| 26 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 9-704 of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 27 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 |
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| 28 | | - | 1, 2021): 3 |
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| 29 | | - | (e) (1) The following shall not be deemed to be qualifying 4 |
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| 30 | | - | contributions under subsection (a) of this section and shall, in 5 |
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| 31 | | - | accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection, be 6 |
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| 32 | | - | returned by the treasurer of the candidate committee to the contributor: 7 |
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| 33 | | - | [or transmitted to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for 8 |
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| 34 | | - | deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund:] 9 |
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| 35 | | - | [(1)] (A) A contribution from a principal of a state contractor or 10 |
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| 36 | | - | prospective state contractor; 11 |
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| 37 | | - | [(2)] (B) A contribution of less than five dollars, and a contribution of 12 |
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| 38 | | - | five dollars or more from an individual who does not provide the full 13 |
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| 39 | | - | name and complete address of the individual; 14 |
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| 42 | | - | [(3)] (C) A contribution under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) 15 |
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| 43 | | - | of this section from an individual who does not reside in the state, in 16 |
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| 44 | | - | excess of the applicable limit on contributions from out-of-state 17 |
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| 45 | | - | individuals in subsection (a) of this section; and 18 |
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| 46 | | - | [(4)] (D) A contribution made by a youth who is less than twelve years 19 |
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| 47 | | - | of age. 20 |
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| 48 | | - | (2) In the case of a contribution described in subdivision (1) of this 21 |
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| 49 | | - | subsection submitted by the treasurer of the candidate committee to the 22 |
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| 50 | | - | State Elections Enforcement Commission as part of an application for a 23 |
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| 51 | | - | grant under the Citizens' Election Program, which contribution the 24 |
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| 52 | | - | commission accordingly deems not to be a qualifying contribution, 25 |
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| 53 | | - | pursuant to subsection (d) of section 9-706, as amended by this act, the 26 |
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| 54 | | - | treasurer shall refund such contribution to the contributor upon its 27 |
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| 55 | | - | return to the committee in accordance with said subsection. 28 |
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| 56 | | - | Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 9-706 of the general statutes is 29 |
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| 57 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 30 |
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| 58 | | - | 1, 2021): 31 |
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| 59 | | - | (d) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of this section, 32 |
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| 60 | | - | the commission shall review the application [,] and determine whether 33 |
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| 61 | | - | (1) the candidate committee for the applicant has received the required 34 |
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| 62 | | - | qualifying contributions, (2) in the case of an application for a grant from 35 |
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| 63 | | - | the fund for a primary campaign, the applicant has met the applicable 36 |
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| 64 | | - | condition under subsection (a) of this section for applying for such grant 37 |
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| 65 | | - | and complied with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this 38 |
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| 66 | | - | section, (3) in the case of an application for a grant from the fund for a 39 |
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| 67 | | - | general election campaign, the applicant has met the applicable 40 |
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| 68 | | - | condition under subsection (a) of this section for applying for such 41 |
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| 69 | | - | moneys and complied with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of 42 |
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| 70 | | - | this section, and (4) in the case of an application by a minor party or 43 |
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| 71 | | - | petitioning party candidate for a grant from the fund for a general 44 |
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| 72 | | - | election campaign, the applicant qualifies as an eligible minor party 45 |
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| 73 | | - | candidate or an eligible petitioning party candidate, whichever is 46 |
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| 74 | | - | applicable. For each contribution received by the candidate committee 47 |
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| 77 | | - | of an applicant that the commission deems not to be a qualifying 48 |
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| 78 | | - | contribution, the commission shall (A) advise such applicant of such 49 |
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| 79 | | - | determination and cite the applicable reason under subsection (e) of 50 |
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| 80 | | - | section 9-704, as amended by this act, for such determination, and (B) 51 |
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| 81 | | - | return such contribution to the committee. If the commission approves 52 |
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| 82 | | - | an application, the commission shall determine the amount of the grant 53 |
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| 83 | | - | payable to the candidate committee for the applicant pursuant to section 54 |
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| 84 | | - | 9-705 from the fund, and notify the State Comptroller and the candidate 55 |
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| 85 | | - | of such candidate committee, of such amount. If the timing of the 56 |
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| 86 | | - | commission's approval of the grant in relation to the Secretary of the 57 |
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| 87 | | - | State's determination of ballot status is such that the commission cannot 58 |
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| 88 | | - | determine whether the qualified candidate committee is entitled to the 59 |
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| 89 | | - | applicable full initial grant for the primary or election or the applicable 60 |
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| 90 | | - | partial grant for the primary or election, as the case may be, the 61 |
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| 91 | | - | commission shall approve the lesser applicable partial initial grant. The 62 |
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| 92 | | - | commission shall then authorize the payment of the remaining portion 63 |
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| 93 | | - | of the applicable grant after the commission has knowledge of the 64 |
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| 94 | | - | circumstances regarding the ballot status of the opposing candidates in 65 |
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| 95 | | - | such primary or election. Not later than two business days following 66 |
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| 96 | | - | notification by the commission, the State Comptroller shall draw an 67 |
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| 97 | | - | order on the State Treasurer for payment of any such approved amount 68 |
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| 98 | | - | to the qualified candidate committee from the fund. 69 |
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| 99 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 102 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2021 9-704(e) |
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| 103 | | - | Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 9-706(d) |
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| 24 | + | That section 9-704 of the general statutes be amended to require that, 1 |
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| 25 | + | if the treasurer of a candidate committee submits a contribution as part 2 |
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| 26 | + | of an application for a grant under the Citizens' Election Program and 3 |
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| 27 | + | the State Elections Enforcement Commission accordingly deems such 4 |
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| 28 | + | contribution not to be a qualifying contribution, said commission shall 5 |
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| 29 | + | return such contribution to such committee and such treasurer shall in 6 |
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| 30 | + | turn refund such contribution to the contributor. 7 |
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