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	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1097
8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12	20		AN ACT REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF PRESIDENTIAL AND
13	21		GUBERNATORIAL CANDID ATES' FEDERAL TAX RETURNS.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17	25		Section 1. Section 9-465 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
19	27		(a) The name of a candidate shall be placed on the ballot at a 3
20	28		primary of a party either: [(a)] (1) By direction of the [secretary] 4
21	29		Secretary when he or she determines, within the time specified in 5
22	30		section 9-466, as amended by this act, that the candidacy of such 6
23	31		person for such party's nomination for President is generally and 7
24	32		seriously advocated or recognized according to reports in the national 8
25	33		or state news media, unless such candidate files a request as provided 9
26	34		in section 9-466, as amended by this act; or [(b)] (2) by petition to the 10
27	35		[secretary] Secretary as provided in sections 9-467, 9-468 and 9-469, as 11
28		-	amended by this act, provided no candidate may be placed on the 12
29		-	ballot under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection unless such 13
30		-	candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 14
31		-	in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years 15
32		-	immediately preceding such primary. 16
33		-	(b) A candidate described in subsection (a) of this section shall 17
34		-	publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 18
35		-	four o'clock p.m. on the seventy-fifth day preceding the day of the 19
36		-	primary, by filing with the Secretary a copy of the returns and 20 Substitute Bill No. 1097
	36	+	amended by this act, provided, in either case, such candidate shall 12
	37	+	have publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 13
	38	+	accordance with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years 14 Raised Bill No. 1097
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43		-	providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 21
44		-	the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 22
45		-	State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of 23
46		-	the office not later than seven days after such filing. 24
47		-	Sec. 2. Section 9-466 of the general statutes is repealed and the 25
48		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 26
49		-	The Secretary shall, at ten o'clock a.m. on the seventy-fourth day 27
50		-	preceding the day of the primary, publicly announce a list of 28
51		-	candidates whose names are to be placed on the ballot of each party at 29
52		-	such primary pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-30
53		-	465, as amended by this act, except that the Secretary shall omit from 31
54		-	such list the name of each candidate who has failed to publicly disclose 32
55		-	his or her federal income tax return, in accordance with subsection (b) 33
56		-	of said section. Forthwith upon announcing such list, said Secretary 34
57		-	shall notify each such candidate whose name appears on such list, by 35
58		-	registered mail with return receipt requested, that his or her name will 36
59		-	be included on the ballot unless he or she files with the Secretary, not 37
60		-	later than twelve o'clock p.m. of the thirty-sixth day before the 38
61		-	primary, a written request, signed by the candidate, to the following 39
62		-	effect: "I request that my name be omitted from the ballot at 40
63		-	Connecticut's forthcoming .... (name of party) presidential preference 41
64		-	primary". The name of any candidate who files a request as provided 42
65		-	[by] in this section, within the time specified, shall be omitted from the 43
66		-	ballot, but no such withdrawal shall be honored if it is received later 44
67		-	than the time specified [by] in this section. 45
68		-	Sec. 3. Section 9-469 of the general statutes is repealed and the 46
69		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 47
70		-	The Secretary shall complete tabulation of the signatures on such 48
71		-	petitions not later than the forty-sixth day preceding the day of the 49
72		-	primary. The Secretary shall place on the ballot of each party at the 50
73		-	primary the name of each candidate whose petition has been signed by 51
74		-	a number of enrolled members of such party equal to at least one per 52 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	44	+	immediately preceding such primary. 15
	45	+	(b) A candidate shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 16
	46	+	returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the seventy-fifth day 17
	47	+	preceding the day of the primary, by filing with the Secretary a copy of 18
	48	+	such returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for 19
	49	+	the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of the office of 20
	50	+	the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur not later than 21
	51	+	seven days after such filing. 22
	52	+	Sec. 2. Section 9-466 of the general statutes is repealed and the 23
	53	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 24
	54	+	The Secretary shall, at ten o'clock a.m. on the seventy-fourth day 25
	55	+	preceding the day of the primary, publicly announce a list of 26
	56	+	candidates whose names are to be placed on the ballot of each party at 27
	57	+	such primary pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-28
	58	+	465, as amended by this act, except that the name of each candidate 29
	59	+	who has failed to publicly disclose his or her federal income tax return, 30
	60	+	in accordance with subsection (b) of said section, shall not appear on 31
	61	+	such list. Forthwith upon announcing such list, said Secretary shall 32
	62	+	notify each such candidate whose name appears on such list, by 33
	63	+	registered mail with return receipt requested, that his or her name will 34
	64	+	be included on the ballot unless he or she files with the Secretary, not 35
	65	+	later than twelve o'clock p.m. of the thirty-sixth day before the 36
	66	+	primary, a written request, signed by the candidate, to the following 37
	67	+	effect: "I request that my name be omitted from the ballot at 38
	68	+	Connecticut's forthcoming .... (name of party) presidential preference 39
	69	+	primary". The name of any candidate who files a request as provided 40
	70	+	by this section, within the time specified, shall be omitted from the 41
	71	+	ballot, but no such withdrawal shall be honored if it is received later 42
	72	+	than the time specified by this section. 43
	73	+	Sec. 3. Section 9-469 of the general statutes is repealed and the 44
	74	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 45
	75	+	The Secretary shall complete tabulation of the signatures on such 46 Raised Bill No. 1097
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81		-	cent of the total number of enrolled members of such party in the state, 53
82		-	according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of 54
83		-	the Secretary, provided no candidate may be placed on the ballot 55
84		-	under this section unless such candidate has publicly disclosed his or 56
85		-	her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subsection (b) of 57
86		-	section 9-465, as amended by this act, for the three years immediately 58
87		-	preceding such primary. No candidate who has filed a statement of 59
88		-	consent pursuant to the provisions of section 9-467 and whose name is 60
89		-	placed on the ballot pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be 61
90		-	permitted to withdraw his or her name from such ballot. 62
91		-	Sec. 4. Section 9-175 of the general statutes is repealed and the 63
92		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 64
93		-	(a) (1) The electors in the several towns in the state, at the state 65
94		-	election in 1964, and quadrennially thereafter, shall elect electors of 66
95		-	President and Vice President of the United States, not exceeding in 67
96		-	number the whole number of senators and representatives to which 68
97		-	the state is then entitled in the Congress of the United States. Voting 69
98		-	shall be conducted and the result declared, and the returns thereof 70
99		-	made, as is provided in respect to state elections. The Secretary of the 71
100		-	State shall, on or before the first Monday of October of the year in 72
101		-	which such presidential electors are to be elected, transmit blank forms 73
102		-	to the several town clerks for the return of the votes; and the lists and 74
103		-	returns of the votes shall be made out, certified and directed according 75
104		-	to such forms. When an election is to be held for the choice of 76
105		-	presidential electors, if any political party has nominated candidates 77
106		-	for President and Vice President of the United States, and presidential 78
107		-	electors to vote for such presidential and vice presidential candidates 79
108		-	have been nominated by a political convention of such party in this 80
109		-	state, or in such other manner as entitles the names of such electors to 81
110		-	be placed upon the official ballots to be used in such election, the 82
111		-	Secretary of the State and any other official charged with the 83
112		-	preparation of official ballots to be used in such election, in lieu of 84
113		-	placing the names of such presidential electors on such official ballots, 85 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	81	+	petitions not later than the forty-sixth day preceding the day of the 47
	82	+	primary. The Secretary shall place on the ballot of each party at the 48
	83	+	primary the name of each candidate whose petition has been signed by 49
	84	+	a number of enrolled members of such party equal to at least one per 50
	85	+	cent of the total number of enrolled members of such party in the state, 51
	86	+	according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of 52
	87	+	the Secretary, provided such candidate shall have publicly disclosed 53
	88	+	his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subsection (b) 54
	89	+	of section 9-465, as amended by this act, for the three years 55
	90	+	immediately preceding such primary. No candidate who has filed a 56
	91	+	statement of consent pursuant to the provisions of section 9-467 and 57
	92	+	whose name is placed on the ballot pursuant to the provisions of this 58
	93	+	section shall be permitted to withdraw his or her name from such 59
	94	+	ballot. 60
	95	+	Sec. 4. Section 9-175 of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
	96	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 62
	97	+	(a) (1) The electors in the several towns in the state, at the state 63
	98	+	election in 1964, and quadrennially thereafter, shall elect electors of 64
	99	+	President and Vice President of the United States, not exceeding in 65
	100	+	number the whole number of senators and representatives to which 66
	101	+	the state is then entitled in the Congress of the United States. Voting 67
	102	+	shall be conducted and the result declared, and the returns thereof 68
	103	+	made, as is provided in respect to state elections. The Secretary of the 69
	104	+	State shall, on or before the first Monday of October of the year in 70
	105	+	which such presidential electors are to be elected, transmit blank forms 71
	106	+	to the several town clerks for the return of the votes; and the lists and 72
	107	+	returns of the votes shall be made out, certified and directed according 73
	108	+	to such forms. When an election is to be held for the choice of 74
	109	+	presidential electors, if any political party has nominated candidates 75
	110	+	for President and Vice President of the United States, and presidential 76
	111	+	electors to vote for such presidential and vice presidential candidates 77
	112	+	have been nominated by a political convention of such party in this 78
	113	+	state, or in such other manner as entitles the names of such electors to 79
	114	+	be placed upon the official ballots to be used in such election, the 80 Raised Bill No. 1097
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120		-	shall place on such official ballots a space with the words "Presidential 86
121		-	electors for (here insert the last name of the candidate for President, 87
122		-	the word 'and' and the last name of the candidate for Vice President)", 88
123		-	[; and a vote cast therefor] provided each such candidate of such party 89
124		-	has publicly disclosed his or her respective federal income tax returns, 90
125		-	in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 91
126		-	years immediately preceding such election, except as provided in 92
127		-	subsection (c) of this section. A vote cast in such space on such official 93
128		-	ballots shall be counted, and shall be in all respects effective, as a vote 94
129		-	for each of the presidential electors representing such candidates for 95
130		-	President and Vice President. 96
131		-	(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a candidate 97
132		-	nominated by a political party for President or Vice President of the 98
133		-	United States shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 99
134		-	returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day 100
135		-	preceding such election, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy 101
136		-	of the returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for 102
137		-	the publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of 103
138		-	the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 104
139		-	Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 105
140		-	filing. 106
141		-	(b) (1) In the case of a write-in candidate for President of the United 107
142		-	States, such candidate may register his or her candidacy with the 108
143		-	Secretary of the State by submitting his or her name and the names of a 109
144		-	vice presidential candidate and candidates for the office of elector in a 110
145		-	number not exceeding the whole number of electors to which the state 111
146		-	is then entitled. Such registration shall be on a form prescribed by the 112
147		-	Secretary of the State, which form shall include a statement of consent 113
148		-	to being a candidate by each proposed candidate for elector and by the 114
149		-	candidate for Vice President. Such registration shall not include a 115
150		-	designation of political party. A candidate for President may register at 116
151		-	any time after January first of the election year and not later than four 117
152		-	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the election at which the 118 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	120	+	Secretary of the State and any other official charged with the 81
	121	+	preparation of official ballots to be used in such election, in lieu of 82
	122	+	placing the names of such presidential electors on such official ballots, 83
	123	+	shall place on such official ballots a space with the words "Presidential 84
	124	+	electors for (here insert the last name of the candidate for President, 85
	125	+	the word 'and' and the last name of the candidate for Vice President)", 86
	126	+	[; and a vote cast therefor] provided both such nominated candidates 87
	127	+	of such party shall have publicly disclosed their respective federal 88
	128	+	income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 89
	129	+	subsection, for the three years immediately preceding such election, 90
	130	+	except as provided in subsection (c) of this section. A vote cast in such 91
	131	+	space on such official ballots shall be counted, and shall be in all 92
	132	+	respects effective, as a vote for each of the presidential electors 93
	133	+	representing such candidates for President and Vice President. 94
	134	+	(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a candidate 95
	135	+	nominated by a political party for President or Vice President of the 96
	136	+	United States shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 97
	137	+	returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day 98
	138	+	preceding such election, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy 99
	139	+	of such returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary 100
	140	+	for the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of the office 101
	141	+	of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur not later 102
	142	+	than seven days after such filing. 103
	143	+	(b) (1) In the case of a write-in candidate for President of the United 104
	144	+	States, such candidate may register his or her candidacy with the 105
	145	+	Secretary of the State by submitting his or her name and the names of a 106
	146	+	vice presidential candidate and candidates for the office of elector in a 107
	147	+	number not exceeding the whole number of electors to which the state 108
	148	+	is then entitled. Such registration shall be on a form prescribed by the 109
	149	+	Secretary of the State, which form shall include a statement of consent 110
	150	+	to being a candidate by each proposed candidate for elector and by the 111
	151	+	candidate for Vice President. Such registration shall not include a 112
	152	+	designation of political party. A candidate for President may register at 113
	153	+	any time after January first of the election year and not later than four 114 Raised Bill No. 1097
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159		-	offices of presidential elector and vice presidential elector are being 119
160		-	contested, provided each such candidate has publicly disclosed his or 120
161		-	her respective federal income tax returns, in accordance with 121
162		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years immediately 122
163		-	preceding such election, except as provided in subsection (c) of this 123
164		-	section. If a candidate has so registered, a vote may be cast by write-in 124
165		-	ballot for such candidate by writing in the last name of the candidate 125
166		-	for President and the last name of the candidate for Vice President or 126
167		-	only the last name of the candidate for President; such write-in ballot 127
168		-	shall be counted, and shall be in all respects effective, as a vote for each 128
169		-	of the presidential electors representing such candidates for President 129
170		-	and Vice President. No person nominated for the office of President, 130
171		-	Vice President, or presidential elector by a major or minor party or by 131
172		-	nominating petition shall register as a write-in candidate for such 132
173		-	office under the provisions of this section and any such registration of 133
174		-	a write-in candidacy filed by such a person shall be void. 134
175		-	(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a write-in 135
176		-	candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall 136
177		-	publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 137
178		-	four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by 138
179		-	filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and 139
180		-	providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 140
181		-	the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 141
182		-	State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of 142
183		-	the office not later than seven days after such filing. 143
184		-	(c) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 144
185		-	federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 145
186		-	9-465, as amended by this act, shall not be required to make such 146
187		-	disclosure pursuant to this section. 147
188		-	Sec. 5. Section 9-388 of the general statutes is repealed and the 148
189		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 149
190		-	(a) Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the 150 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	159	+	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the election at which the 115
	160	+	offices of presidential elector and vice presidential elector are being 116
	161	+	contested, provided both such candidates for President and Vice 117
	162	+	President shall have publicly disclosed their respective federal income 118
	163	+	tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for 119
	164	+	the three years immediately preceding such election, except as 120
	165	+	provided in subsection (c) of this section. If a candidate has so 121
	166	+	registered, a vote may be cast by write-in ballot for such candidate by 122
	167	+	writing in the last name of the candidate for President and the last 123
	168	+	name of the candidate for Vice President or only the last name of the 124
	169	+	candidate for President; such write-in ballot shall be counted, and shall 125
	170	+	be in all respects effective, as a vote for each of the presidential electors 126
	171	+	representing such candidates for President and Vice President. No 127
	172	+	person nominated for the office of President, Vice President, or 128
	173	+	presidential elector by a major or minor party or by nominating 129
	174	+	petition shall register as a write-in candidate for such office under the 130
	175	+	provisions of this section and any such registration of a write-in 131
	176	+	candidacy filed by such a person shall be void. 132
	177	+	(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a write-in 133
	178	+	candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall 134
	179	+	publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 135
	180	+	four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by 136
	181	+	filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and 137
	182	+	providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 138
	183	+	such returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 139
	184	+	State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 140
	185	+	such filing. 141
	186	+	(c) If a candidate described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section has 142
	187	+	already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 143
	188	+	accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-465, as amended by this act, 144
	189	+	he or she shall not be required to make such disclosure pursuant to 145
	190	+	this section. 146
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197		-	endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, 151
198		-	each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the 152
199		-	Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him or her, stating that he 153
200		-	or she was endorsed by such convention, his or her name as he or she 154
201		-	authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his or her full residence address 155
202		-	and the title and district, if applicable, of the office for which he or she 156
203		-	was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the 157
204		-	chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of such convention 158
205		-	and shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later than four 159
206		-	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such convention. 160
207		-	Such certificate shall either be mailed to the Secretary of the State by 161
208		-	certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person, in 162
209		-	which case a receipt indicating the date and time of delivery shall be 163
210		-	provided by the Secretary of the State to the person making delivery. If 164
211		-	a certificate of a party's endorsement for a particular state or district 165
212		-	office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 166
213		-	the case of such endorsement of a candidate for the office of Governor 167
214		-	or Lieutenant Governor, if the party-endorsed candidate fails to 168
215		-	publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance 169
216		-	with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years immediately 170
217		-	preceding the election for which such candidate was endorsed, such 171
218		-	certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of section 9-172
219		-	416 and section 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no endorsement 173
220		-	of any candidate for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's 174
221		-	state convention shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file 175
222		-	with the Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses 176
223		-	of persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party 177
224		-	for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in 178
225		-	accordance with the provisions of section 9-175, as amended by this 179
226		-	act. 180
227		-	(b) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 181
228		-	subsection (a) of this section shall publicly disclose his or her federal 182
229		-	income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth 183
230		-	day after the close of the state convention, by filing with the Secretary 184 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	197	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 148
	198	+	(a) Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the 149
	199	+	endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, 150
	200	+	each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the 151
	201	+	Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him or her, stating that he 152
	202	+	or she was endorsed by such convention, his or her name as he or she 153
	203	+	authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his or her full residence address 154
	204	+	and the title and district, if applicable, of the office for which he or she 155
	205	+	was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the 156
	206	+	chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of such convention 157
	207	+	and shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later than four 158
	208	+	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such convention. 159
	209	+	Such certificate shall either be mailed to the Secretary of the State by 160
	210	+	certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person, in 161
	211	+	which case a receipt indicating the date and time of delivery shall be 162
	212	+	provided by the Secretary of the State to the person making delivery. If 163
	213	+	a certificate of a party's endorsement for a particular state or district 164
	214	+	office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 165
	215	+	the case of such endorsement of a candidate for the office of Governor 166
	216	+	or Lieutenant Governor, if the party-endorsed candidate fails to 167
	217	+	publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance 168
	218	+	with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years immediately 169
	219	+	preceding the election for which such candidate was endorsed, such 170
	220	+	certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of section 9-171
	221	+	416 and section 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no endorsement 172
	222	+	of any candidate for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's 173
	223	+	state convention shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file 174
	224	+	with the Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses 175
	225	+	of persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party 176
	226	+	for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in 177
	227	+	accordance with the provisions of section 9-175, as amended by this 178
	228	+	act. 179
	229	+	(b) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 180
	230	+	subsection (a) of this section shall publicly disclose his or her federal 181 Raised Bill No. 1097
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237		-	of the State a copy of the returns and providing written authorization 185
238		-	to the Secretary for the publication of the returns on the Internet web 186
239		-	site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall 187
240		-	publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office not later than 188
241		-	seven days after such filing. 189
242		-	Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-400 of the general statutes 190
243		-	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 191
244		-	October 1, 2019): 192
245		-	(a) (1) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a state 193
246		-	office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 194
247		-	upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any 195
248		-	municipality within the state and who has either [(1)] (A) received at 196
249		-	least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present 197
250		-	and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed 198
251		-	endorsement of a candidate for such state office, whether or not the 199
252		-	party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on 200
253		-	the last ballot, or [(2)] (B) circulated a petition and obtained the 201
254		-	signatures of at least two per cent of the enrolled members of such 202
255		-	party in the state, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-404a 203
256		-	to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies described in [subdivision (1) of this 204
257		-	subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be filed by 205
258		-	submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 206
259		-	on the fourteenth day following the close of the state convention, a 207
260		-	certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either [(A)] (i) the 208
261		-	chairman or presiding officer, or [(B)] (ii) the secretary of the 209
262		-	convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of 210
263		-	such votes, and that such candidate consents to be a candidate in a 211
264		-	primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify 212
265		-	the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the 213
266		-	ballot, the candidate's full residence address and the title of the office 214
267		-	for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a state 215
268		-	office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 216
269		-	the case of such certificate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 217 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	236	+	income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth 182
	237	+	day after the close of the state convention, by filing with the Secretary 183
	238	+	of the State a copy of his or her federal income tax returns and 184
	239	+	providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 185
	240	+	such returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 186
	241	+	State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 187
	242	+	such filing. 188
	243	+	Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-400 of the general statutes 189
	244	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 190
	245	+	October 1, 2019): 191
	246	+	(a) (1) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a state 192
	247	+	office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 193
	248	+	upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any 194
	249	+	municipality within the state and who has either [(1)] (A) received at 195
	250	+	least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present 196
	251	+	and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed 197
	252	+	endorsement of a candidate for such state office, whether or not the 198
	253	+	party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on 199
	254	+	the last ballot, or [(2)] (B) circulated a petition and obtained the 200
	255	+	signatures of at least two per cent of the enrolled members of such 201
	256	+	party in the state, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-404a 202
	257	+	to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies described in [subdivision (1) of this 203
	258	+	subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be filed by 204
	259	+	submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 205
	260	+	on the fourteenth day following the close of the state convention, a 206
	261	+	certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either [(A)] (i) the 207
	262	+	chairman or presiding officer, or [(B)] (ii) the secretary of the 208
	263	+	convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of 209
	264	+	such votes, and that such candidate consents to be a candidate in a 210
	265	+	primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify 211
	266	+	the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the 212
	267	+	ballot, the candidate's full residence address and the title of the office 213
	268	+	for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a state 214
	269	+	office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 215 Raised Bill No. 1097
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276		-	Governor, if the candidate fails to publicly disclose his or her federal 218
277		-	income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 219
278		-	subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary for 220
279		-	which such certificate is being filed, such certificate shall be invalid 221
280		-	and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be 222
281		-	deemed to have made no valid certification of candidacy for 223
282		-	nomination [by a political party for] to such state office. A single such 224
283		-	certificate or petition for state office may be filed on behalf of two or 225
284		-	more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their 226
285		-	names appear on a single row of the primary ballot under subsection 227
286		-	(b) of section 9-437. Candidacies described in [subdivision (2) of this 228
287		-	subsection] subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall be filed by 229
288		-	submitting said petition not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-230
289		-	third day preceding the day of the primary for such office to the 231
290		-	registrar of voters of the towns in which the respective petition pages 232
291		-	were circulated. Each registrar shall file each page of such petition with 233
292		-	the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 234
293		-	9-404c. A petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for state office 235
294		-	shall be invalid for such candidate if such candidate is certified as the 236
295		-	party-endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by 237
296		-	this act, [or] is certified as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the 238
297		-	convention vote for such office pursuant to this subsection or, in the 239
298		-	case of a petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for Governor or 240
299		-	Lieutenant Governor, if such candidate fails to publicly disclose his or 241
300		-	her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (3) of 242
301		-	this subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary 243
302		-	for which such petition is being filed. Except as provided in section 9-244
303		-	416a, upon the expiration of the time period for party endorsement 245
304		-	and circulation and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one 246
305		-	or more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to 247
306		-	the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 248
307		-	town clerks and registrars of voters in accordance with the provisions 249
308		-	of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in 250
309		-	each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 251 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	275	+	the case of such certificate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 216
	276	+	Governor, if the candidate fails to publicly disclose his or her federal 217
	277	+	income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 218
	278	+	subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary for 219
	279	+	which such certificate is being filed, such certificate shall be invalid 220
	280	+	and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be 221
	281	+	deemed to have made no valid certification of candidacy for 222
	282	+	nomination [by a political party for] to such state office. A single such 223
	283	+	certificate or petition for state office may be filed on behalf of two or 224
	284	+	more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their 225
	285	+	names appear on a single row of the primary ballot under subsection 226
	286	+	(b) of section 9-437. Candidacies described in [subdivision (2) of this 227
	287	+	subsection] subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall be filed by 228
	288	+	submitting said petition not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-229
	289	+	third day preceding the day of the primary for such office to the 230
	290	+	registrar of voters of the towns in which the respective petition pages 231
	291	+	were circulated. Each registrar shall file each page of such petition with 232
	292	+	the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 233
	293	+	9-404c. A petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for state office 234
	294	+	shall be invalid for such candidate if such candidate is certified as the 235
	295	+	party-endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by 236
	296	+	this act, [or] is certified as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the 237
	297	+	convention vote for such office pursuant to this subsection or, in the 238
	298	+	case of a petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for Governor or 239
	299	+	Lieutenant Governor, if such candidate fails to publicly disclose his or 240
	300	+	her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (3) of 241
	301	+	this subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary 242
	302	+	for which such petition is being filed. Except as provided in section 9-243
	303	+	416a, upon the expiration of the time period for party endorsement 244
	304	+	and circulation and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one 245
	305	+	or more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to 246
	306	+	the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 247
	307	+	town clerks and registrars of voters in accordance with the provisions 248
	308	+	of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in 249
	309	+	each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 250 Raised Bill No. 1097
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316		-	(2) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 252
317		-	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 253
318		-	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 254
319		-	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of the state 255
320		-	convention, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the 256
321		-	returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for the 257
322		-	publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the 258
323		-	Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 259
324		-	Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 260
325		-	filing. 261
326		-	(3) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 262
327		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 263
328		-	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 264
329		-	o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 265
330		-	for such office, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the 266
331		-	returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for the 267
332		-	publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the 268
333		-	Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 269
334		-	Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 270
335		-	filing. 271
336		-	(b) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district 272
337		-	office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 273
338		-	upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the 274
339		-	district the person seeks to represent that is in the office of the 275
340		-	Secretary of the State at the end of the last day prior to the convention 276
341		-	for the party from which the person seeks nomination and who has 277
342		-	either (1) received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the 278
343		-	convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on 279
344		-	the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such 280
345		-	district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such 281
346		-	office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, or (2) circulated a 282
347		-	petition and obtained the signatures of at least two per cent of the 283
348		-	enrolled members of such party in the district for the district office of 284 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	315	+	(2) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 251
	316	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 252
	317	+	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 253
	318	+	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of the state 254
	319	+	convention, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of his or her 255
	320	+	federal income tax returns and providing written authorization to the 256
	321	+	Secretary for the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of 257
	322	+	the office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur 258
	323	+	not later than seven days after such filing. 259
	324	+	(3) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 260
	325	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 261
	326	+	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 262
	327	+	o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 263
	328	+	for such office, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of his or 264
	329	+	her federal income tax returns and providing written authorization to 265
	330	+	the Secretary for the publication of such returns on the Internet web 266
	331	+	site of the office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall 267
	332	+	occur not later than seven days after such filing. 268
	333	+	(b) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district 269
	334	+	office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 270
	335	+	upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the 271
	336	+	district the person seeks to represent that is in the office of the 272
	337	+	Secretary of the State at the end of the last day prior to the convention 273
	338	+	for the party from which the person seeks nomination and who has 274
	339	+	either (1) received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the 275
	340	+	convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on 276
	341	+	the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such 277
	342	+	district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such 278
	343	+	office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, or (2) circulated a 279
	344	+	petition and obtained the signatures of at least two per cent of the 280
	345	+	enrolled members of such party in the district for the district office of 281
	346	+	representative in Congress, and at least five per cent of the enrolled 282
	347	+	members of such party in the district for the district offices of state 283
	348	+	senator, state representative and judge of probate, in accordance with 284 Raised Bill No. 1097
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355		-	representative in Congress, and at least five per cent of the enrolled 285
356		-	members of such party in the district for the district offices of state 286
357		-	senator, state representative and judge of probate, in accordance with 287
358		-	the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies 288
359		-	described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be filed by 289
360		-	submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 290
361		-	on the fourteenth day following the close of the district convention, a 291
362		-	certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (A) the 292
363		-	chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the convention, 293
364		-	that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and 294
365		-	that the candidate consents to be a candidate in a primary of such 295
366		-	party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the 296
367		-	candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, 297
368		-	the candidate's full residence address and the title and district of the 298
369		-	office for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a 299
370		-	district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, 300
371		-	such certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of 301
372		-	sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid 302
373		-	certification of candidacy for nomination [by a political party for] to 303
374		-	such district office. Candidacies described in subdivision (2) of this 304
375		-	subsection shall be filed by submitting said petition not later than four 305
376		-	o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 306
377		-	for such office to the registrar of voters of the towns in which the 307
378		-	respective petition pages were circulated. Each registrar shall file each 308
379		-	page of such petition with the Secretary in accordance with the 309
380		-	provisions of section 9-404c. A petition may only be filed by or on 310
381		-	behalf of a candidate for the district office of state senator, state 311
382		-	representative or judge of probate who is not certified as the party-312
383		-	endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 313
384		-	or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 314
385		-	office pursuant to this subsection. A petition filed by or on behalf of a 315
386		-	candidate for the district office of representative in Congress shall be 316
387		-	invalid if said candidate is certified as the party-endorsed candidate 317
388		-	pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, or as receiving at 318
389		-	least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such office pursuant to 319 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	354	+	the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies 285
	355	+	described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be filed by 286
	356	+	submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 287
	357	+	on the fourteenth day following the close of the district convention, a 288
	358	+	certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (A) the 289
	359	+	chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the convention, 290
	360	+	that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and 291
	361	+	that the candidate consents to be a candidate in a primary of such 292
	362	+	party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the 293
	363	+	candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, 294
	364	+	the candidate's full residence address and the title and district of the 295
	365	+	office for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a 296
	366	+	district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, 297
	367	+	such certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of 298
	368	+	sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid 299
	369	+	certification of candidacy for nomination [by a political party for] to 300
	370	+	such district office. Candidacies described in subdivision (2) of this 301
	371	+	subsection shall be filed by submitting said petition not later than four 302
	372	+	o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 303
	373	+	for such office to the registrar of voters of the towns in which the 304
	374	+	respective petition pages were circulated. Each registrar shall file each 305
	375	+	page of such petition with the Secretary in accordance with the 306
	376	+	provisions of section 9-404c. A petition may only be filed by or on 307
	377	+	behalf of a candidate for the district office of state senator, state 308
	378	+	representative or judge of probate who is not certified as the party-309
	379	+	endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 310
	380	+	or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 311
	381	+	office pursuant to this subsection. A petition filed by or on behalf of a 312
	382	+	candidate for the district office of representative in Congress shall be 313
	383	+	invalid if said candidate is certified as the party-endorsed candidate 314
	384	+	pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, or as receiving at 315
	385	+	least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such office pursuant to 316
	386	+	this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the 317
	387	+	expiration of the time period for party endorsement and circulation 318
	388	+	and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or more 319 Raised Bill No. 1097
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396		-	this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the 320
397		-	expiration of the time period for party endorsement and circulation 321
398		-	and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or more 322
399		-	candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the 323
400		-	provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 324
401		-	town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of 325
402		-	section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in 326
403		-	each municipality and each part of a municipality within the district in 327
404		-	accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 328
405		-	Sec. 7. Section 9-379 of the general statutes is repealed and the 329
406		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 330
407		-	(a) [No name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot 331
408		-	at any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or 332
409		-	minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is 333
410		-	approved by the Secretary of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 334
411		-	9-453p, inclusive.] If a candidate is nominated by a major or minor 335
412		-	party for an office to be voted upon at an election, or if a nominating 336
413		-	petition of a candidate for any such office is approved by the Secretary 337
414		-	of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive, the 338
415		-	name of such candidate shall be printed on the official ballot at the 339
416		-	election for such office. 340
417		-	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 341
418		-	section, in the case of a candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor 342
419		-	described in said subsection, the name of such candidate shall not be 343
420		-	printed on the official ballot at the election for such office unless such 344
421		-	candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 345
422		-	in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 346
423		-	years immediately preceding such election. 347
424		-	(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 348
425		-	candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly disclose 349
426		-	his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. 350
427		-	on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by filing with the 351 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	394	+	candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the 320
	395	+	provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 321
	396	+	town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of 322
	397	+	section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in 323
	398	+	each municipality and each part of a municipality within the district in 324
	399	+	accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 325
	400	+	Sec. 7. Section 9-379 of the general statutes is repealed and the 326
	401	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 327
	402	+	[No name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot at 328
	403	+	any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or 329
	404	+	minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is 330
	405	+	approved by the Secretary of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 331
	406	+	9-453p, inclusive.] (a) If a candidate is nominated by a major or minor 332
	407	+	party for an office to be voted upon at an election, or if a nominating 333
	408	+	petition of a candidate for any such office is approved by the Secretary 334
	409	+	of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive, the 335
	410	+	name of such candidate shall be printed on the official ballot at the 336
	411	+	election for such office. 337
	412	+	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 338
	413	+	section, in the case of a candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor 339
	414	+	described in said subsection, the name of such candidate shall not be 340
	415	+	printed on the official ballot at the election for such office unless such 341
	416	+	candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 342
	417	+	in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 343
	418	+	years immediately preceding such election. 344
	419	+	(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 345
	420	+	candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly disclose 346
	421	+	his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. 347
	422	+	on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by filing with the 348
	423	+	Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and providing written 349
	424	+	authorization to the Secretary for the publication of such returns on the 350
	425	+	Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State, which 351 Raised Bill No. 1097
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434		-	Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and providing written 352
435		-	authorization to the Secretary for the publication of the returns on the 353
436		-	Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The 354
437		-	Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office 355
438		-	not later than seven days after such filing. 356
439		-	(B) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 357
440		-	federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 358
441		-	9-388, as amended by this act, or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of 359
442		-	subsection (a) of section 9-400, as amended by this act, shall not be 360
443		-	required to make such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 361
444		-	Sec. 8. Section 9-181 of the general statutes is repealed and the 362
445		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 363
446		-	At the state election to be held in 1966, and quadrennially thereafter, 364
447		-	there shall be elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, 365
448		-	Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General to hold their respective 366
449		-	offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January 367
450		-	next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first 368
451		-	Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their 369
452		-	successors are qualified. When any political party has nominated 370
453		-	candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, their 371
454		-	names shall be so placed upon the ballot in any such election that any 372
455		-	elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, except that the 373
456		-	names of such candidates shall not be placed upon such ballot unless 374
457		-	both such candidates publicly disclose their respective federal income 375
458		-	tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-379, as 376
459		-	amended by this act. 377
460		-	Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 378
461		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 379
462		-	(a) Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, 380
463		-	district or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall 381
464		-	register his or her candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form 382 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	431	+	publication shall occur not later than seven days after such filing. 352
	432	+	(B) If a candidate described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 353
	433	+	has already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 354
	434	+	accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-388, as amended by this act, 355
	435	+	or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of subsection (a) of section 9-356
	436	+	400, as amended by this act, he or she shall not be required to make 357
	437	+	such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 358
	438	+	Sec. 8. Section 9-181 of the general statutes is repealed and the 359
	439	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 360
	440	+	At the state election to be held in 1966, and quadrennially thereafter, 361
	441	+	there shall be elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, 362
	442	+	Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General to hold their respective 363
	443	+	offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January 364
	444	+	next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first 365
	445	+	Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their 366
	446	+	successors are qualified. When any political party has nominated 367
	447	+	candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, their 368
	448	+	names shall be so placed upon the ballot in any such election that any 369
	449	+	elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, except that the name 370
	450	+	of neither such candidate shall be placed upon such ballot unless both 371
	451	+	such candidates publicly disclose their respective federal income tax 372
	452	+	returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-379, as amended 373
	453	+	by this act. 374
	454	+	Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 375
	455	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 376
	456	+	(a) Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, 377
	457	+	district or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall 378
	458	+	register his or her candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form 379
	459	+	prescribed by the Secretary. The registration shall include the 380
	460	+	candidate's name and address, the designation and term of the office 381
	461	+	sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other 382
	462	+	information which the Secretary deems necessary. In the case of a 383 Raised Bill No. 1097
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471		-	prescribed by the Secretary. The registration shall include the 383
472		-	candidate's name and address, the designation and term of the office 384
473		-	sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other 385
474		-	information which the Secretary deems necessary. In the case of a 386
475		-	write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, 387
476		-	the registration shall include a candidate for each of those offices, or 388
477		-	shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any 389
478		-	political party. The registration shall be filed with the Secretary not 390
479		-	more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be 391
480		-	filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day 392
481		-	preceding the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 393
482		-	nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 394
483		-	petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 395
484		-	provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 396
485		-	filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 397
486		-	this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 398
487		-	candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any 399
488		-	town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 400
489		-	more members shall register his or her candidacy with the town clerk 401
490		-	of such town not later than the last business day preceding such 402
491		-	election. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a district or 403
492		-	municipal office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 404
493		-	registry list of the district or municipality represented by such office, as 405
494		-	the case may be. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a 406
495		-	state office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 407
496		-	registry list of the state. 408
497		-	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 409
498		-	section, the registration of a write-in candidacy for the office of 410
499		-	Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be void unless such candidate 411
500		-	has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 412
501		-	accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years 413
502		-	immediately preceding such election. 414
503		-	(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 415 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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	468	+	write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, 384
	469	+	the registration shall include a candidate for each of those offices, or 385
	470	+	shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any 386
	471	+	political party. The registration shall be filed with the Secretary not 387
	472	+	more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be 388
	473	+	filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day 389
	474	+	preceding the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 390
	475	+	nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 391
	476	+	petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 392
	477	+	provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 393
	478	+	filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 394
	479	+	this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 395
	480	+	candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any 396
	481	+	town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 397
	482	+	more members shall register his or her candidacy with the town clerk 398
	483	+	of such town not later than the last business day preceding such 399
	484	+	election. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a district or 400
	485	+	municipal office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 401
	486	+	registry list of the district or municipality represented by such office, as 402
	487	+	the case may be. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a 403
	488	+	state office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 404
	489	+	registry list of the state. 405
	490	+	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 406
	491	+	section, the registration of a write-in candidacy for the office of 407
	492	+	Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be void unless such candidate 408
	493	+	has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 409
	494	+	accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years 410
	495	+	immediately preceding such election. 411
	496	+	(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 412
	497	+	write-in candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly 413
	498	+	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 414
	499	+	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding such election, by filing 415
	500	+	with the Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and providing 416
	501	+	written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of such 417 Raised Bill No. 1097
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510		-	write-in candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly 416
511		-	disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 417
512		-	o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding such election, by filing 418
513		-	with the Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and providing 419
514		-	written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of the returns 420
515		-	on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The 421
516		-	Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office 422
517		-	not later than seven days after such filing. 423
518		-	(B) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 424
519		-	federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 425
520		-	9-388, as amended by this act, or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of 426
521		-	subsection (a) of section 9-400, as amended by this act, shall not be 427
522		-	required to make such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 428
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	507	+	returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 418
	508	+	State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 419
	509	+	such filing. 420
	510	+	(B) If a candidate described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 421
	511	+	has already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 422
	512	+	accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-388, as amended by this act, 423
	513	+	or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of subsection (a) of section 9-424
	514	+	400, as amended by this act, he or she shall not be required to make 425
	515	+	such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 426
523	516		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
524	517		sections:
525	518
526	519		Section 1 October 1, 2019 9-465
527	520		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 9-466
528	521		Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 9-469
529	522		Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 9-175
530	523		Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 9-388
531	524		Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 9-400(a) and (b)
532	525		Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 9-379
533	526		Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 9-181
534	527		Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 9-373a
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536		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
537		-	In Section 1, ", in either case, such candidate shall have" was changed
538		-	to "no candidate may be placed on the ballot under subdivision (1) or
539		-	(2) of this subsection unless such candidate has" in Subsec. (a) for
540		-	accuracy and clarity, and "described in subsection (a)" was inserted
541		-	after "A candidate" in Subsec. (b) for accuracy; in Section 2, "the
542		-	Secretary shall omit from such list" was inserted after "except that" and
543		-	"shall not appear on such list" was deleted for clarity; in Section 3,
544		-	"such candidate shall have" was changed to "no candidate may be
545		-	placed on the ballot under this section unless such candidate has" for
546		-	accuracy and clarity; in Section 4, "both such nominated candidates of Substitute Bill No. 1097
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553		-	such party shall have" was changed to "each such candidate of such
554		-	party has" in Subsec. (a)(1) and "both such candidates for President
555		-	and Vice President shall have" was changed to "each such candidate
556		-	has" in Subsec. (b)(1) for clarity; in Section 8, "name of neither such
557		-	candidate shall" was changed to "names of such candidates shall not"
558		-	for clarity; in Section 4(c), Section 7(b)(2)(B) and Section 9(b)(2)(B), the
559		-	provision was restructured for clarity; in Section 5(b) and Sections
560		-	6(a)(2) and 6(a)(3), "copy of his or her federal tax returns" was changed
561		-	to "copy of the returns" for clarity and consistency; and throughout,
562		-	"office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur" was
563		-	changed to "office of the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall
564		-	publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office" for clarity.
565		-
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	529	+	Statement of Purpose:
	530	+	To require presidential and gubernatorial candidates to publicly
	531	+	disclose a minimum of their past three years' worth of tax returns in
	532	+	order to gain access to the primary and general election ballots.
	533	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	534	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	535	+	not underlined.]
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