Sec. 9-702. Citizens' Election Program established. Eligibility for grants.
Sec. 9-704. Qualifying contributions.
Sec. 9-706. Grant applications and payment.
Sec. 9-707. Limit on deposits into depository account of a qualified candidate committee.
Sec. 9-700. Definitions. As used in sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive:
(1) “Commission” means the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
(2) “Convention campaign” means, in the case of a major party candidate for Governor, the period beginning the day such candidate files the affidavit under section 9-703 certifying such candidate's intent to abide by the expenditure limits under the Citizens' Election Program and ending at the close of the state convention held pursuant to section 9-382 by such major party for the purpose of endorsing a candidate for nomination to the office of Governor.
(3) “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.
(4) “District office” has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.
(5) “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.
(6) “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.
(7) “Fund” means the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701.
(8) “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, 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.
(9) “Major party” has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.
(10) “Minor party” has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.
(11) “Municipal office” has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372.
(12) “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.
(13) “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.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 1; P.A. 06-196, S. 59; P.A. 13-180, S. 12; P.A. 23-205, S. 185.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective January 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change in Subdivs. (4) and (5), effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer” in Subdiv. (7), effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 23-205 added new Subdiv. (2) re definition of convention campaign and redesignated existing Subdivs. (2) to (12) as Subdivs. (3) to (13).
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Sec. 9-702. Citizens' Election Program established. Eligibility for grants. (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 Governor in 2026, or thereafter, may receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the candidate's convention campaign for said nomination, (2) 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 (3) 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) Any such candidate committee is eligible to receive such grants for a convention campaign, if applicable, a primary campaign, if applicable, and a general election campaign if (1) the candidate certifies as a participating candidate under section 9-703, (2) the candidate's candidate committee receives the required amount of qualifying contributions under section 9-704, (3) the candidate's candidate committee returns all contributions that do not meet the criteria for qualifying contributions under section 9-704, (4) 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) the candidate submits an application and the commission approves the application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-706.
(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 and any personal funds provided by the candidate under subsection (c) of section 9-710, except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, (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, 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, and (iii) the amount of the grant for the general election campaign authorized under section 9-705. 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 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 such minor or petitioning party candidate shall limit the expenditures of the candidate committee for a general election campaign to the sum of the qualifying contributions and personal funds, the amount of the general election campaign grant received and 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.
(2) A major party candidate for Governor participating in the Citizens' Election Program shall limit the expenditures of the candidate's candidate committee before a primary campaign and a general election campaign, to the sum of (A) the amount of qualifying contributions permitted in section 9-704 and any personal funds provided by the candidate under subsection (c) of section 9-710, and (B) the amount of the grant for the convention campaign authorized under section 9-705.
(d) (1) For the purposes of this chapter, 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.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, if a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for nomination to the office of Governor receives a grant for the convention campaign and has qualifying contributions that have not been spent before the convention campaign, no expenditures by such committee during the convention campaign shall be deemed to have been made from such qualifying contributions until the convention campaign grant funds have been fully spent.
(e) No grants or moneys paid to a qualified candidate committee from the Citizens' Election Fund under this chapter shall 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.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 3; P.A. 06-137, S. 20; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 2; P.A. 11-139, S. 6; P.A. 23-205, S. 184.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 06-137 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re ability of minor or petitioning party candidate to receive contributions in addition to the qualifying contributions, provided such candidate abides by the limitations and restrictions applicable to participating candidates for the same office, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to Sec. 9-705 with reference to Sec. 9-704 and delete provisions re additional moneys under Sec. 9-713 or 9-714 and made technical changes in Subsecs. (d) and (e), effective August 13, 2010; P.A. 11-139 made a technical change in Subsec. (e), effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (1) re major party gubernatorial candidate committee eligibility for a campaign grant and redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) and (2) as new Subdivs. (2) and (3), amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to convention campaign grant, amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re major party gubernatorial candidates and adding exception re Subdiv. (2) in Subdiv. (1) and amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re gubernatorial candidate committee receiving convention campaign grant.
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Sec. 9-704. Qualifying contributions. (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 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) 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) 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 (ii) 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) 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) 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) 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 (ii) 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) 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) 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) 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 (ii) 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) 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) 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) 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 (ii) 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) 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) 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) (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) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 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.
(B) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 2024, 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, 2024, 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 31, 2021.
(c) (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) 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 and shall follow the same procedure prescribed in said subsection.
(e) The following shall not be deemed to be qualifying contributions under subsection (a) 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 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) of this section; and
(4) A contribution made by a youth who is less than twelve years of age.
(f) After a candidate committee receives the applicable aggregate amount of qualifying contributions under subsection (a) 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.
(g) 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.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 5; P.A. 08-2, S. 16; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 11, 12; P.A. 11-48, S. 292; P.A. 13-180, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 276; P.A. 23-205, S. 189.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 08-2 amended Subsec. (b) to delete former provision re certification and require certification to contain same information described in Sec. 9-608(c)(3), and procedure prescribed therein to be followed, and amended Subsec. (c) to allow for transmission of nonqualifying contributions to State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit in Citizens' Election Fund and, in Subdiv. (3), to include contribution of less than $5, effective April 7, 2008; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdiv. (1) prohibiting contributions from communicator lobbyists and by redesignating existing Subdivs. (2), (3) and (4) as Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3) and amended Subsec. (e) by deleting former Subdivs. (1) and (2) defining “communicator lobbyist” and “immediate family”, effective August 13, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) by adding Subdiv. (4) re contribution made by a youth and amended Subsec. (e) by defining “individual” to include sole proprietorships, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer” in Subsec. (c), effective June 18, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 substantially amended Subsec. (a) including by adding provisions re primary or election held in 2018, 2020 and 2022, adding reference to Sec. 9-610(g), and adding provisions re return of portion of contribution on and after December 1, 2017 and on and after January 1, 2019, added new Subsec. (b) re elections held in 2022 and 2018, added new Subsec. (c) re elections held in 2022 and 2020, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) to (e) as Subsecs. (d) to (g), and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(1)(A) by deleting former clause (i) and redesignating existing clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), amended Subsec (a)(2)(A) by deleting former clause (i) and redesignating existing clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), amended Subsec. (a)(3)(A) by deleting former clause (i) and redesignating existing clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), amended Subsec. (a)(4)(A) by deleting former clause (i) and redesignating existing clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii) and amended Subsec. (b)(3) by designating existing provision as Subpara. (A), adding Subpara. (B) re 2024 state senate and state representative elections and adding exception re Subpara. (B) in Subpara. (A) .
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Sec. 9-705. Grant for convention campaign for major party candidate for Governor; grants for primary and general election campaigns. Supplemental grants for petitioning and minor party candidates. (a)(1)(A) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor shall be eligible to receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the convention campaign, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-706 in the amount of eight hundred six thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars, provided in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section.
(B) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for the primary campaign in the amount of (i) two million four hundred twenty thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars, if such candidate previously received a grant from the fund for the convention campaign, or (ii) three million two hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, if such candidate did not previously receive a grant from the fund for the convention campaign, provided, in the case of a primary held in 2014, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of fifteen million four hundred ninety-two thousand dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, (C) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (D) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (E) in the case of an election held in 2014, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section.
(b) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary campaign in the amount of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, provided, in the case of a primary held in 2014, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, (C) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (D) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (E) in the case of an election held in 2014, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (B) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an election held in 2014, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (B) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an election held in 2014, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section.
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general election, pursuant to section 9-608, and such candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows:
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per cent, but not more than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(d) (1) For elections held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2026, 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, 2022, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.
(2) For elections held in 2014, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2014, 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, 2010, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.
(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall not be counted for such purposes.
(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446, a qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such adjourned election shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall not be counted for such purposes.
(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446, a qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332, a qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such adjourned election shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held in 2016, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election.
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election.
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section.
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general election, pursuant to section 9-608, and such candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows:
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the same office.
(h) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for elections held in 2010, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, 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, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.
(2) For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission immediately 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, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2015.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section:
(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, the amount of the grant for the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys;
(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the 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 purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall be deemed to have an opponent if (A) 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) 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) 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;
(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive under section 9-704 to be eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the applicable amount set forth in this section; and
(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 6; P.A. 06-137, S. 19; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 3; P.A. 13-180, S. 32; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 268–273; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-4, S. 27; P.A. 18-81, S. 38–43; P.A. 23-205, S. 179.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 06-137 amended Subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) to (g) to eliminate certain references to “major party”, made conforming changes in Subdivs. (1) and (2) of Subsecs. (c) and (g), and added Subdiv. (3) in Subsecs. (c) and (g) re supplemental grants to eligible minor and petitioning party candidates, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date (Revisor's note: In Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2), (e)(2) and (f)(2), the references to “part III C of chapter 153” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “subpart C of part III of chapter 153” to conform with P.A. 06-196); July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by increasing gubernatorial general election grant from $3,000,000 to $6,000,000, made technical changes in Subsecs. (c)(3) and (g)(3) and amended Subsec. (j) by deleting provision in Subdiv. (2) re moneys received under Sec. 9-713 or 9-714, by adding Subparas. (A) to (C) in Subdiv. (3) re when candidate is deemed opposed and by adding Subdiv. (5) re lawn signs, effective August 13, 2010; P.A. 13-180 amended Subsecs. (e) and (f) by adding Subdiv. (3) re adjourned primaries and adjourned elections, effective June 18, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2), (e)(2) and (f)(2) to add Subparas. (A) to (D) re grant amount based on timing of application and to designate as Subpara. (E) existing provision re amount adjustment, and added “except for in 2018”, effective October 31, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-4 amended Subsecs. (e)(2), (f)(2), (g)(1) and (g)(2) to designate existing provisions re state election as new Subpara. (A) and add new Subpara. (B) re special election, redesignated existing Subparas. (A) to (E) as clauses (i) to (v), deleted former Subsec. (i) re special election, redesignated Subsec. (j) as Subsec. (i), and made technical and conforming changes, effective November 21, 2017; P.A. 18-81 amended Subsecs. (a)(2)(E) and (b)(2)(E) to delete “except for in 2018”, amended Subsec. (d) to delete “except for in 2018”, designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to add provision re exception in Subdiv. (2), and add Subdiv. (2) re elections held in 2018, amended Subsec. (e)(2)(A)(v) and (f)(2)(A)(v) to delete “except for in 2018”, amended Subsec. (h) to delete “except for in 2018”, designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to add provision re exception in Subdiv. (2), and add Subdiv. (2) re elections held in 2018, effective May 15, 2018; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding Subpara. (A), designating existing provision as Subpara. (B), replacing reference to $1,250,000 amount with references to $2,420,625 and $3,227,500 amounts based on whether candidate previously received convention campaign grant in Subparas. (B)(i) and (B)(ii), respectively, amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing reference to $6,000,000 amount with reference to $15,492,000 amount, amended Subsec. (d) by adding new Subdiv. (1) re elections held in 2026 and thereafter, deleting former Subdiv. (2) re elections held in 2018 and re-designating existing Subdiv. (1) as new Subdiv. (2) and made technical changes.
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Sec. 9-706. Grant applications and payment. (a)(1)(A) A participating major party candidate for nomination to the office of Governor in 2026, or thereafter, may apply to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a grant from the fund under the Citizens' Election Program for a convention campaign, after such candidate files the affidavit under section 9-703 certifying such candidate's intent to abide by the expenditure limits under said program.
(B) A participating 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 apply to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a grant from the fund under the Citizens' Election Program for a primary campaign, after the close of the state convention of the candidate's party that is called for the purpose of choosing candidates for nomination for the office that the candidate is seeking, if a primary is required under chapter 153, and (i) said party endorses the candidate for the office that the candidate is seeking, (ii) the candidate is seeking 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 and receives at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for the office the candidate is seeking, or (iii) the candidate circulates a petition and obtains the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination for (I) 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, pursuant to section 9-400, or (II) the municipal office of state senator or state representative, pursuant to section 9-406, whichever is applicable.
(C) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall make any such grants to participating candidates in accordance with the provisions of subsections (d) to (g), inclusive, of this section.
(2) A participating candidate for nomination to the office of state senator or state representative in 2008, or thereafter, or the office of Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer in 2010, or thereafter, may apply to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a grant from the fund under the Citizens' Election Program for a general election campaign:
(A) After the close of the state or district convention or municipal caucus, convention or town committee meeting, whichever is applicable, of the candidate's party that is called for the purpose of choosing candidates for nomination for the office that the candidate is seeking, if (i) said party endorses said candidate for the office that the candidate is seeking and no other candidate of said party files a candidacy with the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-400 or 9-406, whichever is applicable, (ii) the candidate is seeking election 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 and receives at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for the office the candidate is seeking, no other candidate for said office at such convention either receives the party endorsement or said percentage of said votes for said endorsement or files a certificate of endorsement with the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-388 or a candidacy with the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-400, and no other candidate for said office circulates a petition and obtains the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination for said office pursuant to section 9-400, (iii) the candidate is seeking election 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, circulates a petition and obtains the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination for said office pursuant to section 9-400 and no other candidate for said office at the state or district convention either receives the party endorsement or said percentage of said votes for said endorsement or files a certificate of endorsement with the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-388 or a candidacy with the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-400, or (iv) the candidate is seeking election to the municipal office of state senator or state representative, circulates a petition and obtains the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination for the office the candidate is seeking pursuant to section 9-406 and no other candidate for said office at the caucus, convention or town committee meeting either receives the party endorsement or files a certification of endorsement with the town clerk in accordance with the provisions of section 9-391;
(B) After any primary held by such party for nomination for said office, if the Secretary of the State declares that the candidate is the party nominee in accordance with the provisions of section 9-440;
(C) In the case of a minor party candidate, after the nomination of such candidate is certified and filed with the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 9-452; or
(D) In the case of a petitioning party candidate, after approval by the Secretary of the State of such candidate's nominating petition pursuant to section 9-453o.
(3) A participating candidate for nomination to the office of state senator or state representative at a special election in 2008, or thereafter, may apply to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a grant from the fund under the Citizens' Election Program for a general election campaign after the close of the district convention or municipal caucus, convention or town committee meeting of the candidate's party that is called for the purpose of choosing candidates for nomination for the office that the candidate is seeking.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, no participating candidate for nomination or election who changes the candidate's status as a major party, minor party or petitioning party candidate or becomes a candidate of a different party, after filing the affidavit required under section 9-703, shall be eligible to apply for a grant under the Citizens' Election Program for such candidate's primary campaign for such nomination or general election campaign for such election. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply in the case of a candidate who is nominated by more than one party and does not otherwise change the candidate's status as a major party, minor party or petitioning party candidate.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, no candidate may apply to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a grant from the fund under the Citizens' Election Program if such candidate has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, any (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, or (B) a felony related to the individual's public office, other than an offense under this title in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.
(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 candidate committee has returned all contributions or portions of contributions that do not meet the criteria for qualifying contributions under section 9-704 and transmitted all excess 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 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. 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 convention 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 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, (4) 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 grant and complied with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and (5) 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 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 for a primary campaign or general election campaign 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 primary campaign or general election campaign 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 thirty days following notification by the commission in the case of a convention campaign grant, or not later than two business days following notification by the commission in the case of any other grant, 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) (1) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall (A) 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, and (B) on or after July 1, 2021, amend such regulations to permit expenditures for child care services.
(2) After the amendment of regulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, expenditures for child care services made by the qualified candidate committee of a participating candidate shall be deemed permissible if such expenditures (A) are, in the aggregate, not more than the amount of qualifying contributions permitted under section 9-704, and (B) comply with all regulations adopted or amended, as applicable, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(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, if said replacement candidate files an affidavit under section 9-703 certifying the candidate's intent to abide by the expenditure limits set forth in subsection (c) of section 9-702 and notifies the commission on a form prescribed by the commission.
(g) (1) (A) In the case of any application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section for a convention campaign grant by a participating major party candidate seeking nomination to the office of Governor, not later than ten business days following receipt of such submission, the commission shall review such application in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and determine whether such application shall be approved or disapproved.
(B) Any application submitted pursuant to this section for a primary campaign grant or general election campaign grant shall be submitted in accordance with the following schedule: (i) 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 (ii) 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 subdivision, if an application for a general election grant 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 subdivision, the commission shall review such application in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and determine whether such application 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 primary campaign and general election campaign 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.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 7; P.A. 06-137, S. 22; P.A. 08-2, S. 17; P.A. 11-48, S. 293, 294; P.A. 13-180, S. 12, 26, 27; P.A. 21-49, S. 2; P.A. 23-205, S. 180–182.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 06-137 amended Subsec. (d)(2) to eliminate requirement that at least one other participating candidate for nomination in the primary, from the same party and for the same office as the applicant, has also received the required qualifying contributions or at least one nonparticipating candidate for nomination in the primary, from the same party and for the same office as the applicant, has received an amount of contributions equal to the amount of such qualifying contributions, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 08-2 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to include provision re State Elections Enforcement Commission making grants in accordance with Subsecs. (d) to (g), amended Subsec. (b)(5) to require compliance with and maintenance of records pursuant to chapters 155 and 157, amended Subsec. (c) to provide that accounting is as of 3 days before the applicable deadline in Subsec. (g), amended Subsec. (d) to change deadline for review of applications by commission from not later than 3 business days after receipt to the applicable deadline in Subsec. (g) and add provisions re timing of commission's approval of grant in relation to Secretary of the State's determination of ballot status and added Subsec. (g) re schedule for submission of applications, effective April 7, 2008; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “before the applicable application deadline contained in subsection (g) of this section” with “preceding the day the application is filed”, and amended Subsec. (g) by making technical changes and in Subdiv. (1), by replacing “Thursday” with “Wednesday”, by replacing “four business days” with “five business days” re candidates for offices of state senator or state representative, by adding language re ten business days for candidates seeking nomination to offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State and by adding provision re application for general election grant received during certain period, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; P.A. 13-180 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (5) re prohibition against applying for grant for candidates convicted of or who have pled guilty or nolo contendere to certain offenses and amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdivs. (9) to (12) re penalties, convictions or pleas and replacing “campaign treasurer” with “treasurer”, effective June 18, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer” in Subsec. (c), effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 21-49 amended Subsec. (e) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), designate existing provision re adoption of regulations as Subdiv. (1)(A), add Subdiv. (1)(B) re amendment of such regulations and add Subdiv. (2) re expenditures for childcare services, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding new Subpara. (A), redesignating existing provision re post-convention application for primary campaign grant as new Subpara. (B), redesignating existing provision re commission making grants as new Subpara. (C), redesignating existing Subparas. (A) to (C) as new clauses (i) to (iii) and redesignating existing clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (iii)(I) and (iii)(II), amended Subsec. (d) by adding new Subdiv. (2) re application for convention campaign grant, redesignating existing Subdivs. (2) to (4) as new Subdivs. (3) to (5), adding requirement that Comptroller draw payment order not later than 30 days after convention campaign grant notification and making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (g) by adding new Subdiv. (1) re application for convention campaign grants, redesignating former Subdiv. (1) as new Subdiv. (2), and making technical changes (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (g), new Subdivs. (1) and (2) were redesignated editorially by the Revisors as Subdivs. (1)(A) and (1)(B) respectively, and former Subdivs. (1)(A) and (1)(B) as Subparas. (B)(i) and (B)(ii), respectively, to conform with existing Subdiv. (2)).
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Sec. 9-707. Limit on deposits into depository account of a qualified candidate committee. 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 grants from the fund, and reimbursement from another candidate committee for shared expenses as provided pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 9-610.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 8; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 4; P.A. 13-180, S. 12, 29; P.A. 23-205, S. 178.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 deleted former Subdiv. (2) re additional moneys as provided in Secs. 9-713 and 9-714, effective August 13, 2010; P.A. 13-180 added provision re reimbursement for shared expenses, effective June 18, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer”, effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 23-205 made a technical change, effective June 29, 2023.
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Sec. 9-708. Payment of primary or general election campaign grant to eligible qualified candidate committee. (a)(1) A qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor that received moneys from the Citizens' Election Fund for a convention campaign and whose candidate (A) is endorsed by the convention of such party for such office and files a certificate of endorsement pursuant to section 9-388, (B) receives at least fifteen per cent of the votes of such convention's delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement for such office and files candidacy for nomination pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-400, or (C) circulates a petition, obtains the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for nomination for such office and files such candidacy for nomination pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-400, shall receive a grant from the fund for a primary campaign. Upon receiving verification from the Secretary of the State of such a filing, as applicable, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall notify the State Comptroller of the amount payable to such qualified candidate committee pursuant to section 9-705. 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 the primary campaign grant to such committee from said fund.
(2) A qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor that received moneys from the Citizens' Election Fund for a convention campaign and whose candidate is the party-endorsed candidate for such office and is deemed, pursuant to section 9-416, to have been lawfully chosen as the nominee of such party for such office shall receive a grant from the fund for a general election campaign. Upon receiving verification from the Secretary of the State of a no-contest nomination for such office in accordance with the provisions of said section, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall notify the State Comptroller of the amount payable to such qualified candidate committee pursuant to section 9-705. 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 the general election campaign grant to such committee from said fund.
(b) A qualified candidate committee that received moneys from the Citizens' Election Fund for a primary campaign and whose candidate is the party nominee shall receive a grant from the fund for a general election campaign. Upon receiving verification from the Secretary of the State of the declaration by the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 9-440 of the results of the votes cast at the primary, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall notify the State Comptroller of the amount payable to such qualified candidate committee pursuant to section 9-705. 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 the general election campaign grant to such committee from said fund.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 9; P.A. 23-205, S. 183.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 23-205 added Subsec. (a)(1) re major party gubernatorial candidate committee receiving primary campaign grant, added Subsec. (a)(2) re major party gubernatorial candidate committee receiving general election campaign grant, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and made technical changes.
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Sec. 9-716. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Report on status of Citizens' Election Fund. Determination of fund sufficiency. Reserve account. (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.
*(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. The commission shall issue a report on said determination.
(c) The commission shall establish a reserve account in the fund. The first twenty-five thousand dollars deposited in the fund during any year shall be placed in said account. The commission shall use moneys in the reserve account only during the seven days preceding a primary or an election for payments of grants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if the fund is otherwise insufficient for the purposes of making such payments.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 17; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 6; P.A. 14-78, S. 2.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (b) of this section, as amended by section 187 of public act 23-205, is to read as follows:
“(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 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. The commission shall issue a report on such determination.
(2) Not later than the forty-first day preceding the day of the primary in any year in which an election for the office of Governor 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. The commission shall issue a report on such determination.”
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 17; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 6; P.A. 14-78, S. 2; P.A. 23-205, S. 187.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdiv. (2) re funding pursuant to Sec. 9-714 and made technical changes throughout, effective August 13, 2010; P.A. 14-78 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provisions re recalculation of payments if amount of moneys in fund is determined to be insufficient and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing provision re reduced payments with provision re payment of grants from moneys in reserve account if fund is otherwise insufficient, effective June 3, 2014, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re determination not later than 41 days before primary in year of gubernatorial election, adding exception re Subdiv. (2) in Subdiv. (1) and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 9-718. Organization expenditure by town committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee for state senator or state representative. Limit for general election and primary campaign. Aggregation of limits by committees, per written agreement. Biennial adjustment to limits. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section and subdivision (2) of this subsection, no town committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall 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 and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a legislative leadership committee and a legislative caucus committee, or a legislative leadership committee and another legislative leadership committee, or all three such committees, for the same political party in the Senate may aggregate their maximum allowable amounts for an organization expenditure or expenditures made 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 general election campaign, provided a written agreement for such aggregation exists among the treasurers of each such aggregating committee. Upon execution of such written agreement, such treasurers shall jointly submit such written agreement to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall make such written agreement available to the public on the commission's Internet web site.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes no party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall 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 and subdivision (2) of this subsection, no town committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall 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 and except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a legislative leadership committee and a legislative caucus committee, or a legislative leadership committee and another legislative leadership committee, or all three such committees, for the same political party in the House of Representatives may aggregate their maximum allowable amounts for an organization expenditure or expenditures made 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 general election campaign, provided a written agreement for such aggregation exists among the treasurers of each such aggregating committee. Upon execution of such written agreement, such treasurers shall jointly submit such written agreement to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall make such written agreement available to the public on the commission's Internet web site.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee shall 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.
(e) For any election held in 2014, and thereafter, the amount of the limitations on organization expenditures provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2014, 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, 2010, and ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.
(P.A. 06-137, S. 16; P.A. 10-187, S. 12; P.A. 13-180, S. 28; P.A. 23-205, S. 171, 172.)
History: P.A. 06-137 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 10-187 made technical changes, effective June 8, 2010; P.A. 13-180 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by adding exception re Subsec. (e) and replacing “party committee” with “town committee” and added Subsec. (e) re adjustment to amount of limitations, effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 23-205 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provision as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re aggregation of organization expenditure maximum amounts and adding exception re Subdiv. (2) in Subdiv. (1) and amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing provision as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re aggregation of organization expenditure maximum amounts and adding exception re Subdiv. (2) in Subdiv. (1), effective June 29, 2023.
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Sec. 9-750. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Portion of revenues from tax under chapter 208 to be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund if insufficiency in fund. Deduction from amount deposited. (a) If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required under said section 3-69a to be deposited in said fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election Fund is less than the amount of funds required to provide grants to each qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-69a, if funds are deposited into the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the aggregate amount of any such deposits shall be deducted from the amount deposited into said fund under section 3-69a for the following fiscal year.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 52; P.A. 14-78, S. 1.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 188 of public act 23-205, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 9-750 Portion of revenues from tax under chapter 208 to be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund if insufficiency in fund. If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required under said section 3-69a to be deposited in said fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election Fund is less than the amount of funds required to provide grants to each qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.”
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 52; P.A 14-78, S. 1; P.A. 23-205, S. 188.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective January 1, 2006; P.A. 14-78 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to designate existing language re deposit from funds available under Sec. 3-69a as Subdiv. (1) and add provision re insufficiency therein, add Subdiv. (2) re insufficiency during an election cycle and add language re deposits to allow for payment of grants, and added Subsec. (b) re deduction from deposit amount for the following fiscal year, effective June 3, 2014, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; P.A. 23-205 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2025.
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