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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6910
January Session, 2023
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general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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 c ommittee 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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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(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
thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is 254
made. 255 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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(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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 320 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
competent jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified 353 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall 386 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number 419
of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the 420 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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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
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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) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for 468
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.] (A) 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, of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 502
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and 503
quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 504
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 505
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 506
the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on September 507
thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be 508
made. 509
(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 510
for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said 511
office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary 512
campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if 513
the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 514
are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 515
said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 516
percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five 517
thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 518
thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 519 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 520
number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 521
electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 522
voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 523
submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 524
of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 525
not be counted for such purposes. 526
(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 527
committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been 528
nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 529
accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 530
receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 531
amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 532
committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 533
committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 534
or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 535
election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 536
amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 537
before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 538
committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 539
committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 540
twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 541
receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 542
after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 543
an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 544
under subsection (h) of this section. 545
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 546
of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been 547
nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 548
general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 549
(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 550
or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 551
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(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 553
or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 554
including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 555
of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on 556
the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary shall be 557
eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary or 558
the new primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in 559
the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said amount shall 560
be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 561
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 562
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 563
pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 564
candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has 565
qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 566
of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 567
adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 568
grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 569
fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held [in 570
2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said amount shall be adjusted 571
under subsection (h) of this section. 572
(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 573
for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination 574
to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 575
primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) 576
if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 577
are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 578
said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 579
percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five 580
thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 581
thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 582
section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 583
number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 584
electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 585 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 586
submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 587
of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 588
not be counted for such purposes. 589
(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 590
committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has 591
been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 592
accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 593
receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 594
amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 595
committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 596
committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 597
or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 598
election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 599
amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 600
before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 601
committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 602
committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 603
twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 604
receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 605
after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 606
an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 607
under subsection (h) of this section. 608
(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 609
of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has 610
been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 611
general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 612
(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 613
or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 614
section. 615
(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 616
or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 617
including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 618 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who 619
appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary 620
shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned 621
primary or the new primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, 622
provided in the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said 623
amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 624
(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 625
new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 626
pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 627
candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, 628
or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with 629
subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for 630
such adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive 631
a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount 632
of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held [in 2016, 633
or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said amount shall be adjusted 634
under subsection (h) of this section. 635
(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 636
this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 637
candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be 638
eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 639
campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 640
the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 641
whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 642
election. 643
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-644
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 645
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 646
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 647
a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 648
minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 649
received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 650
all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 651 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 652
under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 653
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 654
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 655
same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 656
election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 657
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 658
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 659
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 660
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 661
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 662
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 663
subsection (h) of this section. 664
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 665
one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 666
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 667
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 668
candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 669
minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 670
received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 671
all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 672
shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 673
under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 674
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 675
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 676
same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 677
election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 678
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 679
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 680
grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 681
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 682
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 683
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 684
subsection (h) of this section. 685 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this 686
section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 687
party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall 688
be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 689
campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a 690
number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole 691
number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular 692
election. 693
(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-694
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 695
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 696
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 697
a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's 698
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 699
equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 700
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 701
grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 702
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 703
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 704
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 705
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 706
equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 707
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 708
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 709
grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 710
section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 711
section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 712
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 713
subsection (h) of this section. 714
(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 715
one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 716
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 717
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 718 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating 719
petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at 720
least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same 721
office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall 722
be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 723
under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 724
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 725
section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 726
nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 727
equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 728
the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 729
grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 730
grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 731
section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 732
section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 733
election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 734
subsection (h) of this section. 735
(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 736
subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 737
party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 738
minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state 739
representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the 740
fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate 741
committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general 742
election, pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such 743
candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes 744
cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage 745
of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign 746
grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount 747
of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 748
(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 749
cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for 750
all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the 751 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between 752
the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 753
candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-754
thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 755
subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 756
same office. 757
(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen 758
per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 759
cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 760
the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 761
between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 762
candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-763
third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 764
subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 765
same office. 766
(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 767
such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 768
not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 769
campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major 770
party candidate for the same office. 771
(h) (1) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for] 772
For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 773
2010, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the amount of the grants 774
in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 775
Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, and 776
biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer 777
price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States 778
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period 779
beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the 780
year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 781
(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 782
(e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 783 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 784
in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 785
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 786
the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 787
2015.] For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 788
held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), 789
(f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 790
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 791
thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 792
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 793
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 794
October 1, 2007, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 795
the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 796
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, 797
of this section: 798
(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a 799
candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of 800
this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that 801
the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or 802
election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710; 803
(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does 804
not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under 805
subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, the amount of the grant for 806
the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of 807
any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys; 808
(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not 809
have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the 810
general election campaign grant for which the qualified candidate 811
committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of 812
the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this 813
section. For purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall 814
be deemed to have an opponent if (A) a major party has properly 815 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the 816
Secretary of the State within the time specified in section 9-391 or 9-400, 817
as applicable, (B) any candidate of any other major party has received 818
not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has 819
complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or (C) 820
any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and 821
obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for 822
nomination and has either qualified for the primary or been deemed the 823
party's nominee; 824
(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate 825
who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party 826
candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible 827
minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's 828
candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any 829
type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying 830
contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive 831
under section 9-704, as amended by this act, to be eligible for grants from 832
the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign 833
grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the 834
applicable amount set forth in this section; and 835
(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign 836
grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to 837
the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has 838
control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary 839
in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn 840
signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office 841
of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 842
Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred 843
or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate 844
for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the 845
qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state 846
representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and 847
control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this 848 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or 849
general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate 850
committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred 851
dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 852
office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 853
Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred 854
dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 855
office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified 856
candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. 857
In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate 858
committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's 859
general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or 860
general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant 861
shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of 862
the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 863
construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs. 864
Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 9-718 of the general statutes is 865
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 866
2023): 867
(e) (1) For any election held in 2014, and thereafter until December 31, 868
2025, the amount of the limitations on organization expenditures 869
provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by 870
the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 871
2014, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 872
consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 873
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 874
the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 875
thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 876
be made. 877
(2) For any election held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the 878
limitations on organization expenditures provided in subsections (a) 879
and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 880
Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 881 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 882
for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 883
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 884
October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 885
the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 886
Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-608 of the general 887
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 888
(Effective July 1, 2023): 889
(a) (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other than a state central 890
committee, shall file a statement, sworn under penalty of false statement 891
with the proper authority in accordance with the provisions of section 892
9-603, (A) on the tenth calendar day in the months of January, April, July 893
and October, provided, if such tenth calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday 894
or legal holiday, the statement shall be filed on the next business day, 895
except that in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee 896
established for an office to be elected at a special election, statements 897
pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be required, (B) on the seventh 898
day preceding each regular state election, except that (i) in the case of a 899
candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be 900
elected at a municipal election, the statement shall be filed on the 901
seventh day preceding a regular municipal election in lieu of such date, 902
except if the candidate's name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, in 903
which case such statement shall not be required, (ii) in the case of a town 904
committee, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding 905
each municipal election in addition to such date, (iii) in the case of a 906
candidate committee in a state election, [that is required to file any 907
supplemental campaign finance statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) 908
and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] the supplemental 909
campaign finance statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection 910
(a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing 911
requirement under this subdivision, and (iv) in the case of a candidate 912
committee established by a candidate whose name is not eligible to 913
appear on the ballot, such statement shall not be required, and (C) if the 914 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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committee has made or received a contribution or expenditure in 915
connection with any other election, a primary or a referendum, on the 916
seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, except that 917
in the case of a candidate committee in a primary [that is required to file 918
statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of 919
section 9-712, such] for an office to be voted upon at a state election, the 920
statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-921
712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under 922
this subdivision. The statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 923
o'clock p.m. of the last day of the month preceding the month in which 924
the statement is required to be filed, except that for the statement 925
required to be filed on the seventh day preceding the election, primary 926
or referendum, the statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 927
o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing 928
day. The statement shall cover a period to begin with the first day not 929
included in the last filed statement. In the case of a candidate committee, 930
the statement required to be filed in January shall be in lieu of the 931
statement formerly required to be filed within forty-five days following 932
an election. 933
Sec. 5. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 9-712 of the general 934
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 935
(Effective July 1, 2023): 936
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the statements 937
required to be filed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 938
subsection shall not be required to be filed by (A) a candidate committee 939
of a candidate that is exempt from filing campaign finance statements 940
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-608 unless or until such a 941
candidate committee receives or expends an amount in excess of one 942
thousand dollars for purposes of the primary or election for which such 943
committee was formed, (B) a candidate committee of a candidate who is 944
no longer eligible for a position on the ballot, or (C) a candidate 945
committee of a participating candidate that is unopposed or a candidate 946
committee of a nonparticipating candidate that is unopposed or 947 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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opposed only by a nonparticipating candidate or candidates, except that 948
such candidate committee shall file a supplemental statement on the last 949
Thursday before the applicable primary or general election. Such 950
statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the 951
second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The 952
statement shall cover a period beginning with the first day not included 953
in the last filed statement. 954
Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Notwithstanding the provisions of 955
section 3-69a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the sum of 956
____ dollars shall be transferred from the resources of the General Fund 957
to the Citizens' Election Fund, established pursuant to section 9-701 of 958
the general statutes, and credited to said fund for the fiscal year ending 959
June 30, 2024. 960
Sec. 7. Section 3-69a of the general statutes is repealed and the 961
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 962
(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received 963
under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property 964
deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with 965
section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 966
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year 967
thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon 968
deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund 969
established in section 9-701 as follows: [(A)] (i) For the fiscal year ending 970
June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, [(B)] (ii) for the fiscal year 971
ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, [(C)] (iii) for the fiscal year 972
ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, 973
and [(D)] (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year 974
thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted 975
in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban 976
consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United 977
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State 978
Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty 979 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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days after the end of such preceding fiscal year. 980
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 981
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 982
thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which an election for the office of 983
Governor is to be held, a portion of the funds received under this part 984
shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' 985
Election Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 986
157 for the election cycle in which such election is to be held, based on 987
the report issued by the State Elections Enforcement Commission 988
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-716, as amended by this act. 989
(b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as 990
provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all 991
claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund. 992
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 9-716 of the general statutes is 993
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 994
2023): 995
(b) Not later than [January first] the forty-first day preceding the day 996
of the primary in any year in which [a state] an election for the office of 997
Governor is to be held, the commission shall determine whether the 998
amount of moneys in the fund is sufficient to carry out the purposes of 999
this chapter. The commission shall issue a report on said determination. 1000
Sec. 9. Section 9-750 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1001
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1002
[(a)] If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year 1003
thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a, as 1004
amended by this act, for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund 1005
established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required 1006
under said section 3-69a, as amended by this act, to be deposited in said 1007
fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) 1008
during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election 1009
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qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this 1011
chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the 1012
revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount 1013
of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, 1014
shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants 1015
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 1016
[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-69a, if funds are 1017
deposited into the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to the provisions of 1018
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the aggregate amount of 1019
any such deposits shall be deducted from the amount deposited into 1020
said fund under section 3-69a for the following fiscal year.] 1021
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 Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2(d)(2), "of this section" was added for accuracy; and in
Sections 2(e)(3)(B) and 2(f)(3)(B), "including pursuant to section 9-324"
was added for consistency.
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