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CT Gen Stat § 9-483 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 154 - Presidential Preference Primary|Section 9-483 - Allocation of delegates pursuant to party formula.

 If a party's chairman has certified a formula in accordance with the provisions of section 9-473, the secretary shall calculate the number of delegates allocated to each of such party's candidates, pursuant to such formula, except as provided in section 9-484.(P.A. 79-481, S. 14.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-485 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 154 - Presidential Preference Primary|Section 9-485 - Certification of delegates. Release of delegates.

 (a) Forthwith upon completion of the procedures prescribed by section 9-483 or 9-484, as the case may be, the secretary shall certify to the chairman, each candidate and the national committee of the party, the number of such party's at large and district delegates allocated to each candidate in accordance with the provisions of said sections. Each party shall select a number of delegates, both at large and from each district, pursuant to its rules and in accordance with such certification, provided it shall select a number of delegates committed to support each candidate which is not less than the number so allocated to such candidate. If, prior to a party's selection of delegates, a candidate to whom one or more of such party's delegates are allocated files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates allocated to him, delegates committed to such candidate shall not be selected by such party. Forthwith upon the selection of delegates, the chairman shall certify to the secretary the name and address of each delegate, the district from which he was selected or that he was selected at large, and the name of the candidate to whom he is committed or that he is uncommitted, as the case may be. If, as a consequence of any such candidate's release of delegates, the number of delegates differs from the number so allocated in accordance with the secretary's certification, the chairman shall include in his certification a statement to such effect and an accounting of the differences.(b) The secretary shall forward a copy of such certification to the national committee of the party and to each candidate to whom at least one delegate is committed. If such certification indicates that the party has not complied with the provisions of this section in its selection of delegates, the secretary shall so inform the chairman, each such candidate and the national committee of the party. If any such candidate files with the secretary a written objection to any delegate committed to him according to the chairman's certification, the secretary shall inform the chairman and the national committee of the party of such objection. Any dispute over the selection of delegates by a party shall be resolved in such manner as its rules may prescribe.(c) If, subsequent to the primary, a candidate to whom one or more of such party's delegates are allocated either dies or files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates committed to him, the commitment of any such delegate to the candidate shall be deemed to have been released.(P.A. 79-481, S. 16.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-486 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 154 - Presidential Preference Primary|Section 9-486 - Caucuses permitted.

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the holding of caucuses for the selection of delegates prior to the day of the primary.(P.A. 79-481, S. 17; P.A. 83-475, S. 41, 43.)History: P.A. 83-475 deleted former Subsec. requiring persons wishing to become delegates to file a statement to that effect with the secretary of the state.
CT Gen Stat § 9-600. (Formerly Sec. 9-333) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-600. (Formerly Sec. 9-333) - Application of provisions.

 This chapter applies to: (1) The election, and all primaries preliminary thereto, of all public officials, except presidential electors, United States senators and members in Congress, and (2) any referendum question. This chapter also applies, except for the provisions of sections 9-611 to 9-620, inclusive, to persons who are candidates in a primary for town committee members.(1949 Rev., S. 1155; 1953, S. 810d; 1967, P.A. 592, S. 16; P.A. 75-571, S. 1, 34; P.A. 86-99, S. 1, 34; P.A. 87-264, S. 1; P.A. 91-351, S. 1, 28; P.A. 03-223, S. 6; 03-241, S. 9.)History: 1967 act deleted “except as otherwise provided by law” and listed the exceptions as presidential electors, United States senator, members in Congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of the state, treasurer, comptroller, attorney general, sheriff, judge of probate, members of the general assembly and to all caucuses and primaries preliminary to any such election and deleted specific listing of offices to which the chapter applies, effective January 1, 1968; P.A. 75-571 changed application of chapter to include all primaries preliminary to elections, deleted all previously listed exceptions following “members in Congress”, added as exceptions “nominees as delegates to conventions and candidates for members of town committees” and further expanded application to any constitutional amendment, referendum question and any question to be voted upon at any election; P.A. 86-99 made technical amendment restructuring section for clarity; P.A. 87-264 applied chapter, except for sections indicated, to candidates in convention delegate or town committee member primaries; P.A. 91-351 added Subdiv. indicators and Subdiv. (3) which applied chapter to persons who are candidates in primary for convention delegates; P.A. 03-223 added “including convention delegates to a United States senatorial or congressional district convention” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 03-241 deleted Subdiv. (3) re application of chapter to convention delegate primary candidates, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-333 transferred to Sec. 9-600 in 2007.Annotation to former section 9-333:Cited. 6 CS 210.
CT Gen Stat § 9-601e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-601e - Impermissible coordinated expenditure. Liability for penalty.

 If the State Elections Enforcement Commission finds that an expenditure, as defined in section 9-601b, is coordinated with a candidate committee or candidate or an agent of the candidate, in a manner not permissible under the provisions of this chapter, the candidate, agent of the candidate, if applicable, or treasurer of such committee who participated in or had knowledge of such coordination, shall be jointly and severally liable for paying any penalty levied by the commission under section 9-7b.(P.A. 13-180, S. 11.)History: P.A. 13-180 effective June 18, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 9-606a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-606a - Terms “treasurer” and “deputy treasurer” substituted for “campaign treasurer” and “deputy campaign treasurer”.

 (a)(1) Wherever the term “campaign treasurer” is used in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “treasurer” shall be substituted in lieu thereof; and (2) wherever the term “deputy campaign treasurer” is used in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “deputy treasurer” shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 9-7b, 9-602, 9-604, 9-605, 9-606, 9-607, 9-608, 9-609, 9-610, 9-614, 9-622, 9-623, 9-624, 9-675, 9-700, 9-703, 9-704, 9-706, 9-707, 9-709, 9-711 and 9-712.(b) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.(P.A. 13-180, S. 12.)History: P.A. 13-180 effective June 18, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 9-614. (Formerly Sec. 9-333p) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-614. (Formerly Sec. 9-333p) - Organizations.

 (a) Formation of political committee. Method of funding. An organization may make contributions or expenditures, other than those made to promote the success or defeat of a referendum question, only by first forming its own political committee. The political committee shall then be authorized to receive funds exclusively from the organization's treasury or from voluntary contributions made by its members, but not both, from another political committee or, from a candidate committee distributing a surplus and (1) to make contributions or expenditures to, or for the benefit of, a candidate's campaign or a political party, or (2) to make contributions to another political committee. No organization shall form more than one political committee. A political committee shall be deemed to have been established by an organization if the initial contribution to the committee is made by the organization's treasury or an officer or director of the organization.(b) Change in method of funding. A political committee established by an organization may elect to alter the manner in which it is funded if it complies with the requirements of this subsection. The committee chairperson shall notify the repository with which the committee's most recent statement of organization is filed, in writing, of the committee's intent to alter its manner of funding. Within fifteen days after the date of receipt of such notification, the treasurer of such political committee shall return any funds remaining in the account of the committee to the organization's treasury after payment of each outstanding liability. Within seven days after the distribution and payments have been made, the treasurer shall file a statement with the same repository itemizing each such distribution and payment. Upon such filing, the treasurer may receive voluntary contributions from any member of the organization which established such committee subject to the limitations imposed in subsection (b) of section 9-612.(c) Designation of funding method. The chairperson of each political committee established by an organization on or after July 1, 1985, shall designate the manner in which the committee shall be funded in the committee's statement of organization.(d) Independent expenditures. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an organization, acting alone, may make independent expenditures.(P.A. 86-99, S. 17, 34; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 34; P.A. 10-187, S. 8; P.A. 13-180, S. 12.)History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 added provision in Subsec. (a) re when political committee deemed established by an organization, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-333p transferred to Sec. 9-614 in 2007; P.A. 10-187 added Subsec. (d) re independent expenditures, effective June 8, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer” in Subsec. (b), effective June 18, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r) - Contributions made or received by candidate committees.

 (a) A candidate committee shall not make contributions to, or for the benefit of, (1) a party committee, (2) a political committee, (3) a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office, (4) a national committee, or (5) another candidate committee except that (A) a pro rata sharing of certain expenses in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-610 shall be permitted, and (B) after a political party nominates candidates for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, whose names shall be so placed on the ballot in the election that an elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, as prescribed in section 9-181, an expenditure by a candidate committee established by either such candidate that benefits the candidate committee established by the other such candidate shall be permitted.(b) A candidate committee shall not receive contributions from any national committee or from a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office.(P.A. 86-99, S. 19, 34; P.A. 91-351, S. 16, 28; P.A. 03-241, S. 15, 64.)History: P.A. 91-351 inserted in Subsec. (a)(2) “except to a political committee which has been formed for a slate of convention delegates in a primary”; P.A. 03-241 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by eliminating exception for political committee formed for slate of convention delegates in primary, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date, and by adding Subpara. (B) in Subsec. (b)(5) re expenditures by candidate committees established by candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor who are nominated by same party and designating existing exception therein as Subpara. (A), effective July 1, 2003; Sec. 9-333r transferred to Sec. 9-616 in 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 9-620. (Formerly Sec. 9-333v) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-620. (Formerly Sec. 9-333v) - Contributions made or received by committees formed to promote success or defeat of referendum questions.

 (a) A political committee formed solely to aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question shall not make contributions to, or for the benefit of, a party committee, a political committee, a national committee, a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office or a candidate committee, except in the distribution of a surplus, as provided in subsection (e) of section 9-608.(b) A political committee formed solely to aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question shall not receive contributions from a national committee or from a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office.(c) No person, other than an individual or a committee, shall make a contribution to a political committee formed solely to aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question, or to any other person, to aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question, in excess of ten cents for each individual residing in the state or political subdivision thereof in which such referendum question is to be voted upon, in accordance with the last federal decennial census.(P.A. 86-99, S. 23, 34; P.A. 87-576, S. 5, 6; P.A. 10-187, S. 9.)History: P.A. 87-576 added “or has expenses incurred but not paid” in Subsec. (d); Sec. 9-333v transferred to Sec. 9-620 in 2007; P.A. 10-187 amended Subsec. (c) by making technical changes and deleted Subsec. (d) re reporting requirement, effective June 8, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 9-624. (Formerly Sec. 9-346a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing|Section 9-624. (Formerly Sec. 9-346a) - Preparation and distribution of forms; town clerk's fee.

 (a) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall prepare and print the forms required for compliance with this chapter and distribute them upon request to candidates and treasurers.(b) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall, at the expense of the state, prepare and print all forms for statements required to be returned under the provisions of this chapter and shall furnish to each town clerk a sufficient supply of each of such blank forms as are required to be filed with or returned to the town clerk. The town clerk of each town shall, upon request, distribute to treasurers the forms required for compliance with this chapter and, if not salaried, shall be entitled to receive from the town the sum of ten cents for each copy.(P.A. 86-99, S. 27, 34; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 54; P.A. 13-180, S. 12.)History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 changed “Secretary of the State” to “State Elections Enforcement Commission”, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-346a transferred to Sec. 9-624 in 2007; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurers” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurers”, effective June 18, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 9-676. (Formerly Sec. 9-348ff) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 156 - Computerization of Campaign Financing Statements and Data|Section 9-676. (Formerly Sec. 9-348ff) - Conversion of data from paper format to electronic format.

 The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall, within available appropriations, convert all data in statements required by section 9-608 that are filed in paper format on and after such date, to an electronic format and be authorized to use a portion of the funds for oversight of such conversion.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5, S. 2, 19; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 8, 51; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 45.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5 effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 required that conversion be within available appropriations, rather than to the extent feasible, and authorized use of a portion of funds for conversion oversight, effective July 1, 1999; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 changed “Secretary of the State” to “State Elections Enforcement Commission” and deleted an obsolete date, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-348ff transferred to Sec. 9-676 in 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 9-677. (Formerly Sec. 9-348gg) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 156 - Computerization of Campaign Financing Statements and Data|Section 9-677. (Formerly Sec. 9-348gg) - Public access to computerized data from campaign finance statements.

 The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall make all computerized data from statements required by section 9-608 available to the public through (1) computer terminals at the commission and, if feasible, at remote access locations, and (2) the Internet or any other generally available on-line computer network.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5, S. 3, 19; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 9, 51; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 46.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-5 effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 changed data availability date from January 1, 1999, to January 1, 2000, effective July 1, 1999; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 changed “Secretary of the State” to “State Elections Enforcement Commission” and deleted an obsolete date, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-348gg transferred to Sec. 9-677 in 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 9-701 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 157 - Citizens' Election Program|Section 9-701 - Citizens' Election Fund.

 There is established the “Citizens' Election Fund”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The fund may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. The State Treasurer shall administer the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for the purposes of sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive.(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 97; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 86.)History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective January 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 made $1,000,000 limit on administrative costs deducted by commission applicable to fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, increased limit to $2,300,000 during any fiscal year thereafter and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 eliminated authority of commission to deduct certain administrative costs from fund, effective September 9, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 9-707 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 157 - Citizens' Election Program|Section 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 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.)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.
CT Gen Stat § 9-708 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 157 - Citizens' Election Program|Section 9-708 - Payment of general election campaign grant to eligible qualified candidate committee.

 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 said committee from said fund.(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 9.)History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held on or after that date.