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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6910
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 3886
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT RESTORING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-704 of the 1
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 3
(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate 4
committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be 5
eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be: 6
(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 7
of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of 8
two hundred fifty thousand dollars, [of which] including contributions 9
in the aggregate amount of two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars 10
[or more is contributed by] from at least two thousand two hundred fifty 11
individuals residing in the state, except that in the case of a primary or 12
election held in [2022] 2026, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution 13
amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 14 Raised Bill No. 6910
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of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred 15
dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this 16
subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 17
subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, 18
(i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 19
portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 20
including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and 21
after January 1, 2019,] the candidate committee shall return the portion 22
of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 23
candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 24
excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 25
contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 26
received by (i) an exploratory committee established by said candidate, 27
or (ii) an exploratory committee or candidate committee of a candidate 28
for the office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to be jointly 29
campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to the office of 30
Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the criteria 31
for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 32
shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, 33
and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in [2022] 2026, or 34
thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual 35
contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 36
shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this 37
section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with 38
exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 39
rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 40
forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611. 41
(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 42
of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 43
Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the 44
aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, [of which] 45
including contributions in the aggregate amount of sixty-seven 46
thousand five hundred dollars [or more is contributed by] from at least 47
six hundred seventy-five individuals residing in the state, except that in 48 Raised Bill No. 6910
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the case of a primary or election for Lieutenant Governor held in [2022] 49
2026, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first 50
adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then 51
rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty 52
dollars rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for 53
Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 54
State held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts 55
shall be first adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this 56
section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars 57
with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this 58
subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 59
subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, 60
(i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 61
portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 62
including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and 63
after January 1, 2019,] the candidate committee shall return the portion 64
of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 65
candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 66
excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 67
contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 68
received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that 69
meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees 70
under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 71
contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held 72
in [2022] 2026, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 73
individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this 74
subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection 75
(c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars 76
with exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 77
rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 78
forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611. 79
(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 80
of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the 81
aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions 82 Raised Bill No. 6910
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from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 83
included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 84
primary or election held in [2018] 2024, or thereafter, the aggregate 85
contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 86
subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 87
of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 88
provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 89
Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 90
subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 91
candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 92
contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 93
exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017,] the 94
candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 95
contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 96
exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 97
shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 98
under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 99
purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 100
from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 101
included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 102
five dollars or more, and (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 103
committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 104
qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 105
shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 106
under this subdivision and all such exploratory commit tee 107
contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 108
contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in 109
municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 110
counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 111
primary or election held in [2020] 2024, or thereafter, the two-hundred-112
fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 113
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under 114
subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 115
nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 116
upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 117 Raised Bill No. 6910
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the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-118
611. 119
(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 120
of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 121
the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions 122
from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 123
included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 124
primary or election held in [2018] 2024, or thereafter, the aggregate 125
contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 126
subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 127
of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 128
provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 129
Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 130
subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 131
candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 132
contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 133
exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017,] the 134
candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 135
contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 136
exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 137
shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 138
under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 139
purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 140
from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 141
included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 142
five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 143
committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 144
qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 145
shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 146
under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 147
contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 148
contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in 149
municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 150
counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 151 Raised Bill No. 6910
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primary or election held in [2020] 2024, or thereafter, the two-hundred-152
fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 153
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under 154
subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 155
nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 156
upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 157
the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-158
611. 159
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this 160
subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator 161
or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount of 162
qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate for 163
such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a grant 164
from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or more 165
of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said 166
subdivision (3) or (4), as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the 167
applicable provisions of subsection (b) of this section, and (B) the 168
number of contributions required from individuals residing in 169
municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be 170
seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required 171
under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4). 172
(b) (1) [For elections for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 173
Governor held in 2022, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution 174
amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this 175
section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 176
Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially 177
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 178
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 179
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 180
January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 181
preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.] For elections 182
for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor held in 2026, and 183
thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), 184
as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the 185 Raised Bill No. 6910
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State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 186
2025, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in 187
the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 188
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 189
the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on September 190
thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be 191
made. 192
(2) [For elections for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, 193
State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, and thereafter, the 194
aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 195
this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 196
Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and quadrennially 197
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 198
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 199
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 200
January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 201
preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.] For elections 202
for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or 203
Secretary of the State held in 2026, and thereafter, the aggregate 204
contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section 205
shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not 206
later than October 31, 2025, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance 207
with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 208
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 209
Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending 210
on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 211
adjustment is to be made. 212
(3) (A) For elections for the office of state senator or state 213
representative held in 2018, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the 214
aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 215
of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 216
Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and biennially 217
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 218
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 219 Raised Bill No. 6910
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of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 220
January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 221
preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 222
(B) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 223
held in 2026, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in 224
subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall 225
be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 226
than October 31, 2025, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any 227
change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 228
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 229
Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending 230
on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 231
adjustment is to be made. 232
(c) (1) [For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 233
Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 234
State held in 2022, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar 235
maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) or (2), as 236
applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 237
Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and 238
quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 239
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 240
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 241
the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 242
thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 243
be made.] For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 244
Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 245
State held in 2026, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar 246
maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) or (2), as 247
applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 248
Elections Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and 249
quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 250
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 251
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 252
the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on September 253 Raised Bill No. 6910
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thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is 254
made. 255
(2) (A) For elections for the office of state senator or state 256
representative held in 2020, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the 257
two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in 258
subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall 259
be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 260
than January 15, 2020, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any 261
change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 262
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 263
Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending 264
on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 265
adjustment is to be made. 266
(B) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 267
held in 2026, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 268
individual contribution amount in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 269
of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 270
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 271
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 272
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 273
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 274
October 31, 2016, and ending on September thirtieth in the year 275
preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 276
Sec. 2. Section 9-705 of the general statutes is repealed and the 277
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 278
(a) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 279
for the office of Governor who has a primary for nomination to said 280
office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund 281
for the primary campaign in the amount of one million two hundred 282
fifty thousand dollars, provided, in the case of a primary held in [2014] 283
2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 284
of this section. 285 Raised Bill No. 6910
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(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of 286
Governor who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on 287
the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part 288
III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for 289
the general election campaign in the amount of [six] twelve million 290
dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per 291
cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in 292
accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before 293
the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such committee shall 294
receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies 295
on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding 296
the election, (C) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of 297
said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second 298
day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (D) any 299
such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such 300
committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the 301
election, and (E) in the case of an election held in [2014] 2026, or 302
thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 303
section. 304
(3) (A) In the case of a new primary ordered by a court of competent 305
jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate 306
committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor who 307
appears on the ballot for such new primary shall be eligible to receive a 308
grant from the fund for the new primary in an amount of two hundred 309
fifty thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2026, or 310
thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 311
section. 312
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 313
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 314
pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 315
candidate for the office of Governor who has been nominated, or has 316
qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 317
of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 318
adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 319 Raised Bill No. 6910
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grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 320
two hundred fifty thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election 321
held in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under 322
subsection (d) of this section. 323
(b) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 324
for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 325
Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has a primary 326
for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the 327
fund for the primary campaign in the amount of three hundred seventy-328
five thousand dollars, provided, in the case of a primary held in [2014] 329
2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 330
of this section. 331
(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of 332
Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 333
Treasurer who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on 334
the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part 335
III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for 336
the general election campaign in the amount of seven hundred fifty 337
thousand dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive 338
seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such 339
grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day 340
but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such 341
committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such 342
committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-343
second day preceding the election, (C) any such committee shall receive 344
fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after 345
the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the 346
election, (D) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said 347
amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day 348
preceding the election, and (E) in the case of an election held in [2014] 349
2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 350
of this section. 351
(3) (A) (i) In the case of a new primary ordered by a court of 352 Raised Bill No. 6910
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competent jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified 353
candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of 354
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of 355
the State or State Treasurer who appears on the ballot for such new 356
primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the new 357
primary in an amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, provided in the 358
case of a primary held in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be 359
adjusted under subsection (d) of this section. 360
(ii) In the case of an adjourned primary or a new primary for the office 361
of Lieutenant Governor but not the office of Governor, where the party-362
endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor has declared prior to the 363
primary that such candidate will campaign jointly with the party-364
endorsed candidate for Governor, pursuant to section 9-709, the joint 365
committee shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 366
adjourned primary or the new primary in an amount of seventy-five 367
thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2026, or 368
thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 369
section. 370
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 371
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 372
pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 373
candidate for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, 374
Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has been nominated, or has 375
qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 376
of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 377
adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 378
grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 379
seventy-five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held 380
in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection 381
(d) of this section. 382
(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of 383
this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 384
candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney 385 Raised Bill No. 6910
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General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall 386
be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 387
campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 388
the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 389
whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 390
election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the 391
general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this 392
section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) if the candidate 393
of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 394
election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes 395
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 396
grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 397
grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the 398
same office, (B) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same 399
office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per 400
cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office 401
at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount 402
of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this 403
section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 404
election held in [2014] 2026, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted 405
under subsection (d) of this section. 406
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 407
section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 408
party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 409
Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 410
Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 411
general election campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has 412
been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per 413
cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last 414
preceding regular election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third 415
of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection 416
(a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) 417
if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of 418
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of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the 420
amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general 421
election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a 422
candidate for the same office, (B) if said candidate's nominating petition 423
has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 424
twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at 425
the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the 426
same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under 427
subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, 428
and (C) in the case of an election held in [2014] 2026, or thereafter, said 429
amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this section. 430
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 431
subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 432
party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 433
minor party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 434
Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 435
Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the fund 436
after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate committee 437
reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general election, 438
pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such candidate 439
received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes cast for all 440
candidates for said office at said election than the percentage of votes 441
utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign grant 442
described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount of such 443
supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 444
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 445
cent, but not more than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes 446
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 447
the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 448
between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 449
candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-450
thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 451
subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the 452
same office. 453 Raised Bill No. 6910
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(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen 454
per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 455
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 456
the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 457
between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 458
candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-459
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 460
subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the 461
same office. 462
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 463
such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 464
not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 465
campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major 466
party candidate for the same office. 467
(d) (1) (A) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 468
for elections held in 2014, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in 469
subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 470
Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2014, and 471
quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 472
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 473
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 474
the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 475
thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 476
be made.] For the election for the office of Governor held in 2026, the 477
amount of the grants in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted 478
by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 479
15, 2026, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for 480
all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of 481
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 482
January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2025. 483
(B) For elections for the office of Governor held in 2030, and 484
thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsection (a) of this section shall 485
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than October 31, 2029, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with 487
any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 488
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 489
Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 490
on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 491
adjustment is to be made. 492
(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 493
(a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 494
Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 495
in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 496
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 497
the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 498
2013.] For elections for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney 499
General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held 500
in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsection (b) or (c), 501
as applicable, shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 502
Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and quadrennially 503
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 504
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 505
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 506
October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 507
the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 508
(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 509
for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said 510
office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary 511
campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if 512
the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 513
are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 514
said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 515
percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five 516
thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 517
thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 518
section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 519
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electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 521
voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 522
submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 523
of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 524
not be counted for such purposes. 525
(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 526
committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been 527
nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 528
accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 529
receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 530
amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 531
committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 532
committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 533
or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 534
election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 535
amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 536
before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 537
committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 538
committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 539
twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 540
receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 541
after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 542
an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 543
under subsection (h) of this section. 544
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 545
of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been 546
nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 547
general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 548
(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 549
or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 550
section. 551
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 552
or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 553 Raised Bill No. 6910
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including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 554
of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on 555
the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary shall be 556
eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary or 557
the new primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in 558
the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said amount shall 559
be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 560
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 561
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a qualified 562
candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who 563
has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 564
accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears 565
on the ballot for such adjourned election or such new election shall be 566
eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 567
campaign in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the 568
case of an election held [in 2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, 569
said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 570
(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 571
for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination 572
to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 573
primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) 574
if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 575
are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 576
said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 577
percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five 578
thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 579
thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 580
section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 581
number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 582
electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 583
voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 584
submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 585
of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 586
not be counted for such purposes. 587 Raised Bill No. 6910
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(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 588
committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has 589
been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 590
accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 591
receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 592
amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 593
committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 594
committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 595
or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 596
election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 597
amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 598
before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 599
committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 600
committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 601
twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 602
receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 603
after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 604
an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 605
under subsection (h) of this section. 606
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 607
of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has 608
been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 609
general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 610
(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 611
or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 612
section. 613
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 614
or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 615
including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 616
of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who 617
appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary 618
shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned 619
primary or the new primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, 620
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amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 622
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 623
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a qualified 624
candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative 625
who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election 626
ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who 627
appears on the ballot for such adjourned election or such new election 628
shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 629
campaign in the amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case 630
of an election held [in 2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said 631
amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 632
(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 633
this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 634
candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be 635
eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 636
campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 637
the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 638
whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 639
election. 640
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-641
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 642
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 643
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 644
a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 645
minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 646
received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 647
all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 648
shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 649
under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 650
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 651
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 652
same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 653
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cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 655
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 656
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 657
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 658
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 659
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 660
subsection (h) of this section. 661
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 662
one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 663
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 664
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 665
candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 666
minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 667
received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 668
all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 669
shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 670
under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 671
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 672
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 673
same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 674
election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 675
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 676
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 677
grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 678
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 679
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 680
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 681
subsection (h) of this section. 682
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this 683
section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 684
party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall 685
be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 686
campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a 687
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number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular 689
election. 690
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-691
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 692
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 693
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 694
a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's 695
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 696
equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 697
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 698
grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 699
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 700
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 701
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 702
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 703
equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 704
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 705
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 706
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 707
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 708
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 709
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 710
subsection (h) of this section. 711
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 712
one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 713
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 714
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 715
candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating 716
petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at 717
least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same 718
office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall 719
be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 720
under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 721
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section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 723
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 724
equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 725
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 726
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 727
grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 728
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 729
section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 730
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 731
subsection (h) of this section. 732
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 733
subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 734
party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 735
minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state 736
representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the 737
fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate 738
committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general 739
election, pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such 740
candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes 741
cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage 742
of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign 743
grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount 744
of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 745
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 746
cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for 747
all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the 748
product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between 749
the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 750
candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-751
thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 752
subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 753
same office. 754
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per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 756
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 757
the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 758
between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 759
candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-760
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 761
subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 762
same office. 763
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 764
such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 765
not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 766
campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major 767
party candidate for the same office. 768
(h) (1) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for] 769
For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 770
2010, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the amount of the grants 771
in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 772
Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, and 773
biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer 774
price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States 775
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period 776
beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the 777
year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 778
(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 779
(e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 780
Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 781
in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 782
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 783
the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 784
2015.] For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 785
held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), 786
(f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 787
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 788 Raised Bill No. 6910
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thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 789
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 790
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 791
October 1, 2007, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 792
the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 793
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, 794
of this section: 795
(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a 796
candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of 797
this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that 798
the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or 799
election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710; 800
(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does 801
not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under 802
subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, the amount of the grant for 803
the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of 804
any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys; 805
(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not 806
have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the 807
general election campaign grant for which the qualified candidate 808
committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of 809
the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this 810
section. For purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall 811
be deemed to have an opponent if (A) a major party has properly 812
endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the 813
Secretary of the State within the time specified in section 9-391 or 9-400, 814
as applicable, (B) any candidate of any other major party has received 815
not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has 816
complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or (C) 817
any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and 818
obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for 819
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party's nominee; 821
(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate 822
who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party 823
candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible 824
minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's 825
candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any 826
type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying 827
contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive 828
under section 9-704, as amended by this act, to be eligible for grants from 829
the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign 830
grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the 831
applicable amount set forth in this section; and 832
(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign 833
grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to 834
the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has 835
control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary 836
in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn 837
signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office 838
of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 839
Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred 840
or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate 841
for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the 842
qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state 843
representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and 844
control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this 845
subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or 846
general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate 847
committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred 848
dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 849
office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 850
Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred 851
dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 852
office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified 853
candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. 854 Raised Bill No. 6910
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In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate 855
committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's 856
general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or 857
general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant 858
shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of 859
the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 860
construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs. 861
Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 9-718 of the general statutes is 862
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 863
2023): 864
(e) (1) For any election held in 2014, and thereafter until December 31, 865
2025, the amount of the limitations on organization expenditures 866
provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by 867
the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 868
2014, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 869
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 870
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 871
the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 872
thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 873
be made. 874
(2) For any election held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the 875
limitations on organization expenditures provided in subsections (a) 876
and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 877
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 878
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 879
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 880
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 881
October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 882
the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 883
Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-608 of the general 884
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 885
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(a) (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other than a state central 887
committee, shall file a statement, sworn under penalty of false statement 888
with the proper authority in accordance with the provisions of section 889
9-603, (A) on the tenth calendar day in the months of January, April, July 890
and October, provided, if such tenth calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday 891
or legal holiday, the statement shall be filed on the next business day, 892
except that in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee 893
established for an office to be elected at a special election, statements 894
pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be required, (B) on the seventh 895
day preceding each regular state election, except that (i) in the case of a 896
candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be 897
elected at a municipal election, the statement shall be filed on the 898
seventh day preceding a regular municipal election in lieu of such date, 899
except if the candidate's name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, in 900
which case such statement shall not be required, (ii) in the case of a town 901
committee, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding 902
each municipal election in addition to such date, (iii) in the case of a 903
candidate committee in a state election, [that is required to file any 904
supplemental campaign finance statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) 905
and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] the supplemental 906
campaign finance statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection 907
(a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing 908
requirement under this subdivision, and (iv) in the case of a candidate 909
committee established by a candidate whose name is not eligible to 910
appear on the ballot, such statement shall not be required, and (C) if the 911
committee has made or received a contribution or expenditure in 912
connection with any other election, a primary or a referendum, on the 913
seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, except that 914
in the case of a candidate committee in a primary [that is required to file 915
statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of 916
section 9-712, such] for an office to be voted upon at a state election, the 917
statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-918
712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under 919
this subdivision. The statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 920
o'clock p.m. of the last day of the month preceding the month in which 921 Raised Bill No. 6910
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the statement is required to be filed, except that for the statement 922
required to be filed on the seventh day preceding the election, primary 923
or referendum, the statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 924
o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing 925
day. The statement shall cover a period to begin with the first day not 926
included in the last filed statement. In the case of a candidate committee, 927
the statement required to be filed in January shall be in lieu of the 928
statement formerly required to be filed within forty-five days following 929
an election. 930
Sec. 5. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 9-712 of the general 931
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 932
(Effective July 1, 2023): 933
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the statements 934
required to be filed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 935
subsection shall not be required to be filed by (A) a candidate committee 936
of a candidate that is exempt from filing campaign finance statements 937
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-608 unless or until such a 938
candidate committee receives or expends an amount in excess of one 939
thousand dollars for purposes of the primary or election for which such 940
committee was formed, (B) a candidate committee of a candidate who is 941
no longer eligible for a position on the ballot, or (C) a candidate 942
committee of a participating candidate that is unopposed or a candidate 943
committee of a nonparticipating candidate that is unopposed or 944
opposed only by a nonparticipating candidate or candidates, except that 945
such candidate committee shall file a supplemental statement on the last 946
Thursday before the applicable primary or general election. Such 947
statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the 948
second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The 949
statement shall cover a period beginning with the first day not included 950
in the last filed statement. 951
Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Notwithstanding the provisions of 952
section 3-69a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the sum of 953
____ dollars shall be transferred from the resources of the General Fund 954 Raised Bill No. 6910
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to the Citizens' Election Fund, established pursuant to section 9-701 of 955
the general statutes, and credited to said fund for the fiscal year ending 956
June 30, 2024. 957
Sec. 7. Section 3-69a of the general statutes is repealed and the 958
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 959
(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received 960
under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property 961
deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with 962
section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 963
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year 964
thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon 965
deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund 966
established in section 9-701 as follows: [(A)] (i) For the fiscal year ending 967
June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, [(B)] (ii) for the fiscal year 968
ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, [(C)] (iii) for the fiscal year 969
ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, 970
and [(D)] (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year 971
thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted 972
in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban 973
consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United 974
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State 975
Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty 976
days after the end of such preceding fiscal year. 977
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 978
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 979
thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which an election for the office of 980
Governor is to be held, a portion of the funds received under this part 981
shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' 982
Election Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 983
157 for the election cycle in which such election is to be held, based on 984
the report issued by the State Elections Enforcement Commission 985
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-716, as amended by this act. 986 Raised Bill No. 6910
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(b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as 987
provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all 988
claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund. 989
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 9-716 of the general statutes is 990
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 991
2023): 992
(b) Not later than [January first] the forty-first day preceding the day 993
of the primary in any year in which [a state] an election for the office of 994
Governor is to be held, the commission shall determine whether the 995
amount of moneys in the fund is sufficient to carry out the purposes of 996
this chapter. The commission shall issue a report on said determination. 997
Sec. 9. Section 9-750 of the general statutes is repealed and the 998
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 999
[(a)] If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year 1000
thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a, as 1001
amended by this act, for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund 1002
established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required 1003
under said section 3-69a, as amended by this act, to be deposited in said 1004
fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) 1005
during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election 1006
Fund is less than the amount of funds required to provide grants to each 1007
qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this 1008
chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the 1009
revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount 1010
of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, 1011
shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants 1012
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 1013
[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-69a, if funds are 1014
deposited into the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to the provisions of 1015
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the aggregate amount of 1016
any such deposits shall be deducted from the amount deposited into 1017
said fund under section 3-69a for the following fiscal year.] 1018 Raised Bill No. 6910
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 9-704(a) to (c)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 9-705
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 9-718(e)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 9-608(a)(1)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 9-712(a)(4)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 3-69a
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 9-716(b)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 9-750
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) increase grant amounts for gubernatorial candidates, (2) modify
the consumer price index adjustments for grant amounts and maximum
individual contribution amounts across the Citizens' Election Program,
as well as for organization expenditure amounts, (3) authorize adequate
funding of the program, (4) provide grants in the event of adjourned
primaries and court-ordered new elections or primaries, (5) establish in-
state contributor thresholds for the qualifying amounts state-wide
candidates are required to raise, (6) provide that certain supplemental
campaign finance statements shall satisfy certain filing requirements,
and (7) specify that individual contributions under the program may not
exceed already-established contribution limits.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]