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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6910
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8	6		January Session, 2023
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12	20		AN ACT RESTORING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.
13	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	22		Assembly convened:
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16	24		Section 1. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-704 of the 1
17	25		general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
18	26		thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 3
19	27		(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate 4
20	28		committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be 5
21	29		eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be: 6
22	30		(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 7
23	31		of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of 8
24	32		two hundred fifty thousand dollars, [of which] including contributions 9
25	33		in the aggregate amount of two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars 10
26	34		[or more is contributed by] from at least two thousand two hundred fifty 11
27	35		individuals residing in the state, except that in the case of a primary or 12
28	36		election held in [2022] 2026, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution 13
29		-	amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 14
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30	43		of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred 15
31	44		dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this 16
32	45		subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 17
33	46		subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, 18
34		-	(i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 19 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	47	+	(i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 19
41	48		portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 20
42	49		including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and 21
43	50		after January 1, 2019,] the candidate committee shall return the portion 22
44	51		of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 23
45	52		candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 24
46	53		excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 25
47	54		contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 26
48	55		received by (i) an exploratory committee established by said candidate, 27
49	56		or (ii) an exploratory committee or candidate committee of a candidate 28
50	57		for the office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to be jointly 29
51	58		campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to the office of 30
52	59		Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the criteria 31
53	60		for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 32
54	61		shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, 33
55	62		and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in [2022] 2026, or 34
56	63		thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual 35
57	64		contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 36
58	65		shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this 37
59	66		section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with 38
60	67		exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 39
61	68		rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 40
62	69		forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611. 41
63	70		(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 42
64	71		of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 43
65	72		Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the 44
66	73		aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, [of which] 45
67	74		including contributions in the aggregate amount of sixty-seven 46
68	75		thousand five hundred dollars [or more is contributed by] from at least 47
69		-	six hundred seventy-five individuals residing in the state, except that in 48
	76	+	six hundred seventy-five individuals residing in the state, except that in 48 Raised Bill No. 6910
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70	82		the case of a primary or election for Lieutenant Governor held in [2022] 49
71	83		2026, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first 50
72	84		adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then 51
73	85		rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty 52
74		-	dollars rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for 53 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	86	+	dollars rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for 53
81	87		Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 54
82	88		State held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts 55
83	89		shall be first adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this 56
84	90		section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars 57
85	91		with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this 58
86	92		subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 59
87	93		subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, 60
88	94		(i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 61
89	95		portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 62
90	96		including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and 63
91	97		after January 1, 2019,] the candidate committee shall return the portion 64
92	98		of any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 65
93	99		candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 66
94	100		excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 67
95	101		contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 68
96	102		received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that 69
97	103		meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees 70
98	104		under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 71
99	105		contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held 72
100	106		in [2022] 2026, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 73
101	107		individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this 74
102	108		subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection 75
103	109		(c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars 76
104	110		with exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 77
105	111		rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 78
106	112		forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611. 79
107	113		(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 80
108	114		of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the 81
109		-	aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions 82
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110	121		from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 83
111	122		included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 84
112	123		primary or election held in [2018] 2024, or thereafter, the aggregate 85
113	124		contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 86
114		-	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 87 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	125	+	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 87
121	126		of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 88
122	127		provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 89
123	128		Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 90
124	129		subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 91
125	130		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 92
126	131		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 93
127	132		exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017,] the 94
128	133		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 95
129	134		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 96
130	135		exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 97
131	136		shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 98
132	137		under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 99
133	138		purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 100
134	139		from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 101
135	140		included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 102
136	141		five dollars or more, and (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 103
137	142		committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 104
138	143		qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 105
139	144		shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 106
140	145		under this subdivision and all such exploratory commit tee 107
141	146		contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 108
142	147		contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in 109
143	148		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 110
144	149		counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 111
145	150		primary or election held in [2020] 2024, or thereafter, the two-hundred-112
146	151		fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 113
147	152		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under 114
148	153		subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 115
149	154		nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 116
150		-	upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 117
	155	+	upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 117 Raised Bill No. 6910
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151	161		the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-118
152	162		611. 119
153	163		(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 120
154		-	of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 121 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	164	+	of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 121
161	165		the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions 122
162	166		from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 123
163	167		included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 124
164	168		primary or election held in [2018] 2024, or thereafter, the aggregate 125
165	169		contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 126
166	170		subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 127
167	171		of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 128
168	172		provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 129
169	173		Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 130
170	174		subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 131
171	175		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 132
172	176		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 133
173	177		exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii) on and after December 1, 2017,] the 134
174	178		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 135
175	179		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 136
176	180		exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 137
177	181		shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 138
178	182		under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 139
179	183		purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 140
180	184		from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 141
181	185		included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 142
182	186		five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 143
183	187		committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 144
184	188		qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 145
185	189		shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 146
186	190		under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 147
187	191		contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 148
188	192		contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in 149
189	193		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 150
190		-	counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 151
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191	200		primary or election held in [2020] 2024, or thereafter, the two-hundred-152
192	201		fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 153
193	202		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under 154
194	203		subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 155
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	204	+	nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 156
202	205		upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 157
203	206		the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-158
204	207		611. 159
205	208		(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this 160
206	209		subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator 161
207	210		or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount of 162
208	211		qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate for 163
209	212		such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a grant 164
210	213		from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or more 165
211	214		of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said 166
212	215		subdivision (3) or (4), as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the 167
213	216		applicable provisions of subsection (b) of this section, and (B) the 168
214	217		number of contributions required from individuals residing in 169
215	218		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be 170
216	219		seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required 171
217	220		under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4). 172
218	221		(b) (1) [For elections for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 173
219	222		Governor held in 2022, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution 174
220	223		amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this 175
221	224		section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 176
222	225		Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially 177
223	226		thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 178
224	227		for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 179
225	228		of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 180
226	229		January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 181
227	230		preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.] For elections 182
228	231		for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor held in 2026, and 183
229	232		thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), 184
230		-	as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the 185
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232	240		2025, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in 187
233	241		the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 188
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	242	+	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 189
241	243		the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on September 190
242	244		thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be 191
243	245		made. 192
244	246		(2) [For elections for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, 193
245	247		State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, and thereafter, the 194
246	248		aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 195
247	249		this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 196
248	250		Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and quadrennially 197
249	251		thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 198
250	252		for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 199
251	253		of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 200
252	254		January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 201
253	255		preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made.] For elections 202
254	256		for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or 203
255	257		Secretary of the State held in 2026, and thereafter, the aggregate 204
256	258		contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section 205
257	259		shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not 206
258	260		later than October 31, 2025, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance 207
259	261		with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 208
260	262		published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 209
261	263		Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending 210
262	264		on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 211
263	265		adjustment is to be made. 212
264	266		(3) (A) For elections for the office of state senator or state 213
265	267		representative held in 2018, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the 214
266	268		aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 215
267	269		of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 216
268	270		Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and biennially 217
269	271		thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 218
270		-	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 219
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272	279		January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 221
273		-	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 222 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	280	+	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 222
280	281		(B) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 223
281	282		held in 2026, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in 224
282	283		subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall 225
283	284		be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 226
284	285		than October 31, 2025, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any 227
285	286		change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 228
286	287		published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 229
287	288		Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending 230
288	289		on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 231
289	290		adjustment is to be made. 232
290	291		(c) (1) [For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 233
291	292		Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 234
292	293		State held in 2022, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar 235
293	294		maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) or (2), as 236
294	295		applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 237
295	296		Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and 238
296	297		quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 239
297	298		consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 240
298	299		United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 241
299	300		the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 242
300	301		thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 243
301	302		be made.] For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 244
302	303		Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the 245
303	304		State held in 2026, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar 246
304	305		maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) or (2), as 247
305	306		applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 248
306	307		Elections Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and 249
307	308		quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 250
308	309		consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 251
309	310		United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 252
310		-	the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on September 253
311		-	thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is 254
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319	319		(2) (A) For elections for the office of state senator or state 256
320	320		representative held in 2020, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the 257
321	321		two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in 258
322	322		subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall 259
323	323		be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 260
324	324		than January 15, 2020, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any 261
325	325		change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 262
326	326		published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 263
327	327		Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending 264
328	328		on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 265
329	329		adjustment is to be made. 266
330	330		(B) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 267
331	331		held in 2026, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 268
332	332		individual contribution amount in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 269
333	333		of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 270
334	334		Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 271
335	335		thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 272
336	336		for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 273
337	337		of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 274
338	338		October 31, 2016, and ending on September thirtieth in the year 275
339	339		preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 276
340	340		Sec. 2. Section 9-705 of the general statutes is repealed and the 277
341	341		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 278
342	342		(a) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 279
343	343		for the office of Governor who has a primary for nomination to said 280
344	344		office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund 281
345	345		for the primary campaign in the amount of one million two hundred 282
346	346		fifty thousand dollars, provided, in the case of a primary held in [2014] 283
347	347		2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 284
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349		-	(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of 286
350		-	Governor who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on 287 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	355	+	Governor who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on 287
357	356		the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part 288
358	357		III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for 289
359	358		the general election campaign in the amount of [six] twelve million 290
360	359		dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive seventy-five per 291
361	360		cent of said amount if such committee applies for such grant, in 292
362	361		accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day but before 293
363	362		the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such committee shall 294
364	363		receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies 295
365	364		on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-second day preceding 296
366	365		the election, (C) any such committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of 297
367	366		said amount if such committee so applies on or after the forty-second 298
368	367		day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (D) any 299
369	368		such committee shall receive forty per cent of said amount if such 300
370	369		committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day preceding the 301
371	370		election, and (E) in the case of an election held in [2014] 2026, or 302
372	371		thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 303
373	372		section. 304
374	373		(3) (A) In the case of a new primary ordered by a court of competent 305
375	374		jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate 306
376	375		committee of a major party candidate for the office of Governor who 307
377	376		appears on the ballot for such new primary shall be eligible to receive a 308
378	377		grant from the fund for the new primary in an amount of two hundred 309
379	378		fifty thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2026, or 310
380	379		thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 311
381	380		section. 312
382	381		(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 313
383	382		new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 314
384	383		pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 315
385	384		candidate for the office of Governor who has been nominated, or has 316
386	385		qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 317
387	386		of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 318
388		-	adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 319
389		-	grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 320 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	387	+	adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 319 Raised Bill No. 6910
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	393	+	grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 320
396	394		two hundred fifty thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election 321
397	395		held in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under 322
398	396		subsection (d) of this section. 323
399	397		(b) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 324
400	398		for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 325
401	399		Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has a primary 326
402	400		for nomination to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the 327
403	401		fund for the primary campaign in the amount of three hundred seventy-328
404	402		five thousand dollars, provided, in the case of a primary held in [2014] 329
405	403		2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 330
406	404		of this section. 331
407	405		(2) The qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of 332
408	406		Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 333
409	407		Treasurer who has been nominated, or who has qualified to appear on 334
410	408		the election ballot in accordance with the provisions of subpart C of part 335
411	409		III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for 336
412	410		the general election campaign in the amount of seven hundred fifty 337
413	411		thousand dollars, provided (A) any such committee shall receive 338
414	412		seventy-five per cent of said amount if such committee applies for such 339
415	413		grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on or after the seventieth day 340
416	414		but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the election, (B) any such 341
417	415		committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said amount if such 342
418	416		committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but before the forty-343
419	417		second day preceding the election, (C) any such committee shall receive 344
420	418		fifty-five per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or after 345
421	419		the forty-second day but before the twenty-eighth day preceding the 346
422	420		election, (D) any such committee shall receive forty per cent of said 347
423	421		amount if such committee so applies on or after the twenty-eighth day 348
424	422		preceding the election, and (E) in the case of an election held in [2014] 349
425	423		2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) 350
426	424		of this section. 351
427		-	(3) (A) (i) In the case of a new primary ordered by a court of 352
428		-	competent jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified 353 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	431	+	competent jurisdiction, including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified 353
435	432		candidate committee of a major party candidate for the office of 354
436	433		Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of 355
437	434		the State or State Treasurer who appears on the ballot for such new 356
438	435		primary shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the new 357
439	436		primary in an amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, provided in the 358
440	437		case of a primary held in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be 359
441	438		adjusted under subsection (d) of this section. 360
442	439		(ii) In the case of an adjourned primary or a new primary for the office 361
443	440		of Lieutenant Governor but not the office of Governor, where the party-362
444	441		endorsed candidate for Lieutenant Governor has declared prior to the 363
445	442		primary that such candidate will campaign jointly with the party-364
446	443		endorsed candidate for Governor, pursuant to section 9-709, the joint 365
447	444		committee shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 366
448	445		adjourned primary or the new primary in an amount of seventy-five 367
449	446		thousand dollars, provided in the case of a primary held in 2026, or 368
450	447		thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this 369
451	448		section. 370
452	449		(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 371
453	450		new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 372
454	451		pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 373
455	452		candidate for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, 374
456	453		Secretary of the State or State Treasurer who has been nominated, or has 375
457	454		qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 376
458	455		of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 377
459	456		adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 378
460	457		grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 379
461	458		seventy-five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held 380
462	459		in 2026, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection 381
463	460		(d) of this section. 382
464	461		(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of 383
465	462		this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 384
466		-	candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney 385
467		-	General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall 386 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	463	+	candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney 385 Raised Bill No. 6910
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	469	+	General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer shall 386
474	470		be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 387
475	471		campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 388
476	472		the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 389
477	473		whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 390
478	474		election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third of the amount of the 391
479	475		general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this 392
480	476		section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) if the candidate 393
481	477		of the same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 394
482	478		election received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes 395
483	479		cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 396
484	480		grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 397
485	481		grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the 398
486	482		same office, (B) if the candidate of the same minor party for the same 399
487	483		office at the last preceding regular election received at least twenty per 400
488	484		cent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office 401
489	485		at said election, the amount of the grant shall be the same as the amount 402
490	486		of the general election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this 403
491	487		section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 404
492	488		election held in [2014] 2026, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted 405
493	489		under subsection (d) of this section. 406
494	490		(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 407
495	491		section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 408
496	492		party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 409
497	493		Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 410
498	494		Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 411
499	495		general election campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has 412
500	496		been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per 413
501	497		cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at the last 414
502	498		preceding regular election. The amount of the grant shall be one-third 415
503	499		of the amount of the general election campaign grant under subsection 416
504	500		(a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, provided (A) 417
505	501		if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a number of 418
506		-	qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number 419
507		-	of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the 420 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	502	+	qualified electors equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number 419 Raised Bill No. 6910
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	508	+	of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular election, the 420
514	509		amount of the grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general 421
515	510		election campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a 422
516	511		candidate for the same office, (B) if said candidate's nominating petition 423
517	512		has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 424
518	513		twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same office at 425
519	514		the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall be the 426
520	515		same as the amount of the general election campaign grant under 427
521	516		subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a candidate for the same office, 428
522	517		and (C) in the case of an election held in [2014] 2026, or thereafter, said 429
523	518		amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (d) of this section. 430
524	519		(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 431
525	520		subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 432
526	521		party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 433
527	522		minor party candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 434
528	523		Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State 435
529	524		Treasurer shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the fund 436
530	525		after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate committee 437
531	526		reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general election, 438
532	527		pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such candidate 439
533	528		received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes cast for all 440
534	529		candidates for said office at said election than the percentage of votes 441
535	530		utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign grant 442
536	531		described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount of such 443
537	532		supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 444
538	533		(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 445
539	534		cent, but not more than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes 446
540	535		cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 447
541	536		the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 448
542	537		between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 449
543	538		candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-450
544	539		thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 451
545	540		subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the 452
546		-	same office. 453 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6910
	541	+	same office. 453 Raised Bill No. 6910
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553	547		(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen 454
554	548		per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 455
555	549		cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 456
556	550		the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 457
557	551		between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 458
558	552		candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-459
559	553		third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 460
560	554		subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major party candidate for the 461
561	555		same office. 462
562	556		(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 463
563	557		such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 464
564	558		not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 465
565	559		campaign grant under subsection (a) or (b) of this section for a major 466
566	560		party candidate for the same office. 467
567		-	(d) (1) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, ~~for~~ 468
568		-	elections held in 2014, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in 469
	561	+	(d) (1) (A) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 468
	562	+	for elections held in 2014, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in 469
569	563		subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 470
570	564		Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2014, and 471
571	565		quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 472
572	566		consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 473
573	567		United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 474
574	568		the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 475
575	569		thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 476
576		-	be made.] ~~(A)~~ For the election for the office of Governor held in 2026, the 477
	570	+	be made.] For the election for the office of Governor held in 2026, the 477
577	571		amount of the grants in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted 478
578	572		by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 479
579	573		15, 2026, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for 480
580	574		all urban consumers as published by the United States Department of 481
581	575		Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 482
582	576		January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2025. 483
583	577		(B) For elections for the office of Governor held in 2030, and 484
584	578		thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsection (a) of this section shall 485
585		-	be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 486 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6910
	579	+	be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 486 Raised Bill No. 6910
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592	585		than October 31, 2029, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with 487
593	586		any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 488
594	587		published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 489
595	588		Statistics, during the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 490
596	589		on September thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said 491
597	590		adjustment is to be made. 492
598	591		(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 493
599	592		(a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 494
600	593		Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 495
601	594		in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 496
602	595		United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 497
603	596		the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 498
604	597		2013.] For elections for the office of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney 499
605	598		General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held 500
606	599		in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsection (b) or (c), 501
607		-	as applicable, of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 502
608		-	Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and 503
609		-	quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 504
610		-	consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 505
611		-	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 506
612		-	the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on September 507
613		-	thirtieth in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be 508
614		-	made. 509
615		-	(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 510
616		-	for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said 511
617		-	office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary 512
618		-	campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if 513
619		-	the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 514
620		-	are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 515
621		-	said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 516
622		-	percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five 517
623		-	thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 518
624		-	thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 519 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	600	+	as applicable, shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 502
	601	+	Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and quadrennially 503
	602	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 504
	603	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 505
	604	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 506
	605	+	October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 507
	606	+	the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 508
	607	+	(e) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 509
	608	+	for the office of state senator who has a primary for nomination to said 510
	609	+	office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the primary 511
	610	+	campaign in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars, provided (A) if 512
	611	+	the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 513
	612	+	are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 514
	613	+	said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 515
	614	+	percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be seventy-five 516
	615	+	thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 517
	616	+	thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 518
	617	+	section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 519
	618	+	number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 520 Raised Bill No. 6910
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631		-	section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 520
632		-	number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 521
633		-	electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 522
634		-	voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 523
635		-	submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 524
636		-	of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 525
637		-	not be counted for such purposes. 526
638		-	(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 527
639		-	committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been 528
640		-	nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 529
641		-	accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 530
642		-	receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 531
643		-	amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 532
644		-	committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 533
645		-	committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 534
646		-	or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 535
647		-	election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 536
648		-	amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 537
649		-	before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 538
650		-	committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 539
651		-	committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 540
652		-	twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 541
653		-	receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 542
654		-	after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 543
655		-	an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 544
656		-	under subsection (h) of this section. 545
657		-	(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 546
658		-	of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been 547
659		-	nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 548
660		-	general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 549
661		-	(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 550
662		-	or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 551
663		-	section. 552 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	624	+	electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 521
	625	+	voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 522
	626	+	submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 523
	627	+	of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 524
	628	+	not be counted for such purposes. 525
	629	+	(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 526
	630	+	committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who has been 527
	631	+	nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 528
	632	+	accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 529
	633	+	receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 530
	634	+	amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 531
	635	+	committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 532
	636	+	committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 533
	637	+	or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 534
	638	+	election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 535
	639	+	amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 536
	640	+	before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 537
	641	+	committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 538
	642	+	committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 539
	643	+	twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 540
	644	+	receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 541
	645	+	after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 542
	646	+	an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 543
	647	+	under subsection (h) of this section. 544
	648	+	(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 545
	649	+	of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who has been 546
	650	+	nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 547
	651	+	general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 548
	652	+	(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 549
	653	+	or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 550
	654	+	section. 551
	655	+	(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 552
	656	+	or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 553 Raised Bill No. 6910
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670		-	(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 553
671		-	or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 554
672		-	including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 555
673		-	of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on 556
674		-	the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary shall be 557
675		-	eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary or 558
676		-	the new primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in 559
677		-	the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said amount shall 560
678		-	be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 561
679		-	(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 562
680		-	new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 563
681		-	pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 564
682		-	candidate for the office of state senator who has been nominated, or has 565
683		-	qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with subpart C 566
684		-	of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for such 567
685		-	adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive a 568
686		-	grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount of 569
687		-	fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held [in 570
688		-	2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said amount shall be adjusted 571
689		-	under subsection (h) of this section. 572
690		-	(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 573
691		-	for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination 574
692		-	to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 575
693		-	primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) 576
694		-	if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 577
695		-	are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 578
696		-	said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 579
697		-	percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five 580
698		-	thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 581
699		-	thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 582
700		-	section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 583
701		-	number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 584
702		-	electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 585 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	661	+
	662	+	including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 554
	663	+	of a major party candidate for the office of state senator who appears on 555
	664	+	the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary shall be 556
	665	+	eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned primary or 557
	666	+	the new primary in an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in 558
	667	+	the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said amount shall 559
	668	+	be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 560
	669	+	(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 561
	670	+	new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a qualified 562
	671	+	candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state senator who 563
	672	+	has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 564
	673	+	accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears 565
	674	+	on the ballot for such adjourned election or such new election shall be 566
	675	+	eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 567
	676	+	campaign in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, provided in the 568
	677	+	case of an election held [in 2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, 569
	678	+	said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 570
	679	+	(f) (1) The qualified candidate committee of a major party candidate 571
	680	+	for the office of state representative who has a primary for nomination 572
	681	+	to said office shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 573
	682	+	primary campaign in the amount of ten thousand dollars, provided (A) 574
	683	+	if the percentage of the electors in the district served by said office who 575
	684	+	are enrolled in said major party exceeds the percentage of the electors in 576
	685	+	said district who are enrolled in another major party by at least twenty 577
	686	+	percentage points, the amount of said grant shall be twenty-five 578
	687	+	thousand dollars, and (B) in the case of a primary held in 2010, or 579
	688	+	thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 580
	689	+	section. For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 581
	690	+	number of enrolled members of a major party and the number of 582
	691	+	electors in a district shall be determined by the latest enrollment and 583
	692	+	voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 584
	693	+	submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 585
	694	+	of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 586
	695	+	not be counted for such purposes. 587 Raised Bill No. 6910
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708	698
709		-	voter registration records in the office of the Secretary of the State 586
710		-	submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The names 587
711		-	of electors on the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall 588
712		-	not be counted for such purposes. 589
713		-	(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 590
714		-	committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has 591
715		-	been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 592
716		-	accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 593
717		-	receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 594
718		-	amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 595
719		-	committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 596
720		-	committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 597
721		-	or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 598
722		-	election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 599
723		-	amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 600
724		-	before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 601
725		-	committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 602
726		-	committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 603
727		-	twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 604
728		-	receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 605
729		-	after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 606
730		-	an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 607
731		-	under subsection (h) of this section. 608
732		-	(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 609
733		-	of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has 610
734		-	been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 611
735		-	general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 612
736		-	(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 613
737		-	or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 614
738		-	section. 615
739		-	(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 616
740		-	or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 617
741		-	including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 618 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	700	+
	701	+	(2) (A) In the case of a state election, the qualified candidate 588
	702	+	committee of a candidate for the office of state representative who has 589
	703	+	been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in 590
	704	+	accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, shall be eligible to 591
	705	+	receive a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the 592
	706	+	amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, provided (i) any such 593
	707	+	committee shall receive seventy-five per cent of said amount if such 594
	708	+	committee applies for such grant, in accordance with section 9-706, on 595
	709	+	or after the seventieth day but before the fifty-sixth day preceding the 596
	710	+	election, (ii) any such committee shall receive sixty-five per cent of said 597
	711	+	amount if such committee so applies on or after the fifty-sixth day but 598
	712	+	before the forty-second day preceding the election, (iii) any such 599
	713	+	committee shall receive fifty-five per cent of said amount if such 600
	714	+	committee so applies on or after the forty-second day but before the 601
	715	+	twenty-eighth day preceding the election, (iv) any such committee shall 602
	716	+	receive forty per cent of said amount if such committee so applies on or 603
	717	+	after the twenty-eighth day preceding the election, and (v) in the case of 604
	718	+	an election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted 605
	719	+	under subsection (h) of this section. 606
	720	+	(B) In the case of a special election, the qualified candidate committee 607
	721	+	of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who has 608
	722	+	been nominated shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the 609
	723	+	general election campaign in the amount specified in subparagraph 610
	724	+	(A)(i) of this subdivision, provided in the case of an election held in 2010, 611
	725	+	or thereafter, said amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this 612
	726	+	section. 613
	727	+	(3) (A) In the case of an adjourned primary pursuant to section 9-446 614
	728	+	or a new primary ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, 615
	729	+	including pursuant to section 9-329a, a qualified candidate committee 616
	730	+	of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who 617
	731	+	appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary 618
	732	+	shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned 619
	733	+	primary or the new primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, 620
	734	+	provided in the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said 621 Raised Bill No. 6910
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747	737
748		-	of a major party candidate for the office of state representative who 619
749		-	appears on the ballot for such adjourned primary or such new primary 620
750		-	shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the adjourned 621
751		-	primary or the new primary in an amount of five thousand dollars, 622
752		-	provided in the case of a primary held in [2016] 2024, or thereafter, said 623
753		-	amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 624
754		-	(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 625
755		-	new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, including 626
756		-	pursuant to section 9-324, a qualified candidate committee of a 627
757		-	candidate for the office of state representative who has been nominated, 628
758		-	or has qualified to appear on the election ballot in accordance with 629
759		-	subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who appears on the ballot for 630
760		-	such adjourned election or such new election shall be eligible to receive 631
761		-	a grant from the fund for the general election campaign in the amount 632
762		-	of five thousand dollars, provided in the case of an election held [in 2016, 633
763		-	or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said amount shall be adjusted 634
764		-	under subsection (h) of this section. 635
765		-	(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 636
766		-	this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 637
767		-	candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be 638
768		-	eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 639
769		-	campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 640
770		-	the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 641
771		-	whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 642
772		-	election. 643
773		-	(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-644
774		-	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 645
775		-	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 646
776		-	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 647
777		-	a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 648
778		-	minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 649
779		-	received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 650
780		-	all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 651 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	739	+
	740	+	amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 622
	741	+	(B) In the case of an adjourned election pursuant to section 9-332 or a 623
	742	+	new election ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, a qualified 624
	743	+	candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative 625
	744	+	who has been nominated, or has qualified to appear on the election 626
	745	+	ballot in accordance with subpart C of part III of chapter 153, and who 627
	746	+	appears on the ballot for such adjourned election or such new election 628
	747	+	shall be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 629
	748	+	campaign in the amount of five thousand dollars, provided in the case 630
	749	+	of an election held [in 2016, or thereafter] on or after July 1, 2023, said 631
	750	+	amount shall be adjusted under subsection (h) of this section. 632
	751	+	(g) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of 633
	752	+	this section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible minor party 634
	753	+	candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall be 635
	754	+	eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 636
	755	+	campaign if the candidate of the same minor party for the same office at 637
	756	+	the last preceding regular election received at least ten per cent of the 638
	757	+	whole number of votes cast for all candidates for said office at said 639
	758	+	election. 640
	759	+	(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-641
	760	+	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 642
	761	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 643
	762	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 644
	763	+	a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 645
	764	+	minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 646
	765	+	received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 647
	766	+	all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 648
	767	+	shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 649
	768	+	under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 650
	769	+	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 651
	770	+	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 652
	771	+	same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 653
	772	+	election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 654 Raised Bill No. 6910
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786	775
787		-	shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 652
788		-	under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 653
789		-	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 654
790		-	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 655
791		-	same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 656
792		-	election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 657
793		-	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 658
794		-	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 659
795		-	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 660
796		-	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 661
797		-	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 662
798		-	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 663
799		-	subsection (h) of this section. 664
800		-	(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 665
801		-	one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 666
802		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 667
803		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 668
804		-	candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 669
805		-	minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 670
806		-	received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 671
807		-	all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 672
808		-	shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 673
809		-	under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 674
810		-	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 675
811		-	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 676
812		-	same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 677
813		-	election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 678
814		-	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 679
815		-	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 680
816		-	grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 681
817		-	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 682
818		-	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 683
819		-	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 684
820		-	subsection (h) of this section. 685 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	777	+
	778	+	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 655
	779	+	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 656
	780	+	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 657
	781	+	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 658
	782	+	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 659
	783	+	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 660
	784	+	subsection (h) of this section. 661
	785	+	(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 662
	786	+	one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 663
	787	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 664
	788	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 665
	789	+	candidate for the same office, provided (i) if the candidate of the same 666
	790	+	minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular election 667
	791	+	received at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 668
	792	+	all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the grant 669
	793	+	shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 670
	794	+	under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 671
	795	+	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 672
	796	+	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if the candidate of the 673
	797	+	same minor party for the same office at the last preceding regular 674
	798	+	election received at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes 675
	799	+	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the amount of the 676
	800	+	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 677
	801	+	grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 678
	802	+	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 679
	803	+	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 680
	804	+	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 681
	805	+	subsection (h) of this section. 682
	806	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this 683
	807	+	section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 684
	808	+	party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall 685
	809	+	be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 686
	810	+	campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a 687
	811	+	number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole 688 Raised Bill No. 6910
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826	814
827		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this 686
828		-	section, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 687
829		-	party candidate for the office of state senator or state representative shall 688
830		-	be eligible to receive a grant from the fund for the general election 689
831		-	campaign if said candidate's nominating petition has been signed by a 690
832		-	number of qualified electors equal to at least ten per cent of the whole 691
833		-	number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular 692
834		-	election. 693
835		-	(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-694
836		-	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 695
837		-	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 696
838		-	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 697
839		-	a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's 698
840		-	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 699
841		-	equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 700
842		-	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 701
843		-	grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 702
844		-	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 703
845		-	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 704
846		-	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 705
847		-	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 706
848		-	equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 707
849		-	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 708
850		-	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 709
851		-	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 710
852		-	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 711
853		-	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 712
854		-	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 713
855		-	subsection (h) of this section. 714
856		-	(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 715
857		-	one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 716
858		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 717
859		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 718 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	816	+
	817	+	number of votes cast for the same office at the last preceding regular 689
	818	+	election. 690
	819	+	(A) In the case of a state election, the amount of the grant shall be one-691
	820	+	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 692
	821	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 693
	822	+	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for 694
	823	+	a candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's 695
	824	+	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 696
	825	+	equal to at least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 697
	826	+	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 698
	827	+	grant shall be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign 699
	828	+	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 700
	829	+	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 701
	830	+	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 702
	831	+	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 703
	832	+	equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 704
	833	+	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 705
	834	+	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 706
	835	+	grant under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 707
	836	+	section or subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 708
	837	+	section for a candidate for the same office, and (iii) in the case of an 709
	838	+	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 710
	839	+	subsection (h) of this section. 711
	840	+	(B) In the case of a special election, the amount of the grant shall be 712
	841	+	one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 713
	842	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section or 714
	843	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this section for a 715
	844	+	candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating 716
	845	+	petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at 717
	846	+	least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same 718
	847	+	office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall 719
	848	+	be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 720
	849	+	under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 721
	850	+	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 722 Raised Bill No. 6910
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866		-	candidate for the same office, provided (i) if said candidate's nominating 719
867		-	petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at 720
868		-	least fifteen per cent of the whole number of votes cast for the same 721
869		-	office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the grant shall 722
870		-	be two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant 723
871		-	under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 724
872		-	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 725
873		-	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 726
874		-	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 727
875		-	equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 728
876		-	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 729
877		-	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 730
878		-	grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 731
879		-	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 732
880		-	section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 733
881		-	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 734
882		-	subsection (h) of this section. 735
883		-	(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 736
884		-	subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 737
885		-	party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 738
886		-	minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state 739
887		-	representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the 740
888		-	fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate 741
889		-	committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general 742
890		-	election, pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such 743
891		-	candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes 744
892		-	cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage 745
893		-	of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign 746
894		-	grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount 747
895		-	of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 748
896		-	(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 749
897		-	cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for 750
898		-	all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the 751 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	855	+
	856	+	section for a candidate for the same office, (ii) if said candidate's 723
	857	+	nominating petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors 724
	858	+	equal to at least twenty per cent of the whole number of votes cast for 725
	859	+	the same office at the last preceding regular election, the amount of the 726
	860	+	grant shall be the same as the amount of the general election campaign 727
	861	+	grant under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 728
	862	+	section or subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of this 729
	863	+	section for a candidate for the same office, and (C) in the case of an 730
	864	+	election held in 2010, or thereafter, said amounts shall be adjusted under 731
	865	+	subsection (h) of this section. 732
	866	+	(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 733
	867	+	subsection, the qualified candidate committee of an eligible petitioning 734
	868	+	party candidate and the qualified candidate committee of an eligible 735
	869	+	minor party candidate for the office of state senator or state 736
	870	+	representative shall be eligible to receive a supplemental grant from the 737
	871	+	fund after the general election if the treasurer of such candidate 738
	872	+	committee reports a deficit in the first statement filed after the general 739
	873	+	election, pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, and such 740
	874	+	candidate received a greater percentage of the whole number of votes 741
	875	+	cast for all candidates for said office at said election than the percentage 742
	876	+	of votes utilized by such candidate to obtain a general election campaign 743
	877	+	grant described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The amount 744
	878	+	of such supplemental grant shall be calculated as follows: 745
	879	+	(A) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than ten per 746
	880	+	cent, but less than fifteen per cent, of the whole number of votes cast for 747
	881	+	all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be the 748
	882	+	product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between 749
	883	+	the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 750
	884	+	candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-751
	885	+	thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 752
	886	+	subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 753
	887	+	same office. 754
	888	+	(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen 755 Raised Bill No. 6910
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905		-	product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference between 752
906		-	the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 753
907		-	candidate and ten per cent and the denominator is ten, and (ii) two-754
908		-	thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 755
909		-	subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 756
910		-	same office. 757
911		-	(B) In the case of any such candidate who receives more than fifteen 758
912		-	per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 759
913		-	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 760
914		-	the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 761
915		-	between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 762
916		-	candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-763
917		-	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 764
918		-	subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 765
919		-	same office. 766
920		-	(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 767
921		-	such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 768
922		-	not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 769
923		-	campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major 770
924		-	party candidate for the same office. 771
925		-	(h) (1) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for] 772
926		-	For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 773
927		-	2010, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the amount of the grants 774
928		-	in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 775
929		-	Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, and 776
930		-	biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer 777
931		-	price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States 778
932		-	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period 779
933		-	beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the 780
934		-	year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 781
935		-	(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 782
936		-	(e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 783 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	893	+
	894	+	per cent, but less than twenty per cent, of the whole number of votes 756
	895	+	cast for all candidates for said office at said election, the grant shall be 757
	896	+	the product of (i) a fraction in which the numerator is the difference 758
	897	+	between the percentage of such whole number of votes received by such 759
	898	+	candidate and fifteen per cent and the denominator is five, and (ii) one-760
	899	+	third of the amount of the general election campaign grant under 761
	900	+	subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major party candidate for the 762
	901	+	same office. 763
	902	+	(C) The sum of the general election campaign grant received by any 764
	903	+	such candidate and a supplemental grant under this subdivision shall 765
	904	+	not exceed one hundred per cent of the amount of the general election 766
	905	+	campaign grant under subsection (e) or (f) of this section for a major 767
	906	+	party candidate for the same office. 768
	907	+	(h) (1) [Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for] 769
	908	+	For elections for the office of state senator or state representative held in 770
	909	+	2010, and thereafter until December 31, 2025, the amount of the grants 771
	910	+	in subsections (e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State 772
	911	+	Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2010, and 773
	912	+	biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer 774
	913	+	price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States 775
	914	+	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period 776
	915	+	beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December thirty-first in the 777
	916	+	year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 778
	917	+	(2) [For elections held in 2018, the amount of the grants in subsections 779
	918	+	(e), (f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 780
	919	+	Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 781
	920	+	in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 782
	921	+	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 783
	922	+	the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 784
	923	+	2015.] For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 785
	924	+	held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), 786
	925	+	(f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 787
	926	+	Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 788 Raised Bill No. 6910
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943		-	Enforcement Commission immediately in accordance with any change 784
944		-	in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 785
945		-	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 786
946		-	the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 787
947		-	2015.] For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 788
948		-	held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the grants in subsections (e), 789
949		-	(f) and (g) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 790
950		-	Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 791
951		-	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 792
952		-	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 793
953		-	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 794
954		-	October 1, 2007, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 795
955		-	the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 796
956		-	(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, 797
957		-	of this section: 798
958		-	(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a 799
959		-	candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of 800
960		-	this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that 801
961		-	the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or 802
962		-	election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710; 803
963		-	(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does 804
964		-	not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under 805
965		-	subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, the amount of the grant for 806
966		-	the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of 807
967		-	any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys; 808
968		-	(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not 809
969		-	have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the 810
970		-	general election campaign grant for which the qualified candidate 811
971		-	committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of 812
972		-	the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this 813
973		-	section. For purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall 814
974		-	be deemed to have an opponent if (A) a major party has properly 815 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	931	+
	932	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 789
	933	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 790
	934	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 791
	935	+	October 1, 2007, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 792
	936	+	the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 793
	937	+	(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, 794
	938	+	of this section: 795
	939	+	(1) The initial grant that a qualified candidate committee for a 796
	940	+	candidate is eligible to receive under subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of 797
	941	+	this section shall be reduced by the amount of any personal funds that 798
	942	+	the candidate provides for the candidate's campaign for nomination or 799
	943	+	election pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-710; 800
	944	+	(2) If a participating candidate is nominated at a primary and does 801
	945	+	not expend the entire grant for the primary campaign authorized under 802
	946	+	subsection (a), (b), (e) or (f) of this section, the amount of the grant for 803
	947	+	the general election campaign shall be reduced by the total amount of 804
	948	+	any such unexpended primary campaign grant and moneys; 805
	949	+	(3) If a participating candidate who is nominated for election does not 806
	950	+	have any opponent in the general election campaign, the amount of the 807
	951	+	general election campaign grant for which the qualified candidate 808
	952	+	committee for said candidate shall be eligible shall be thirty per cent of 809
	953	+	the applicable amount set forth in subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this 810
	954	+	section. For purposes of this subdivision, a participating candidate shall 811
	955	+	be deemed to have an opponent if (A) a major party has properly 812
	956	+	endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the 813
	957	+	Secretary of the State within the time specified in section 9-391 or 9-400, 814
	958	+	as applicable, (B) any candidate of any other major party has received 815
	959	+	not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has 816
	960	+	complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or (C) 817
	961	+	any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and 818
	962	+	obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for 819
	963	+	nomination and has either qualified for the primary or been deemed the 820 Raised Bill No. 6910
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981		-	endorsed any other candidate and made the requisite filing with the 816
982		-	Secretary of the State within the time specified in section 9-391 or 9-400, 817
983		-	as applicable, (B) any candidate of any other major party has received 818
984		-	not less than fifteen per cent of the vote of convention delegates and has 819
985		-	complied with the filing requirements set forth in section 9-400, or (C) 820
986		-	any candidate of any other major party has circulated a petition and 821
987		-	obtained the required number of signatures for filing a candidacy for 822
988		-	nomination and has either qualified for the primary or been deemed the 823
989		-	party's nominee; 824
990		-	(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate 825
991		-	who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party 826
992		-	candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible 827
993		-	minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's 828
994		-	candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any 829
995		-	type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying 830
996		-	contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive 831
997		-	under section 9-704, as amended by this act, to be eligible for grants from 832
998		-	the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign 833
999		-	grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the 834
1000		-	applicable amount set forth in this section; and 835
1001		-	(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign 836
1002		-	grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to 837
1003		-	the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has 838
1004		-	control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary 839
1005		-	in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn 840
1006		-	signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office 841
1007		-	of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 842
1008		-	Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred 843
1009		-	or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate 844
1010		-	for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the 845
1011		-	qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state 846
1012		-	representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and 847
1013		-	control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this 848 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	968	+
	969	+	party's nominee; 821
	970	+	(4) If the only opponent or opponents of a participating candidate 822
	971	+	who is nominated for election to an office are eligible minor party 823
	972	+	candidates or eligible petitioning party candidates and no such eligible 824
	973	+	minor party candidate's or eligible petitioning party candidate's 825
	974	+	candidate committee has received a total amount of contributions of any 826
	975	+	type that is equal to or greater than the amount of the qualifying 827
	976	+	contributions that a candidate for such office is required to receive 828
	977	+	under section 9-704, as amended by this act, to be eligible for grants from 829
	978	+	the Citizens' Election Fund, the amount of the general election campaign 830
	979	+	grant for such participating candidate shall be sixty per cent of the 831
	980	+	applicable amount set forth in this section; and 832
	981	+	(5) The amount of the primary grant or general election campaign 833
	982	+	grant for a qualified candidate committee shall be reduced, pursuant to 834
	983	+	the provisions of this subdivision, if such candidate committee has 835
	984	+	control and custody over lawn signs from any prior election or primary 836
	985	+	in the following applicable amount: (A) Five hundred or more lawn 837
	986	+	signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office 838
	987	+	of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 839
	988	+	Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (B) one hundred 840
	989	+	or more lawn signs for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate 841
	990	+	for the office of state senator, or (C) fifty or more lawn signs for the 842
	991	+	qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state 843
	992	+	representative. If such qualified candidate committee has custody and 844
	993	+	control over lawn signs in the applicable amount, as described in this 845
	994	+	subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or 846
	995	+	general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate 847
	996	+	committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred 848
	997	+	dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 849
	998	+	office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 850
	999	+	Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred 851
	1000	+	dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 852
	1001	+	office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified 853
	1002	+	candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. 854 Raised Bill No. 6910
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1020		-	subdivision, the grant from the fund for the primary campaign or 849
1021		-	general election campaign, as applicable, for such qualified candidate 850
1022		-	committee shall be reduced as follows: (i) Two thousand five hundred 851
1023		-	dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 852
1024		-	office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State 853
1025		-	Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (ii) five hundred 854
1026		-	dollars for the qualified candidate committee of a candidate for the 855
1027		-	office of state senator, or (iii) two hundred fifty dollars for the qualified 856
1028		-	candidate committee of a candidate for the office of state representative. 857
1029		-	In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate 858
1030		-	committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's 859
1031		-	general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or 860
1032		-	general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant 861
1033		-	shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of 862
1034		-	the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 863
1035		-	construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs. 864
1036		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 9-718 of the general statutes is 865
1037		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 866
1038		-	2023): 867
1039		-	(e) (1) For any election held in 2014, and thereafter until December 31, 868
1040		-	2025, the amount of the limitations on organization expenditures 869
1041		-	provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by 870
1042		-	the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 871
1043		-	2014, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 872
1044		-	consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 873
1045		-	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 874
1046		-	the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 875
1047		-	thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 876
1048		-	be made. 877
1049		-	(2) For any election held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the 878
1050		-	limitations on organization expenditures provided in subsections (a) 879
1051		-	and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 880
1052		-	Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 881 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	1007	+
	1008	+	In no event shall such a reduction be made both to a qualified candidate 855
	1009	+	committee's primary campaign grant and to such candidate committee's 856
	1010	+	general election grant. No reduction in either the primary campaign or 857
	1011	+	general election campaign for a qualified candidate committee's grant 858
	1012	+	shall be taken for any lawn sign that is not in the custody or control of 859
	1013	+	the qualified candidate committee. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 860
	1014	+	construed to apply to any item other than lawn signs. 861
	1015	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 9-718 of the general statutes is 862
	1016	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 863
	1017	+	2023): 864
	1018	+	(e) (1) For any election held in 2014, and thereafter until December 31, 865
	1019	+	2025, the amount of the limitations on organization expenditures 866
	1020	+	provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by 867
	1021	+	the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 868
	1022	+	2014, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 869
	1023	+	consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 870
	1024	+	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 871
	1025	+	the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 872
	1026	+	thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 873
	1027	+	be made. 874
	1028	+	(2) For any election held in 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the 875
	1029	+	limitations on organization expenditures provided in subsections (a) 876
	1030	+	and (c) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 877
	1031	+	Enforcement Commission not later than October 31, 2025, and biennially 878
	1032	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 879
	1033	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 880
	1034	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 881
	1035	+	October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 882
	1036	+	the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 883
	1037	+	Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-608 of the general 884
	1038	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 885
	1039	+	(Effective July 1, 2023): 886 Raised Bill No. 6910
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1059		-	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 882
1060		-	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 883
1061		-	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 884
1062		-	October 1, 2009, and ending on September thirtieth in the year preceding 885
1063		-	the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 886
1064		-	Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-608 of the general 887
1065		-	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 888
1066		-	(Effective July 1, 2023): 889
1067		-	(a) (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other than a state central 890
1068		-	committee, shall file a statement, sworn under penalty of false statement 891
1069		-	with the proper authority in accordance with the provisions of section 892
1070		-	9-603, (A) on the tenth calendar day in the months of January, April, July 893
1071		-	and October, provided, if such tenth calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday 894
1072		-	or legal holiday, the statement shall be filed on the next business day, 895
1073		-	except that in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee 896
1074		-	established for an office to be elected at a special election, statements 897
1075		-	pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be required, (B) on the seventh 898
1076		-	day preceding each regular state election, except that (i) in the case of a 899
1077		-	candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be 900
1078		-	elected at a municipal election, the statement shall be filed on the 901
1079		-	seventh day preceding a regular municipal election in lieu of such date, 902
1080		-	except if the candidate's name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, in 903
1081		-	which case such statement shall not be required, (ii) in the case of a town 904
1082		-	committee, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding 905
1083		-	each municipal election in addition to such date, (iii) in the case of a 906
1084		-	candidate committee in a state election, [that is required to file any 907
1085		-	supplemental campaign finance statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) 908
1086		-	and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] the supplemental 909
1087		-	campaign finance statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection 910
1088		-	(a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing 911
1089		-	requirement under this subdivision, and (iv) in the case of a candidate 912
1090		-	committee established by a candidate whose name is not eligible to 913
1091		-	appear on the ballot, such statement shall not be required, and (C) if the 914 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	1044	+
	1045	+	(a) (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other than a state central 887
	1046	+	committee, shall file a statement, sworn under penalty of false statement 888
	1047	+	with the proper authority in accordance with the provisions of section 889
	1048	+	9-603, (A) on the tenth calendar day in the months of January, April, July 890
	1049	+	and October, provided, if such tenth calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday 891
	1050	+	or legal holiday, the statement shall be filed on the next business day, 892
	1051	+	except that in the case of a candidate or exploratory committee 893
	1052	+	established for an office to be elected at a special election, statements 894
	1053	+	pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be required, (B) on the seventh 895
	1054	+	day preceding each regular state election, except that (i) in the case of a 896
	1055	+	candidate or exploratory committee established for an office to be 897
	1056	+	elected at a municipal election, the statement shall be filed on the 898
	1057	+	seventh day preceding a regular municipal election in lieu of such date, 899
	1058	+	except if the candidate's name is not eligible to appear on the ballot, in 900
	1059	+	which case such statement shall not be required, (ii) in the case of a town 901
	1060	+	committee, the statement shall be filed on the seventh day preceding 902
	1061	+	each municipal election in addition to such date, (iii) in the case of a 903
	1062	+	candidate committee in a state election, [that is required to file any 904
	1063	+	supplemental campaign finance statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) 905
	1064	+	and (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-712, such] the supplemental 906
	1065	+	campaign finance statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection 907
	1066	+	(a) of section 9-712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing 908
	1067	+	requirement under this subdivision, and (iv) in the case of a candidate 909
	1068	+	committee established by a candidate whose name is not eligible to 910
	1069	+	appear on the ballot, such statement shall not be required, and (C) if the 911
	1070	+	committee has made or received a contribution or expenditure in 912
	1071	+	connection with any other election, a primary or a referendum, on the 913
	1072	+	seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, except that 914
	1073	+	in the case of a candidate committee in a primary [that is required to file 915
	1074	+	statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of 916
	1075	+	section 9-712, such] for an office to be voted upon at a state election, the 917
	1076	+	statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-918
	1077	+	712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under 919
	1078	+	this subdivision. The statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 920
	1079	+	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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1097	1082
1098		-	committee has made or received a contribution or expenditure in 915
1099		-	connection with any other election, a primary or a referendum, on the 916
1100		-	seventh day preceding the election, primary or referendum, except that 917
1101		-	in the case of a candidate committee in a primary [that is required to file 918
1102		-	statements pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of 919
1103		-	section 9-712, such] for an office to be voted upon at a state election, the 920
1104		-	statements required to be filed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-921
1105		-	712, as amended by this act, shall satisfy the filing requirement under 922
1106		-	this subdivision. The statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 923
1107		-	o'clock p.m. of the last day of the month preceding the month in which 924
1108		-	the statement is required to be filed, except that for the statement 925
1109		-	required to be filed on the seventh day preceding the election, primary 926
1110		-	or referendum, the statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 927
1111		-	o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing 928
1112		-	day. The statement shall cover a period to begin with the first day not 929
1113		-	included in the last filed statement. In the case of a candidate committee, 930
1114		-	the statement required to be filed in January shall be in lieu of the 931
1115		-	statement formerly required to be filed within forty-five days following 932
1116		-	an election. 933
1117		-	Sec. 5. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 9-712 of the general 934
1118		-	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 935
1119		-	(Effective July 1, 2023): 936
1120		-	(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the statements 937
1121		-	required to be filed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 938
1122		-	subsection shall not be required to be filed by (A) a candidate committee 939
1123		-	of a candidate that is exempt from filing campaign finance statements 940
1124		-	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-608 unless or until such a 941
1125		-	candidate committee receives or expends an amount in excess of one 942
1126		-	thousand dollars for purposes of the primary or election for which such 943
1127		-	committee was formed, (B) a candidate committee of a candidate who is 944
1128		-	no longer eligible for a position on the ballot, or (C) a candidate 945
1129		-	committee of a participating candidate that is unopposed or a candidate 946
1130		-	committee of a nonparticipating candidate that is unopposed or 947 Substitute Bill No. 6910
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	1084	+
	1085	+	the statement is required to be filed, except that for the statement 922
	1086	+	required to be filed on the seventh day preceding the election, primary 923
	1087	+	or referendum, the statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine 924
	1088	+	o'clock p.m. of the second day immediately preceding the required filing 925
	1089	+	day. The statement shall cover a period to begin with the first day not 926
	1090	+	included in the last filed statement. In the case of a candidate committee, 927
	1091	+	the statement required to be filed in January shall be in lieu of the 928
	1092	+	statement formerly required to be filed within forty-five days following 929
	1093	+	an election. 930
	1094	+	Sec. 5. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 9-712 of the general 931
	1095	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 932
	1096	+	(Effective July 1, 2023): 933
	1097	+	(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the statements 934
	1098	+	required to be filed pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 935
	1099	+	subsection shall not be required to be filed by (A) a candidate committee 936
	1100	+	of a candidate that is exempt from filing campaign finance statements 937
	1101	+	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-608 unless or until such a 938
	1102	+	candidate committee receives or expends an amount in excess of one 939
	1103	+	thousand dollars for purposes of the primary or election for which such 940
	1104	+	committee was formed, (B) a candidate committee of a candidate who is 941
	1105	+	no longer eligible for a position on the ballot, or (C) a candidate 942
	1106	+	committee of a participating candidate that is unopposed or a candidate 943
	1107	+	committee of a nonparticipating candidate that is unopposed or 944
	1108	+	opposed only by a nonparticipating candidate or candidates, except that 945
	1109	+	such candidate committee shall file a supplemental statement on the last 946
	1110	+	Thursday before the applicable primary or general election. Such 947
	1111	+	statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the 948
	1112	+	second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The 949
	1113	+	statement shall cover a period beginning with the first day not included 950
	1114	+	in the last filed statement. 951
	1115	+	Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Notwithstanding the provisions of 952
	1116	+	section 3-69a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the sum of 953
	1117	+	____ dollars shall be transferred from the resources of the General Fund 954 Raised Bill No. 6910
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1136	1120
1137		-	opposed only by a nonparticipating candidate or candidates, except that 948
1138		-	such candidate committee shall file a supplemental statement on the last 949
1139		-	Thursday before the applicable primary or general election. Such 950
1140		-	statement shall be complete as of eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. of the 951
1141		-	second day immediately preceding the required filing day. The 952
1142		-	statement shall cover a period beginning with the first day not included 953
1143		-	in the last filed statement. 954
1144		-	Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2023) Notwithstanding the provisions of 955
1145		-	section 3-69a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the sum of 956
1146		-	____ dollars shall be transferred from the resources of the General Fund 957
1147		-	to the Citizens' Election Fund, established pursuant to section 9-701 of 958
1148		-	the general statutes, and credited to said fund for the fiscal year ending 959
1149		-	June 30, 2024. 960
1150		-	Sec. 7. Section 3-69a of the general statutes is repealed and the 961
1151		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 962
1152		-	(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received 963
1153		-	under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property 964
1154		-	deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with 965
1155		-	section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 966
1156		-	(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year 967
1157		-	thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon 968
1158		-	deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund 969
1159		-	established in section 9-701 as follows: [(A)] (i) For the fiscal year ending 970
1160		-	June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, [(B)] (ii) for the fiscal year 971
1161		-	ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, [(C)] (iii) for the fiscal year 972
1162		-	ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, 973
1163		-	and [(D)] (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year 974
1164		-	thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted 975
1165		-	in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban 976
1166		-	consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United 977
1167		-	States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State 978
1168		-	Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty 979 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	1121	+	LCO No. 3886 30 of 32
	1122	+
	1123	+	to the Citizens' Election Fund, established pursuant to section 9-701 of 955
	1124	+	the general statutes, and credited to said fund for the fiscal year ending 956
	1125	+	June 30, 2024. 957
	1126	+	Sec. 7. Section 3-69a of the general statutes is repealed and the 958
	1127	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 959
	1128	+	(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, the funds received 960
	1129	+	under this part, excluding the proceeds from the sale of property 961
	1130	+	deposited in the Special Abandoned Property Fund in accordance with 962
	1131	+	section 3-62h, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 963
	1132	+	(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and each fiscal year 964
	1133	+	thereafter, a portion of the funds received under this part shall, upon 965
	1134	+	deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' Election Fund 966
	1135	+	established in section 9-701 as follows: [(A)] (i) For the fiscal year ending 967
	1136	+	June 30, 2006, seventeen million dollars, [(B)] (ii) for the fiscal year 968
	1137	+	ending June 30, 2007, sixteen million dollars, [(C)] (iii) for the fiscal year 969
	1138	+	ending June 30, 2008, seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars, 970
	1139	+	and [(D)] (iv) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and each fiscal year 971
	1140	+	thereafter, the amount deposited for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted 972
	1141	+	in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for all urban 973
	1142	+	consumers for such preceding fiscal year, as published by the United 974
	1143	+	States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State 975
	1144	+	Treasurer shall determine such adjusted amount not later than thirty 976
	1145	+	days after the end of such preceding fiscal year. 977
	1146	+	(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 978
	1147	+	subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 979
	1148	+	thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which an election for the office of 980
	1149	+	Governor is to be held, a portion of the funds received under this part 981
	1150	+	shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' 982
	1151	+	Election Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 983
	1152	+	157 for the election cycle in which such election is to be held, based on 984
	1153	+	the report issued by the State Elections Enforcement Commission 985
	1154	+	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-716, as amended by this act. 986 Raised Bill No. 6910
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1175		-	days after the end of such preceding fiscal year. 980
1176		-	(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this 981
1177		-	subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 982
1178		-	thereafter preceding the fiscal year in which an election for the office of 983
1179		-	Governor is to be held, a portion of the funds received under this part 984
1180		-	shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the Citizens' 985
1181		-	Election Fund as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 986
1182		-	157 for the election cycle in which such election is to be held, based on 987
1183		-	the report issued by the State Elections Enforcement Commission 988
1184		-	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-716, as amended by this act. 989
1185		-	(b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as 990
1186		-	provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all 991
1187		-	claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund. 992
1188		-	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 9-716 of the general statutes is 993
1189		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 994
1190		-	2023): 995
1191		-	(b) Not later than [January first] the forty-first day preceding the day 996
1192		-	of the primary in any year in which [a state] an election for the office of 997
1193		-	Governor is to be held, the commission shall determine whether the 998
1194		-	amount of moneys in the fund is sufficient to carry out the purposes of 999
1195		-	this chapter. The commission shall issue a report on said determination. 1000
1196		-	Sec. 9. Section 9-750 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1001
1197		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1002
1198		-	[(a)] If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year 1003
1199		-	thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a, as 1004
1200		-	amended by this act, for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund 1005
1201		-	established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required 1006
1202		-	under said section 3-69a, as amended by this act, to be deposited in said 1007
1203		-	fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) 1008
1204		-	during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election 1009
1205		-	Fund is less than the amount of funds required to provide grants to each 1010 Substitute Bill No. 6910
	1158	+	LCO No. 3886 31 of 32
	1159	+
	1160	+	(b) All costs incurred in the administration of this part, except as 987
	1161	+	provided in section 3-62h and subsection (a) of this section, and all 988
	1162	+	claims allowed under this part shall be paid from the General Fund. 989
	1163	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 9-716 of the general statutes is 990
	1164	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 991
	1165	+	2023): 992
	1166	+	(b) Not later than [January first] the forty-first day preceding the day 993
	1167	+	of the primary in any year in which [a state] an election for the office of 994
	1168	+	Governor is to be held, the commission shall determine whether the 995
	1169	+	amount of moneys in the fund is sufficient to carry out the purposes of 996
	1170	+	this chapter. The commission shall issue a report on said determination. 997
	1171	+	Sec. 9. Section 9-750 of the general statutes is repealed and the 998
	1172	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 999
	1173	+	[(a)] If, (1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or any fiscal year 1000
	1174	+	thereafter, the amount of funds available under section 3-69a, as 1001
	1175	+	amended by this act, for deposit in the Citizens' Election Fund 1002
	1176	+	established in section 9-701 is less than the amount of funds required 1003
	1177	+	under said section 3-69a, as amended by this act, to be deposited in said 1004
	1178	+	fund, resulting in an insufficiency in the amount of the deposit, or (2) 1005
	1179	+	during an election cycle the amount of funds in the Citizens' Election 1006
	1180	+	Fund is less than the amount of funds required to provide grants to each 1007
	1181	+	qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this 1008
	1182	+	chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the 1009
	1183	+	revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount 1010
	1184	+	of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, 1011
	1185	+	shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants 1012
	1186	+	pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 1013
	1187	+	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-69a, if funds are 1014
	1188	+	deposited into the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to the provisions of 1015
	1189	+	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the aggregate amount of 1016
	1190	+	any such deposits shall be deducted from the amount deposited into 1017
	1191	+	said fund under section 3-69a for the following fiscal year.] 1018 Raised Bill No. 6910
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1211	1194
1212		-	qualified candidate committee pursuant to the provisions of this 1011
1213		-	chapter, resulting in an insufficiency in said fund, a portion of the 1012
1214		-	revenues from the tax imposed under chapter 208, equal to the amount 1013
1215		-	of any insufficiency described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, 1014
1216		-	shall be deposited in said fund to allow for the payment of grants 1015
1217		-	pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 1016
1218		-	[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-69a, if funds are 1017
1219		-	deposited into the Citizens' Election Fund pursuant to the provisions of 1018
1220		-	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the aggregate amount of 1019
1221		-	any such deposits shall be deducted from the amount deposited into 1020
1222		-	said fund under section 3-69a for the following fiscal year.] 1021
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	1196	+
1223	1197		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1224	1198		sections:
1225	1199
1226	1200		Section 1 July 1, 2023 9-704(a) to (c)
1227	1201		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 9-705
1228	1202		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 9-718(e)
1229	1203		Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 9-608(a)(1)
1230	1204		Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 9-712(a)(4)
1231	1205		Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 New section
1232	1206		Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 3-69a
1233	1207		Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 9-716(b)
1234	1208		Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 9-750
1235	1209
1236		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1237		-	In Section 2(d)(2), "of this section" was added for accuracy; and in
1238		-	Sections 2(e)(3)(B) and 2(f)(3)(B), "including pursuant to section 9-324"
1239		-	was added for consistency.
1240		-
1241		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	1210	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1211	+	To (1) increase grant amounts for gubernatorial candidates, (2) modify
	1212	+	the consumer price index adjustments for grant amounts and maximum
	1213	+	individual contribution amounts across the Citizens' Election Program,
	1214	+	as well as for organization expenditure amounts, (3) authorize adequate
	1215	+	funding of the program, (4) provide grants in the event of adjourned
	1216	+	primaries and court-ordered new elections or primaries, (5) establish in-
	1217	+	state contributor thresholds for the qualifying amounts state-wide
	1218	+	candidates are required to raise, (6) provide that certain supplemental
	1219	+	campaign finance statements shall satisfy certain filing requirements,
	1220	+	and (7) specify that individual contributions under the program may not
	1221	+	exceed already-established contribution limits.
	1222	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1223	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1224	+	underlined.]
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