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15+Introduced by:
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1221 AN ACT CONCERNING CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS AND
1322 DISCLOSURE.
1423 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1524 Assembly convened:
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1726 Section 1. Section 9-601 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 1
1827 is amended by adding subdivisions (33) and (34) as follows (Effective 2
1928 from passage): 3
2029 (NEW) (33) "Consultant" means any person (A) that provides (i) 4
2130 campaign strategy, (ii) design or management of campaign 5
2231 communications, literature or advertising, or (iii) campaign fundraising 6
2332 or management services, or (B) with duties that include identifying, 7
24-hiring or paying subvendors for goods or services on behalf of a person 8
25-or committee required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 9
26-9-601d or 9-608, as applicable. 10
33+hiring or paying subvendors for goods or services on behalf of a 8
34+committee or person required to file a report or statement pursuant to 9
35+section 9-601d or 9-608, as applicable. 10
2736 (NEW) (34) (A) "Subvendor" means any person that provides goods 11
2837 or services to a consultant or that contracts with a consultant or other 12
29-subvendor to provide goods or services to a person or committee 13
38+subvendor to provide goods or services to a committee or person 13
3039 required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 9-601d or 9-608, 14
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3243 (B) "Subvendor" does not include a person who is an employee of a 16
3344 consultant if such person has been an employee of such consultant for 17
34-three or more consecutive months prior to any month in which a person 18 Substitute Bill No. 5455
45+three or more consecutive months prior to any month in which a 18
46+committee or person is required to file a report or statement accounting 19
47+for any expenditure to such consultant or any subvendor for such 20
48+consultant. 21
49+Sec. 2. Section 9-622 of the general statutes is repealed and the 22
50+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 23
51+The following persons shall be guilty of illegal practices and shall be 24
52+punished in accordance with the provisions of section 9-623: 25
53+(1) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or by another 26
54+person, gives or offers or promises to any person any money, gift, 27
55+advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid, emolument or other 28
56+valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring any person to 29
57+sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to vote or refrain 30
58+from voting for or against any person or for or against any measure at 31
59+any election, caucus, convention, primary or referendum; 32
60+(2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, receives, accepts, requests 33
61+or solicits from any person, committee, association, organization or 34
62+corporation, any money, gift, advantage, preferment, aid, emolument or 35
63+other valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring any 36
64+person to sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to vote 37
65+or refrain from voting for or against any person or for or against any 38
66+measure at any such election, caucus, primary or referendum; 39
67+(3) Any person who, in consideration of any money, gift, advantage, 40
68+preferment, aid, emolument or other valuable thing paid, received, 41
69+accepted or promised to the person's advantage or any other person's 42
70+advantage, votes or refrains from voting for or against any person or for 43
71+or against any measure at any such election, caucus, primary or 44
72+referendum; 45
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75+(4) Any person who solicits from any candidate any money, gift, 46
76+contribution, emolument or other valuable thing for the purpose of 47
77+using the same for the support, assistance, benefit or expenses of any 48
78+club, company or organization, or for the purpose of defraying the cost 49
79+or expenses of any political campaign, primary, referendum or election; 50
80+(5) Any person who, directly or indirectly, pays, gives, contributes or 51
81+promises any money or other valuable thing to defray or towards 52
82+defraying the cost or expenses of any campaign, primary, referendum 53
83+or election to any person, committee, company, club, organization or 54
84+association, other than to a treasurer, except that this subdivision shall 55
85+not apply to any expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, 56
86+stationery, express charges, traveling, meals, lodging or photocopying 57
87+incurred by any candidate for office or for nomination to office, so far as 58
88+may be permitted under the provisions of this chapter; 59
89+(6) Any person who, in order to secure or promote the person's own 60
90+nomination or election as a candidate, or that of any other person, 61
91+directly or indirectly, promises to appoint, or promises to secure or 62
92+assist in securing the appointment, nomination or election of any other 63
93+person to any public position, or to any position of honor, trust or 64
94+emolument; but any person may publicly announce the person's own 65
95+choice or purpose in relation to any appointment, nomination or 66
96+election in which the person may be called to take part, if the person is 67
97+nominated for or elected to such office; 68
98+(7) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or through 69
99+another person, makes a payment or promise of payment to a treasurer 70
100+in a name other than the person's own, and any treasurer who 71
101+knowingly receives a payment or promise of payment, or enters or 72
102+causes the same to be entered in the person's accounts in any other name 73
103+than that of the person by whom such payment or promise of payment 74
104+is made; 75
105+(8) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision 76
106+of this chapter; 77
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109+(9) Any person who offers or receives a cash contribution in excess of 78
110+one hundred dollars to promote the success or defeat of any political 79
111+party, candidate or referendum question; 80
112+(10) Any person who solicits, makes or receives a contribution that is 81
113+otherwise prohibited by any provision of this chapter; 82
114+(11) Any department head or deputy department head of a state 83
115+department who solicits a contribution on behalf of, or for the benefit of, 84
116+any candidate for state, district or municipal office or any political party; 85
117+(12) Any municipal employee who solicits a contribution on behalf 86
118+of, or for the benefit of, any candidate for state, district or municipal 87
119+office, any political committee or any political party, from (A) an 88
120+individual under the supervision of such employee, or (B) the spouse or 89
121+a dependent child of such individual; 90
122+(13) Any person who makes an expenditure, that is not an 91
123+independent expenditure, for a candidate without the knowledge of 92
124+such candidate. No candidate shall be civilly or criminally liable with 93
125+regard to any such expenditure; 94
126+(14) Any chief of staff of a legislative caucus who solicits a 95
127+contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, 96
128+district or municipal office from an employee of the legislative caucus; 97
129+(15) Any chief of staff for a state-wide elected official who solicits a 98
130+contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, 99
131+district or municipal office from a member of such official's staff; [or] 100
132+(16) Any chief of staff for the Governor or Lieutenant Governor who 101
133+solicits a contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for 102
134+state, district or municipal office from a member of the staff of the 103
135+Governor or Lieutenant Governor, or from any commissioner or deputy 104
136+commissioner of any state agency; 105
137+(17) Any consultant that fails to provide complete information to a 106
138+committee or person required to file any report or statement pursuant 107
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41-or committee is required to file a report or statement accounting for any 19
42-expenditure to such consultant or any subvendor for such consultant. 20
43-Sec. 2. Section 9-622 of the general statutes is repealed and the 21
44-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 22
45-The following persons shall be guilty of illegal practices and shall be 23
46-punished in accordance with the provisions of section 9-623: 24
47-(1) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or by another 25
48-person, gives or offers or promises to any person any money, gift, 26
49-advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid, emolument or other 27
50-valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring any person to 28
51-sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to vote or refrain 29
52-from voting for or against any person or for or against any measure at 30
53-any election, caucus, convention, primary or referendum; 31
54-(2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, receives, accepts, requests 32
55-or solicits from any person, committee, association, organization or 33
56-corporation, any money, gift, advantage, preferment, aid, emolument or 34
57-other valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring any 35
58-person to sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to vote 36
59-or refrain from voting for or against any person or for or against any 37
60-measure at any such election, caucus, primary or referendum; 38
61-(3) Any person who, in consideration of any money, gift, advantage, 39
62-preferment, aid, emolument or other valuable thing paid, received, 40
63-accepted or promised to the person's advantage or any other person's 41
64-advantage, votes or refrains from voting for or against any person or for 42
65-or against any measure at any such election, caucus, primary or 43
66-referendum; 44
67-(4) Any person who solicits from any candidate any money, gift, 45
68-contribution, emolument or other valuable thing for the purpose of 46
69-using the same for the support, assistance, benefit or expenses of any 47
70-club, company or organization, or for the purpose of defraying the cost 48
71-or expenses of any political campaign, primary, referendum or election; 49 Substitute Bill No. 5455
141+to section 9-601d or 9-608, as applicable, which complete information is 108
142+necessary for such committee or person to file such report or statement; 109
143+or 110
144+(18) Any consultant that (A) except for such consultant's overhead or 111
145+normal operating expenses, makes or obligates to make an expenditure, 112
146+or directly or indirectly authorizes any subvendor to make or obligate 113
147+to make such an expenditure, on behalf of a candidate, committee or 114
148+other person, and (B) does so without the knowledge of such candidate, 115
149+committee or other person. 116
150+Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 117
151+"consultant", "candidate", "committee", "expenditure", "subvendor" and 118
152+"person" have the same meanings as provided in section 9-601 of the 119
153+general statutes, as amended by this act. 120
154+(b) (1) A consultant that receives or agrees to receive payment from a 121
155+candidate or committee and that makes or obligates to make any 122
156+expenditure, including any payment, to a subvendor for or on behalf of 123
157+a person or committee required to file a report or statement pursuant to 124
158+section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, shall, not 125
159+later than five days after making or obligating to make such 126
160+expenditure, provide such person or committee with detailed 127
161+information of such expenditure, including, but not limited to: 128
162+(A) The amount and date of such expenditure and the name of the 129
163+individual who received such payment; 130
164+(B) The full name and street address of such subvendor; 131
165+(C) A description of the purpose of such payment; 132
166+(D) The name of any candidate or text of any referendum question 133
167+supported or opposed by such expenditure; and 134
168+(E) If applicable, the date of any event with which such payment is 135
169+associated, including, but not limited to, any expenditure directly or 136
170+indirectly made by a consultant to a subvendor for such event for any 137
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173+(i) written, typed or other printed communication, or any web-based 138
174+written communication, that (I) promotes the success or defeat of any 139
175+candidate's campaign for nomination or election or any referendum 140
176+question, or (II) solicits funds to benefit any candidate or committee, (ii) 141
177+advertising time or space, including, but not limited to, television or 142
178+Internet video, radio or Internet audio, telephone call or web-based or 143
179+social media communication, (iii) wages incurred as a result of work for 144
180+any candidate or committee, (iv) survey, poll, signature gathering or 145
181+door-to-door solicitation of voters, (v) facilities, invitations or 146
182+entertainment for fundraising or other campaign events, or (vi) printing 147
183+of mass campaign mailings or postage for such mailings. 148
184+(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 149
185+subsection, if a consultant makes or obligates to make payment for an 150
186+expenditure for which a person or committee is required to file a report 151
187+or statement pursuant to section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, 152
188+as applicable, such consultant shall, concomitant with making or 153
189+obligating to make such payment, provide such person or committee 154
190+with complete information necessary to file such report or statement. 155
191+(c) (1) Any person or committee that makes or obligates to make 156
192+payment for an expenditure to a consultant, which consultant is 157
193+required to provide such person or committee with the information 158
194+described in subsection (b) of this section, shall include in any report or 159
195+statement required to be filed by such person or committee pursuant to 160
196+section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, (A) the full 161
197+name and street address of each subvendor to which payment was made 162
198+or obligated to be made during the period covered by such filing, (B) the 163
199+amount and date of such payment, (C) a description of the purpose of 164
200+such payment, (D) the name of any candidate or text of any referendum 165
201+question supported or opposed by such expenditure, and (E) if 166
202+applicable, the date of any event with which such payment is associated. 167
203+The contents of such report or statement shall include any other 168
204+information that the State Elections Enforcement Commission may 169
205+require to facilitate compliance with the provisions of chapters 155 to 170
206+157, inclusive, of the general statutes, and shall be submitted on a form 171
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209+prescribed by the commission. 172
210+(2) Except for such consultant's overhead or normal operating 173
211+expenses, a consultant shall not make any expenditure for or on behalf 174
212+of a candidate or committee, including, but not limited to, any 175
213+expenditure described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, 176
214+unless complete information of such expenditure is provided to the 177
215+person required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 9-601d 178
216+or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, or the committee on whose 179
217+behalf or for whose benefit such consultant is acting. 180
218+(d) Each consultant shall keep detailed information of each 181
219+expenditure made or obligated to be made for or on behalf of any person 182
220+or committee required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 183
221+9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, and shall retain all 184
222+records of each transaction required to be included in any report or 185
223+statement filed pursuant to section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general 186
224+statutes, as amended by this act, as applicable, for a period of four years 187
225+after the date of the report or statement in which such transaction was 188
226+included. Such records shall include, but need not be limited to, any 189
227+invoice, receipt, bill, financial statement, itinerary or other written or 190
228+documentary evidence showing the campaign or other lawful purpose 191
229+of such expenditure. 192
230+(e) If a subvendor makes or obligates to make any payment described 193
231+in subsection (b) of this section, such subvendor shall be deemed a 194
232+consultant and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this 195
233+section for a consultant. 196
234+(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, 197
235+of this section, a financial obligation shall not be made or incurred for or 198
236+on behalf of a committee unless authorized by the treasurer of such 199
237+committee pursuant to section 9-607 of the general statutes. 200
238+Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) If the treasurer of the candidate 201
239+committee of a participating candidate, as described in section 9-703 of 202
240+the general statutes, spends or obligates to spend fifteen per cent or 203
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78-(5) Any person who, directly or indirectly, pays, gives, contributes or 50
79-promises any money or other valuable thing to defray or towards 51
80-defraying the cost or expenses of any campaign, primary, referendum 52
81-or election to any person, committee, company, club, organization or 53
82-association, other than to a treasurer, except that this subdivision shall 54
83-not apply to any expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, 55
84-stationery, express charges, traveling, meals, lodging or photocopying 56
85-incurred by any candidate for office or for nomination to office, so far as 57
86-may be permitted under the provisions of this chapter; 58
87-(6) Any person who, in order to secure or promote the person's own 59
88-nomination or election as a candidate, or that of any other person, 60
89-directly or indirectly, promises to appoint, or promises to secure or 61
90-assist in securing the appointment, nomination or election of any other 62
91-person to any public position, or to any position of honor, trust or 63
92-emolument; but any person may publicly announce the person's own 64
93-choice or purpose in relation to any appointment, nomination or 65
94-election in which the person may be called to take part, if the person is 66
95-nominated for or elected to such office; 67
96-(7) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or through 68
97-another person, makes a payment or promise of payment to a treasurer 69
98-in a name other than the person's own, and any treasurer who 70
99-knowingly receives a payment or promise of payment, or enters or 71
100-causes the same to be entered in the person's accounts in any other name 72
101-than that of the person by whom such payment or promise of payment 73
102-is made; 74
103-(8) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision 75
104-of this chapter; 76
105-(9) Any person who offers or receives a cash contribution in excess of 77
106-one hundred dollars to promote the success or defeat of any political 78
107-party, candidate or referendum question; 79
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115-otherwise prohibited by any provision of this chapter; 81
116-(11) Any department head or deputy department head of a state 82
117-department who solicits a contribution on behalf of, or for the benefit of, 83
118-any candidate for state, district or municipal office or any political party; 84
119-(12) Any municipal employee who solicits a contribution on behalf 85
120-of, or for the benefit of, any candidate for state, district or municipal 86
121-office, any political committee or any political party, from (A) an 87
122-individual under the supervision of such employee, or (B) the spouse or 88
123-a dependent child of such individual; 89
124-(13) Any person who makes an expenditure, that is not an 90
125-independent expenditure, for a candidate without the knowledge of 91
126-such candidate. No candidate shall be civilly or criminally liable with 92
127-regard to any such expenditure; 93
128-(14) Any chief of staff of a legislative caucus who solicits a 94
129-contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, 95
130-district or municipal office from an employee of the legislative caucus; 96
131-(15) Any chief of staff for a state-wide elected official who solicits a 97
132-contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, 98
133-district or municipal office from a member of such official's staff; [or] 99
134-(16) Any chief of staff for the Governor or Lieutenant Governor who 100
135-solicits a contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for 101
136-state, district or municipal office from a member of the staff of the 102
137-Governor or Lieutenant Governor, or from any commissioner or deputy 103
138-commissioner of any state agency; 104
139-(17) Any consultant that fails to provide complete information to a 105
140-person or committee required to file any report or statement pursuant 106
141-to section 9-601d or 9-608, as applicable, which complete information is 107
142-necessary for such person or committee to file such report or statement; 108
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150-(18) Any consultant that (A) except for such consultant's overhead or 110
151-normal operating expenses, makes or obligates to make an expenditure, 111
152-or directly or indirectly authorizes any subvendor to make or obligate 112
153-to make such an expenditure, on behalf of a candidate, committee or 113
154-other person, and (B) does so without the knowledge of such candidate, 114
155-committee or other person. 115
156-Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 116
157-"consultant", "candidate", "committee", "expenditure", "subvendor" and 117
158-"person" have the same meanings as provided in section 9-601 of the 118
159-general statutes, as amended by this act. 119
160-(b) (1) A consultant that receives or agrees to receive payment from a 120
161-candidate or committee and that makes or obligates to make any 121
162-expenditure, including any payment, to a subvendor for or on behalf of 122
163-a person or committee required to file a report or statement pursuant to 123
164-section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, shall, not 124
165-later than five days after making or obligating to make such 125
166-expenditure, provide such person or committee with detailed 126
167-information of such expenditure, including, but not limited to: 127
168-(A) The amount and date of such expenditure and the name of the 128
169-individual who received such payment; 129
170-(B) The full name and street address of such subvendor; 130
171-(C) A description of the purpose of such payment; 131
172-(D) The name of any candidate or text of any referendum question 132
173-supported or opposed by such expenditure; and 133
174-(E) If applicable, the date of any event with which such payment is 134
175-associated, including, but not limited to, any expenditure directly or 135
176-indirectly made by a consultant to a subvendor for such event for any 136
177-(i) written, typed or other printed communication, or any web-based 137
178-written communication, that (I) promotes the success or defeat of any 138
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186-question, or (II) solicits funds to benefit any candidate or committee, (ii) 140
187-advertising time or space, including, but not limited to, television or 141
188-Internet video, radio or Internet audio, telephone call or web-based or 142
189-social media communication, (iii) wages incurred as a result of work for 143
190-any candidate or committee, (iv) survey, poll, signature gathering or 144
191-door-to-door solicitation of voters, (v) facilities, invitations or 145
192-entertainment for fundraising or other campaign events, or (vi) printing 146
193-of mass campaign mailings or postage for such mailings. 147
194-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 148
195-subsection, if a consultant makes or obligates to make payment for an 149
196-expenditure for which a person or committee is required to file a report 150
197-or statement pursuant to section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, 151
198-as applicable, such consultant shall, concomitant with making or 152
199-obligating to make such payment, provide such person or committee 153
200-with complete information necessary to file such report or statement. 154
201-(c) (1) Any person or committee that makes or obligates to make 155
202-payment for an expenditure to a consultant, which consultant is 156
203-required to provide such person or committee with the information 157
204-described in subsection (b) of this section, shall include in any report or 158
205-statement required to be filed by such person or committee pursuant to 159
206-section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, (A) the full 160
207-name and street address of each subvendor to which payment was made 161
208-or obligated to be made during the period covered by such filing, (B) the 162
209-amount and date of such payment, (C) a description of the purpose of 163
210-such payment, (D) the name of any candidate or text of any referendum 164
211-question supported or opposed by such expenditure, and (E) if 165
212-applicable, the date of any event with which such payment is associated. 166
213-The contents of such report or statement shall include any other 167
214-information that the State Elections Enforcement Commission may 168
215-require to facilitate compliance with the provisions of chapters 155 to 169
216-157, inclusive, of the general statutes, and shall be submitted on a form 170
217-prescribed by the commission. 171
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225-expenses, a consultant shall not make any expenditure for or on behalf 173
226-of a candidate or committee, including, but not limited to, any 174
227-expenditure described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, 175
228-unless complete information of such expenditure is provided to the 176
229-person required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 9-601d 177
230-or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, or the committee on whose 178
231-behalf or for whose benefit such consultant is acting. 179
232-(d) Each consultant shall keep detailed information of each 180
233-expenditure made or obligated to be made for or on behalf of any person 181
234-or committee required to file a report or statement pursuant to section 182
235-9-601d or 9-608 of the general statutes, as applicable, and shall retain all 183
236-records of each transaction required to be included in any report or 184
237-statement filed pursuant to section 9-601d or 9-608 of the general 185
238-statutes, as applicable, for a period of four years after the date of the 186
239-report or statement in which such transaction was included. Such 187
240-records shall include, but need not be limited to, any invoice, receipt, 188
241-bill, financial statement, itinerary or other written or documentary 189
242-evidence showing the campaign or other lawful purpose of such 190
243-expenditure. 191
244-(e) If a subvendor makes or obligates to make any payment described 192
245-in subsection (b) of this section, such subvendor shall be deemed a 193
246-consultant and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this 194
247-section for a consultant. 195
248-(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, 196
249-of this section, a financial obligation shall not be made or incurred for or 197
250-on behalf of a committee unless authorized by the treasurer of such 198
251-committee pursuant to section 9-607 of the general statutes. 199
252-Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) If the treasurer of the candidate 200
253-committee of a participating candidate, as described in section 9-703 of 201
254-the general statutes, spends or obligates to spend fifteen per cent or 202
255-more, in the aggregate, of the moneys received from the Citizens' 203
256-Election Fund on the services of a consultant or other professional 204 Substitute Bill No. 5455
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263-person as provided in subparagraph (P) of subdivision (2) of subsection 205
264-(g) of section 9-607 of the general statutes, such consultant or 206
265-professional person shall register as such with the State Elections 207
266-Enforcement Commission for the candidate committee and file an 208
267-affidavit with the commission. The affidavit shall include written 209
268-certifications that the consultant or professional person intends to (1) 210
269-comply with the provisions of chapters 155 and 157 of the general 211
270-statutes, (2) maintain and furnish all required records in accordance 212
271-with the provisions of said chapters and regulations adopted by the 213
272-commission pursuant to said chapters, and (3) expend all moneys for or 214
273-on behalf of such candidate committee in accordance with the 215
274-provisions of subsection (g) of section 9-607 of the general statutes and 216
243+more, in the aggregate, of the moneys received from the Citizens' 204
244+Election Fund on the services of a consultant or other professional 205
245+person as provided in subparagraph (P) of subdivision (2) of subsection 206
246+(g) of section 9-607, such consultant or professional person shall register 207
247+as such with the State Elections Enforcement Commission for the 208
248+candidate committee and file an affidavit with the commission. The 209
249+affidavit shall include written certifications that the consultant or 210
250+professional person intends to (1) comply with the provisions of 211
251+chapters 155 and 157 of the general statutes, (2) maintain and furnish all 212
252+required records in accordance with the provisions of said chapters and 213
253+regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to said chapters, and 214
254+(3) expend all moneys for or on behalf of such candidate committee in 215
255+accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of section 9-607 and 216
275256 regulations adopted by the commission under subsection (e) of section 217
276-9-706 of the general statutes. The commission shall prepare a list of all 218
277-consultants or other professional persons for all candidate committees 219
278-of participating candidates and shall make such list available for public 220
279-inspection. As used in this section, "treasurer", "candidate committee" 221
280-and "consultant" have the same meanings as provided in section 9-601 222
281-of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 223
257+9-706. The commission shall prepare a list of all consultants or other 218
258+professional persons for all candidate committees of participating 219
259+candidates and shall make such list available for public inspection. As 220
260+used in this section, "treasurer", "candidate committee" and "consultant" 221
261+have the same meanings as provided in section 9-601 of the general 222
262+statutes, as amended by this act. 223
282263 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
283264 sections:
284265
285266 Section 1 from passage 9-601
286267 Sec. 2 from passage 9-622
287268 Sec. 3 from passage New section
288269 Sec. 4 from passage New section
289270
290-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
291-In Section 1, "committee or person" was changed to "person or
292-committee" for consistency; in Section 2(17), "committee or person" was
293-changed to "person or committee" for consistency; in Section 3(d), "as
294-amended by this act," was deleted for accuracy; and in Section 4, "of the
295-general statutes" was added for accuracy.
296-
297-
298-GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
271+Statement of Purpose:
272+To provide for increased disclosure with respect to moneys paid to
273+campaign consultants.
274+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
275+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
276+underlined.]
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