the issuance of any such decision, (ii) any subpoena issued in connection with such complaint, (iii) any litigation in state or federal court related to such complaint, or (iv) any investigation by, or consultation of the commission or commission staff with, the Chief State's Attorney, the Attorney General, the United States Department of Justice or the United States Attorney for Connecticut related to such complaint, shall be added to such one year.]

Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 9-601a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, "contribution" means:

(2) A written contract, promise or agreement to make a contribution for any such purpose;

(4) An expenditure that is not an independent expenditure; or

(5) Funds received by a committee which are transferred from another committee or other source for any such purpose.

Sec. 18. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-601b of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, [the term] "expenditure" means:

(1) Any purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value, when made (A) to promote, attack, support or oppose the success or defeat of any [candidate] person seeking (i) the nomination for election, or (ii) election, [of any person] or (B) for the purpose of aiding or promoting (i) the success or defeat of any referendum question, or (ii) the success or defeat of any political party;

(2) Any communication that (A) refers to one or more clearly identified candidates, and (B) (i) is broadcast (I) by radio, television, other than on a public access channel, [or by] satellite communication or via the Internet, or (II) as a paid-for telephone communication, or (ii) appears in a newspaper, magazine or on a billboard, or (iii) is sent by mail; or

(3) The transfer of funds by a committee to another committee.

(b) [The term "expenditure"] "Expenditure" does not mean:

(1) A loan of money, made in the ordinary course of business, by a state or national bank;

(2) A communication made by any corporation, organization or association solely to its members, owners, stockholders, executive or administrative personnel, or their families;

(5) Any news story, commentary or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine or other periodical, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, committee or candidate;

(6) The use of real or personal property, a portion or all of the cost of invitations and the cost of food or beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate, including a nonparticipating or participating candidate under the Citizens' Election Program, or to a party, political or slate committee, in rendering voluntary personal services at the individual's residential premises or a community room in the individual's residence facility, to the extent that the cumulative value of the invitations, food or beverages provided by an individual on behalf of any candidate or committee does not exceed four hundred dollars with respect to any single event or does not exceed eight hundred dollars for any such event hosted by two or more individuals, provided at least one such individual owns or resides at the residential premises, and further provided the cumulative value of the invitations, food or beverages provided by an individual on behalf of any such candidate or committee does not exceed eight hundred dollars with respect to a calendar year or single election, as the case may be;

(7) A communication described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, which communication is not made to promote, attack, support or oppose the nomination or election of any person, that includes speech or expression [made] (A) made prior to the ninety-day period preceding the date of a primary or an election at which the clearly identified candidate or candidates are seeking nomination to public office or position, [that is] including a communication made for the purpose of influencing any legislative or administrative action, as defined in section 1-91, or executive action, [or] (B) made during a legislative session for the purpose of influencing legislative action, or (C) that constitutes a candidate debate or that solely promotes any such debate and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate;

(8) An organization expenditure by a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee;

(9) A commercial advertisement that refers to an owner, director or officer of a business entity who is also a candidate, [and that] which commercial advertisement had previously been broadcast or appeared when the owner, director or officer was not a candidate;

(10) A communication containing an endorsement on behalf of a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, Attorney General, state senator or state representative, from a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, Attorney General, state senator or state representative, shall not be an expenditure attributable to the endorsing candidate, if the candidate making the endorsement is unopposed at the time of the communication;

(11) A communication that is sent by mail to addresses in the district for which a candidate being endorsed by another candidate pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision is seeking nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, containing an endorsement on behalf of such candidate for such nomination or election, from a candidate for the office of state senator or state representative, shall not be an expenditure attributable to the endorsing candidate, if the candidate making the endorsement is not seeking election to the office of state senator or state representative for a district that contains any geographical area shared by the district for the office to which the endorsed candidate is seeking nomination or election;

(12) Campaign training events provided to multiple individuals by a legislative caucus committee and any associated materials, provided the cumulative value of such events and materials does not exceed six thousand dollars in the aggregate for a calendar year;

(13) A lawful communication by any charitable organization which is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended;

(14) The use of offices, telephones, computers and similar equipment provided by a party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee that serve as headquarters for or are used by such party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee; or

(15) An expense or expenses incurred by a human being acting alone in an amount that is two hundred dollars or less, in the aggregate, that benefits a candidate for a single election.

Sec. 19. Section 9-601c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(a) (1) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, [the term] "independent expenditure" means an expenditure, as defined in section 9-601b, as amended by this act, that is made entirely without the consent, coordination, or consultation of [,] a candidate, or any agent of [the] such candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a payment shall not be considered to be made by a person with the consent, coordination or consultation of, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee solely on the grounds that such person or the agent of such person engaged in discussion with such candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee, regarding such person's position on a legislative or policy matter, including urging the candidate or committee to adopt such person's position, provided any such discussion between such person and such candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee, shall not regard the campaign advertising, message, strategy, policy, polling, fund-raising, campaign operations or allocation of resources of such candidate, committee or person.

(b) As used in this section, (1) "candidate" includes any person who, during an election cycle, becomes a candidate later in such election cycle and benefits from any expenditure, (2) "election cycle" means, with respect to an office to which a person seeks nomination or election, the period beginning the day after a regular election for such office and ending the day of the next regular election for such office, and (3) "member of the family" means (A) the spouse of the candidate, (B) any sibling, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt or uncle of the candidate, (C) any sibling, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt or uncle of the spouse of the candidate, or (D) the spouse of any child of any such individual described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of this subdivision.

(1) Any person directly or indirectly formed, controlled or established in an election cycle or the immediately preceding election cycle by, at the request or suggestion of, or with the encouragement or approval of, such candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee;

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any person on whose behalf during an election cycle such candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee, solicits funds or engages in fund-raising activity, including by providing to such person the name of any potential donor or other list to be used by such person in engaging in fund-raising activity, regardless of whether such person pays fair market value for any such name or list. Such person shall not be considered a coordinated spender under this subdivision if any funds raised by such candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee, are (A) segregated from all other accounts controlled by such person, and (B) not used to make (i) independent expenditures that benefit such candidate or committee, or (ii) contributions or covered transfers to another person who later in such election cycle makes independent expenditures, contributions or covered transfers that benefit such candidate or committee;

(3) Any person established, directed or managed by another person who during an election cycle (A) served in such election cycle as a political, media or fund-raising advisor or consultant for such candidate or committee, or for any entity controlled by such candidate or committee, or (B) held in such election cycle a formal position with a title for such candidate or committee;

(4) Any person who is a member of the family of such candidate or who is established, directed or managed by any member of the family of such candidate; or

(5) Any person, or any officer or agent of such person, who has had more than incidental discussion with a member of the family of such candidate regarding campaign advertising, message, strategy, policy, polling, fund-raising, campaign operations or allocation of resources of such candidate, committee or person.

(d) Any expenditure made by a coordinated spender, as described in subsection (c) of this section, shall be deemed to have been made with the consent, coordination or consultation of, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee, or any agent of such candidate or committee.

[(b)] (e) When the State Elections Enforcement Commission evaluates an expenditure, other than an expenditure described in subsection (d) of this section, to determine whether such expenditure is an independent expenditure, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the following expenditures are not independent expenditures:

(1) An expenditure made by a person [in cooperation, consultation or in concert with, at the request, suggestion or direction of, or] pursuant to a general or [particular] tacit understanding with (A) a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or (B) a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee;

(2) An expenditure made by a person for the production, dissemination, distribution or publication, in whole or in substantial part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic or other form of political advertising or campaign communication prepared by (A) a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or (B) a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee;

(3) An expenditure made by a person based on information about a candidate's, political committee's [,] or party committee's plans, projects or needs, provided by (A) a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or (B) a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, with the intent that such expenditure be made;

(4) An expenditure made by an individual who [, in the same] during an election cycle [,] is serving or has served in such election cycle (A) as the campaign chairperson, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a candidate committee, political committee or party committee benefiting from such expenditure, or (B) in any other executive or policymaking position, including as a member, employee, fundraiser, consultant or other agent, of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee;

(5) An expenditure made by a person or an entity on or after January first in the year of an election in which a candidate is seeking public office that benefits such candidate when such person or entity has hired an individual as an employee or consultant and such individual was an employee of or consultant to such candidate, such candidate's candidate committee or such candidate's opponent's candidate committee during [any part of the eighteen-month period preceding such expenditure] an election cycle or the immediately preceding election cycle;

(6) An expenditure made by a person for fundraising activities (A) for a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or (B) for the solicitation or receipt of contributions on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee;

(7) An expenditure made by a person based on information about a candidate's campaign plans, projects or needs, that is directly or indirectly provided by a candidate, the candidate's candidate committee, a political committee or a party committee, or a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of such candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, to the person making the expenditure or such person's agent, with an express or tacit understanding that such person is considering making the expenditure;

(8) An expenditure made by a person for a communication that clearly identifies a candidate during an election campaign, if the person making the expenditure, or such person's agent, has informed the candidate who benefits from the expenditure, [that] such candidate's candidate committee, a political committee or a party committee, or a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of the benefiting candidate or candidate committee, political committee, or party committee, concerning the communication's contents, or of the intended audience, timing, location or mode or frequency of dissemination. [As used in] For the purposes of this subdivision, a communication clearly identifies a candidate when that communication contains the name, nickname, initials, photograph or drawing of the candidate or an unambiguous reference to [that] such candidate, which includes, but is not limited to, a reference that can only mean [that] such candidate; [and]

(9) An expenditure made by a person or an entity for consultant or creative services, including, but not limited to, services related to communications strategy or design or campaign strategy or to engage a campaign-related vendor, to be used to promote or oppose a candidate's election to office if the provider of such services is providing or has provided consultant or creative services to such candidate, such candidate's candidate committee or an agent of such candidate committee, or to any opposing candidate's candidate committee or an agent of such opposing candidate's candidate committee after January first of the year in which the expenditure occurs. For the purposes of this subdivision, communications strategy or design does not include the costs of printing or costs for the use of a medium for the purpose of communications. For the purposes of this subdivision, campaign-related vendor includes, but is not limited to, a vendor that provides any of the following services: Polling, mail design, mail strategy, political strategy, general campaign advice or telephone banking; [.] and

(10) An expenditure made by any person directly or indirectly formed, controlled or established in an election cycle or the immediately preceding election cycle by, at the request or suggestion of, or with the encouragement of, another person deemed to be a coordinated spender, or any agent of such coordinated spender, including with the express or tacit approval of any such coordinated spender or agent.

[(c) When the State Elections Enforcement Commission evaluates an expenditure to determine whether an expenditure by entity is an independent expenditure, the following shall not be presumed to constitute evidence of consent, coordination or consultation within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section: (1) Participation by a candidate or an agent of the candidate in an event sponsored by the entity, unless such event promotes the success of the candidate's candidacy or the defeat of the candidate's opponent, or unless the event is during the period that is forty-five days prior to the primary for which the candidate is seeking nomination for election or election to office; (2) membership of the candidate or agent of the candidate in the entity, unless the candidate or agent of the candidate holds an executive or policymaking position within the entity after the candidate becomes a candidate; or (3) financial support for, or solicitation or fundraising on behalf of the entity by a candidate or an agent of the candidate, unless the entity has made or obligated to make independent expenditures in support of such candidate in the election or primary for which the candidate is a candidate.]

[(d)] (f) When the State Elections Enforcement Commission evaluates an expenditure to determine whether such expenditure is an independent expenditure, the commission shall consider, as an effective rebuttal to the presumptions provided in subsection [(b)] (e) of this section, the establishment by the person making the expenditure of a firewall policy designed and implemented to prohibit the flow of information between (1) employees, consultants or other individuals providing services to the person paying for the expenditure, and (2) the candidate or agents of the candidate.

Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-608 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other than a state central committee, shall file a statement, sworn under penalty of false statement with the proper authority in accordance with the provisions of section 9-603, (A) on the tenth calendar day in the months of January, April, July and October, provided, if such tenth calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the statement shall be filed on the next business day, except that in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be elected at a special election, statements pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be required, (B) on the seventh day preceding each regular state election, except that (i) in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be elected at a municipal election, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding a regular municipal election in lieu of such date, except if the candidate's name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, in which case such statement shall not be required, (ii) in the case of a town committee, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding each municipal election in addition to such date, (iii) in the case of a candidate committee in a state election, [that is required to file any supplemental campaign finance statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] the supplemental campaign finance statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under this subdivision, and (iv) in the case of a candidate committee established by a candidate whose name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, such statement shall not be required, and (C) if the committee has made or received a contribution or expenditure in connection with any other election, a primary or a referendum, on the seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, except that in the case of a candidate committee in a primary [that is required to file statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] for an office to be voted upon at a state election, the statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under this subdivision. The statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the last day of the month preceding the month in which the statement is required to be filed, except that for the statement required to be filed on the seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, the statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The statement shall cover a period to begin with the first day not included in the last filed statement. In the case of a candidate committee, the statement required to be filed in January shall be in lieu of the statement formerly required to be filed within forty-five days following an election.

Sec. 21. Section 9-611 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, for the benefit of, or pursuant to the authorization or request of, a candidate or a committee supporting or opposing any candidate's campaign for nomination at a primary, or any candidate's campaign for election, to the office of (1) Governor, in excess of three thousand five hundred dollars; (2) Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller or Attorney General, in excess of two thousand dollars; (3) chief executive officer of a town, city or borough, in excess of one thousand dollars; (4) state senator or probate judge, in excess of one thousand dollars; or (5) state representative or any other office of a municipality not previously included in this subsection, in excess of two hundred fifty dollars. The limits imposed by this subsection shall be applied separately to primaries and elections.

(b) (1) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or for the benefit of, an exploratory committee, in excess of three hundred seventy-five dollars, if the candidate establishing the exploratory committee certifies on the statement of organization for the exploratory committee pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-604 that the candidate will not be a candidate for the office of state representative. No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or for the benefit of, any exploratory committee, in excess of two hundred fifty dollars, if the candidate establishing the exploratory committee does not so certify.

(2) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or for the benefit of, a political committee formed by a slate of candidates in a primary for the office of justice of the peace, in excess of two hundred fifty dollars.

[(c) No individual shall make contributions to such candidates or committees which in the aggregate exceed thirty thousand dollars for any single election and primary preliminary to such election.]

[(d)] (c) No individual shall make a contribution to any candidate or committee, other than a contribution in kind, in excess of one hundred dollars except by personal check or credit card of that individual.

[(e)] (d) No individual who is less than eighteen years of age shall make a contribution or contributions, in excess of thirty dollars to, for the benefit of, or pursuant to the authorization or request of: (1) A candidate or a committee supporting or opposing any candidate's campaign for nomination at a primary to any office; (2) a candidate or a committee supporting or opposing any candidate's campaign for election to any office; (3) an exploratory committee; (4) any other political committee in any calendar year; or (5) a party committee in any calendar year. Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (2) of section 9-7b, any individual who is less than eighteen years of age who violates any provision of this subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of section 9-7b.

Sec. 22. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 9-712 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2019):

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the statements required to be filed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not be required to be filed by (A) a candidate committee of a candidate that is exempt from filing campaign finance statements pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-608 unless or until such a candidate committee receives or expends an amount in excess of one thousand dollars for purposes of the primary or election for which such committee was formed, (B) a candidate committee of a candidate who is no longer eligible for a position on the ballot, or (C) a candidate committee of a participating or nonparticipating candidate that is unopposed, except that such candidate committee shall file a supplemental statement on the last Thursday before the applicable primary or general election. Such statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The statement shall cover a period beginning with the first day not included in the last filed statement.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	January 1, 2019	9-700
Sec. 2	January 1, 2019	New section
Sec. 3	January 1, 2019	9-702
Sec. 4	January 1, 2019	9-704
Sec. 5	January 1, 2019	9-705(i)(1) to (3)
Sec. 6	January 1, 2019	9-706(b) to (g)
Sec. 7	January 1, 2019	9-701
Sec. 8	January 1, 2019	9-703(b) and (c)
Sec. 9	January 1, 2019	9-707
Sec. 10	January 1, 2019	9-711(a)
Sec. 11	January 1, 2019	9-712(b)
Sec. 12	January 1, 2019	9-716(a) and (b)
Sec. 13	January 1, 2019	9-601a(a) and (b)
Sec. 14	January 1, 2019	9-718(a) to (d)
Sec. 15	from passage	9-7a(a)(2)
Sec. 16	from passage	9-7a(g)(1)
Sec. 17	from passage	9-601a(a)
Sec. 18	from passage	9-601b(a) and (b)
Sec. 19	January 1, 2019	9-601c
Sec. 20	from passage	9-608(a)(1)
Sec. 21	from passage	9-611
Sec. 22	January 1, 2019	9-712(a)(4)

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

In Section 3(c)(1)(C)(iv), "section 4" was changed to "section 2" for accuracy; in Section 3(c)(2)(A) and (B), designators were inserted for clarity; in Section 6(b)(8), the language was restructured for clarity, and "which" was changed to "that" for consistency; in Section 9, "(1) except" was changed to "except (1)" for accuracy; in Section 13(a)(1), changes were made for consistency with Section 17 of the bill, which amends the same statutory section but has a different effective date; and in Section 18(b)(7), "and (C)" was changed to "or (C)" for accuracy.

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Bill Text: CT HB05522 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5522 (Prior Session Legislation)

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