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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1224
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1224
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:
	15	+	(GAE)
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12	20		AN ACT CONCERNING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM AND
13	21		CERTAIN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17	25		Section 1. Section 9-704 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
19	27		(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate 3
20	28		committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be 4
21	29		eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be: 5
22	30		(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 6
23		-	of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount 7
24		-	of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, of which two hundred twenty-8
25		-	five thousand dollars or more is contributed by individuals residing in 9
26		-	the state. [, except that in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, 10
27		-	or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted 11
28		-	under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then 12
29		-	rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly 13
30		-	fifty dollars rounded upward.] The provisions of this subdivision shall 14
31		-	be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph 15
32		-	(C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before 16
33		-	January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of 17
34		-	any contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 18
35		-	candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after January 19 Substitute Bill No. 1224
	31	+	of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of 7
	32	+	two hundred fifty thousand dollars, of which two hundred twenty-five 8
	33	+	thousand dollars or more is contributed by individuals residing in the 9
	34	+	state. [, except that in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or 10
	35	+	thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted 11
	36	+	under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then rounded 12
	37	+	to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars 13
	38	+	rounded upward.] The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to 14 Raised Bill No. 1224
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	44	+	the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this 15
	45	+	subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before January 1, 16
	46	+	2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 17
	47	+	contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 18
	48	+	candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after January 19
42	49		1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 20
43	50		contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 21
44		-	candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any 22
45		-	~~such~~ excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 23
	51	+	candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 22
	52	+	excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 23
46	53		contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 24
47	54		received by (i) an exploratory committee established by said candidate, 25
48	55		or (ii) an exploratory committee or candidate committee of a candidate 26
49	56		for the office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to be jointly 27
50		-	campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to the office 28
51		-	of Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the 29
52		-	~~criteria~~ for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this 30
53		-	~~section~~ shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution 31
54		-	~~amounts,~~ and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or 32
55		-	~~thereafter,~~ the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual 33
56		-	~~contribution amount~~ provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 34
57		-	~~shall be first adjusted~~ under subdivision (1) of subsection [(c~~)] (b~~) of 35
58		-	~~this section and then rounded~~ to the nearest multiple of ten dollars 36
59		-	~~with exactly five dollars rounded~~ upward. 37
	57	+	campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to the office of 28
	58	+	Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the criteria 29
	59	+	for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 30
	60	+	shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, 31
	61	+	and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, 32
	62	+	the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount 33
	63	+	provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted 34
	64	+	under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded 35
	65	+	to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 36
	66	+	upward. 37
60	67		(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 38
61	68		of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 39
62		-	Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in 40
63		-	~~the~~ aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, of which sixty-41
	69	+	Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the 40
	70	+	aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, of which sixty-41
64	71		seven thousand five hundred dollars or more is contributed by 42
65	72		individuals residing in the state. [, except that in the case of a primary 43
66	73		or election for Lieutenant Governor held in 2022, or thereafter, the 44
67	74		aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under 45
68	75		subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the 46
69	76		nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars 47
70		-	rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for Attorney 48
71		-	General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State 49
72		-	held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be 50
73		-	first adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section and 51
74		-	then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with 52
75		-	exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] The provisions of this 53 Substitute Bill No. 1224
	77	+	rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for Attorney 48 Raised Bill No. 1224
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82		-	subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 54
83		-	subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-55
84		-	610, (i) [before January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return 56
85		-	the portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 57
86		-	including said candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on 58
87		-	and after January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 59
88		-	portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 60
89		-	including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and 61
90		-	[(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating 62
91		-	the aggregate contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all 63
92		-	contributions received by an exploratory committee established by 64
93		-	said candidate that meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to 65
94		-	candidate committees under this section shall be considered in 66
95		-	calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a 67
96		-	primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-68
97		-	dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 69
98		-	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted under 70
99		-	subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (b) of this section and then rounded 71
100		-	to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 72
101		-	upward. 73
102		-	(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 74
103		-	of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the 75
104		-	aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions 76
105		-	from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 77
106		-	included, in whole or in part, in said district. [, except that in the case 78
107		-	of a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 79
108		-	contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 80
109		-	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 81
110		-	of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] 82
111		-	The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 83
112		-	Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 84
113		-	subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 85
114		-	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 86
115		-	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 87 Substitute Bill No. 1224
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	83	+	General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held 49
	84	+	in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first 50
	85	+	adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section and then 51
	86	+	rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty 52
	87	+	dollars rounded upward.] The provisions of this subdivision shall be 53
	88	+	subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of 54
	89	+	this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before January 55
	90	+	1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 56
	91	+	contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 57
	92	+	candidate, that exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after January 58
	93	+	1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 59
	94	+	contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 60
	95	+	candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such 61
	96	+	excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 62
	97	+	contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 63
	98	+	received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that 64
	99	+	meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees 65
	100	+	under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 66
	101	+	contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held 67
	102	+	in 2022, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 68
	103	+	individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this 69
	104	+	subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection 70
	105	+	(c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars 71
	106	+	with exactly five dollars rounded upward. 72
	107	+	(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 73
	108	+	of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the 74
	109	+	aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions 75
	110	+	from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 76
	111	+	included, in whole or in part, in said district. [, except that in the case of 77
	112	+	a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 78
	113	+	contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 79
	114	+	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 80
	115	+	of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] The 81
	116	+	provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 82 Raised Bill No. 1224
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122		-	exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after December 1, 2017, the 88
123		-	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 89
124		-	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 90
125		-	exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess 91
126		-	portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 92
127		-	contribution amount under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall 93
128		-	be counted for the purposes of the requirement under this subdivision 94
129		-	for contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in 95
130		-	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the 96
131		-	contribution is five dollars or more, and (C) all contributions received 97
132		-	by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet 98
133		-	the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under 99
134		-	this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 100
135		-	contribution amount under this subdivision and all such exploratory 101
136		-	committee contributions that also meet the requirement under this 102
137		-	subdivision for contributions from at least three hundred individuals 103
138		-	residing in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district 104
139		-	shall be counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the 105
140		-	case of a primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-106
141		-	hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount 107
142		-	provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted 108
143		-	under subdivision (2) of subsection [(c)] (b) of this section and then 109
144		-	rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars 110
145		-	rounded upward. 111
146		-	(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 112
147		-	of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 113
148		-	the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions 114
149		-	from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 115
150		-	included, in whole or in part, in said district. [, except that in the case 116
151		-	of a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 117
152		-	contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 118
153		-	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 119
154		-	of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] 120
155		-	The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 121 Substitute Bill No. 1224
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	122	+	Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 83
	123	+	subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 84
	124	+	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 85
	125	+	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 86
	126	+	exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after December 1, 2017, the 87
	127	+	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 88
	128	+	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 89
	129	+	exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 90
	130	+	shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 91
	131	+	under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 92
	132	+	purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 93
	133	+	from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 94
	134	+	included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 95
	135	+	five dollars or more, and (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 96
	136	+	committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 97
	137	+	qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 98
	138	+	shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 99
	139	+	under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 100
	140	+	contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 101
	141	+	contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in 102
	142	+	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 103
	143	+	counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 104
	144	+	primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-105
	145	+	dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 106
	146	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under 107
	147	+	subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 108
	148	+	nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 109
	149	+	upward. 110
	150	+	(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 111
	151	+	of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 112
	152	+	the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions 113
	153	+	from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 114
	154	+	included, in whole or in part, in said district. [, except that in the case of 115
	155	+	a primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 116 Raised Bill No. 1224
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162		-	Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 122
163		-	subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 123
164		-	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 124
165		-	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 125
166		-	exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after December 1, 2017, the 126
167		-	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 127
168		-	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 128
169		-	exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess 129
170		-	portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 130
171		-	contribution amount under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall 131
172		-	be counted for the purposes of the requirement under this subdivision 132
173		-	for contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing 133
174		-	in municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the 134
175		-	contribution is five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an 135
176		-	exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet the 136
177		-	criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this 137
178		-	section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution 138
179		-	amount under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 139
180		-	contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 140
181		-	contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in 141
182		-	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 142
183		-	counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 143
184		-	primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-144
185		-	dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 145
186		-	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under 146
187		-	subdivision (2) of subsection [(c)] (b) of this section and then rounded 147
188		-	to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 148
189		-	upward. 149
190		-	(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of 150
191		-	this subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state 151
192		-	senator or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount 152
193		-	of qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate 153
194		-	for such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a 154
195		-	grant from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or 155 Substitute Bill No. 1224
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	161	+	contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 117
	162	+	subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 118
	163	+	of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] The 119
	164	+	provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 120
	165	+	Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 121
	166	+	subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) [before December 1, 2017, the 122
	167	+	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 123
	168	+	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 124
	169	+	exceeds one hundred dollars, (ii)] on and after December 1, 2017, the 125
	170	+	candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 126
	171	+	contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 127
	172	+	exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and [(iii)] (ii) any such excess portion 128
	173	+	shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 129
	174	+	under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 130
	175	+	purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 131
	176	+	from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 132
	177	+	included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 133
	178	+	five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 134
	179	+	committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 135
	180	+	qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 136
	181	+	shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 137
	182	+	under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 138
	183	+	contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 139
	184	+	contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in 140
	185	+	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 141
	186	+	counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 142
	187	+	primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-143
	188	+	dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 144
	189	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under 145
	190	+	subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 146
	191	+	nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 147
	192	+	upward. 148
	193	+	(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this 149
	194	+	subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator 150 Raised Bill No. 1224
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202		-	more of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said 156
203		-	subdivision (3) or (4), [as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the 157
204		-	applicable provisions of subsection (b) of this section,] and (B) the 158
205		-	number of contributions required from individuals residing in 159
206		-	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be 160
207		-	seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required 161
208		-	under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4). 162
209		-	[(b) (1) For elections for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 163
210		-	Governor held in 2022, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution 164
211		-	amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this 165
212		-	section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 166
213		-	Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially 167
214		-	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 168
215		-	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 169
216		-	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 170
217		-	January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 171
218		-	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 172
219		-	(2) For elections for the office of Attorney General, State 173
220		-	Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, and 174
221		-	thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of 175
222		-	subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 176
223		-	Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and 177
224		-	quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the 178
225		-	consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 179
226		-	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 180
227		-	the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 181
228		-	thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is 182
229		-	to be made. 183
230		-	(3) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 184
231		-	held in 2018, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in 185
232		-	subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section 186
233		-	shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not 187
234		-	later than January 15, 2018, and biennially thereafter, in accordance 188 Substitute Bill No. 1224
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	200	+	or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount of 151
	201	+	qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate for 152
	202	+	such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a grant 153
	203	+	from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or more 154
	204	+	of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said 155
	205	+	subdivision (3) or (4), [as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the 156
	206	+	applicable provisions of subsection (b) of this section,] and (B) the 157
	207	+	number of contributions required from individuals residing in 158
	208	+	municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be 159
	209	+	seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required 160
	210	+	under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4). 161
	211	+	[(b) (1) For elections for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 162
	212	+	Governor held in 2022, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution 163
	213	+	amounts in subdivision (1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this 164
	214	+	section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 165
	215	+	Commission not later than January 15, 2022, and quadrennially 166
	216	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 167
	217	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 168
	218	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 169
	219	+	January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 170
	220	+	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 171
	221	+	(2) For elections for the office of Attorney General, State Comptroller, 172
	222	+	State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, and thereafter, the 173
	223	+	aggregate contribution amounts in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 174
	224	+	this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement 175
	225	+	Commission not later than January 15, 2018, and quadrennially 176
	226	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 177
	227	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 178
	228	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 179
	229	+	January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 180
	230	+	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 181
	231	+	(3) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 182
	232	+	held in 2018, and thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts in 183 Raised Bill No. 1224
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241		-	with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers 189
242		-	as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of 190
243		-	Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and 191
244		-	ending on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in 192
245		-	which said adjustment is to be made.] 193
246		-	[(c)] (b) (1) For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant 194
247		-	Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or 195
248		-	Secretary of the State held in 2022, and thereafter, the two-hundred-196
249		-	fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision 197
250		-	(1) or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be 198
251		-	adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than 199
252		-	January 15, 2022, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any 200
253		-	change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 201
254		-	published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 202
255		-	Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending 203
256		-	on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 204
257		-	adjustment is to be made. 205
258		-	(2) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 206
259		-	held in 2020, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 207
260		-	individual contribution amount in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 208
261		-	of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 209
262		-	Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2020, and 210
263		-	biennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer 211
264		-	price index for all urban consumers as published by the United States 212
265		-	Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period 213
266		-	beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in 214
267		-	the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 215
268		-	[(d)] (c) Each individual who makes a contribution of more than 216
269		-	fifty dollars to a candidate committee established to aid or promote the 217
270		-	success of a participating candidate for nomination or election shall 218
271		-	include with the contribution a certification that contains the same 219
272		-	information described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9-220
273		-	608 and shall follow the same procedure prescribed in said subsection. 221 Substitute Bill No. 1224
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	238	+	subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall 184
	239	+	be adjusted by the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later 185
	240	+	than January 15, 2018, and biennially thereafter, in accordance with any 186
	241	+	change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 187
	242	+	published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 188
	243	+	Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending 189
	244	+	on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 190
	245	+	adjustment is to be made.] 191
	246	+	[(c)] (b) (1) For elections for the office of Governor, Lieutenant 192
	247	+	Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or 193
	248	+	Secretary of the State held in 2022, and thereafter, the two-hundred-194
	249	+	fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount in subdivision (1) 195
	250	+	or (2), as applicable, of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by 196
	251	+	the State Elections Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 197
	252	+	2022, and quadrennially thereafter, in accordance with any change in 198
	253	+	the consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the 199
	254	+	United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 200
	255	+	the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 201
	256	+	thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said adjustment is to 202
	257	+	be made. 203
	258	+	(2) For elections for the office of state senator or state representative 204
	259	+	held in 2020, and thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 205
	260	+	individual contribution amount in subdivision (3) or (4), as applicable, 206
	261	+	of subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted by the State Elections 207
	262	+	Enforcement Commission not later than January 15, 2020, and biennially 208
	263	+	thereafter, in accordance with any change in the consumer price index 209
	264	+	for all urban consumers as published by the United States Department 210
	265	+	of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the period beginning on 211
	266	+	January 1, 2017, and ending on December thirty-first in the year 212
	267	+	preceding the year in which said adjustment is to be made. 213
	268	+	[(d)] (c) Each individual who makes a contribution of more than fifty 214
	269	+	dollars to a candidate committee established to aid or promote the 215
	270	+	success of a participating candidate for nomination or election shall 216 Raised Bill No. 1224
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280		-	[(e)] (d) The following shall not be deemed to be qualifying 222
281		-	contributions under subsection (a) of this section and shall be returned 223
282		-	by the treasurer of the candidate committee to the contributor or 224
283		-	transmitted to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit 225
284		-	in the Citizens' Election Fund: 226
285		-	(1) A contribution from a principal of a state contractor or 227
286		-	prospective state contractor; 228
287		-	(2) A contribution of less than five dollars, and a contribution of five 229
288		-	dollars or more from an individual who does not provide the full name 230
289		-	and complete address of the individual; 231
290		-	(3) A contribution under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of 232
291		-	this section from an individual who does not reside in the state, in 233
292		-	excess of the applicable limit on contributions from out-of-state 234
293		-	individuals in subsection (a) of this section; and 235
294		-	(4) A contribution made by a youth who is less than twelve years of 236
295		-	age. 237
296		-	[(f)] (e) After a candidate committee receives the applicable 238
297		-	aggregate amount of qualifying contributions under subsection (a) of 239
298		-	this section, the candidate committee shall transmit any additional 240
299		-	contributions that it receives to the State Treasurer for deposit in the 241
300		-	Citizens' Election Fund. 242
301		-	[(g)] (f) As used in this section, "principal of a state contractor or 243
302		-	prospective state contractor" has the same meaning as provided in 244
303		-	subsection (g) of section 9-612, and "individual" shall include sole 245
304		-	proprietorships. 246
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	276	+	include with the contribution a certification that contains the same 217
	277	+	information described in subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 9-218
	278	+	608 and shall follow the same procedure prescribed in said subsection. 219
	279	+	[(e)] (d) The following shall not be deemed to be qualifying 220
	280	+	contributions under subsection (a) of this section and shall be returned 221
	281	+	by the treasurer of the candidate committee to the contributor or 222
	282	+	transmitted to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit 223
	283	+	in the Citizens' Election Fund: 224
	284	+	(1) A contribution from a principal of a state contractor or prospective 225
	285	+	state contractor; 226
	286	+	(2) A contribution of less than five dollars, and a contribution of five 227
	287	+	dollars or more from an individual who does not provide the full name 228
	288	+	and complete address of the individual; 229
	289	+	(3) A contribution under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this 230
	290	+	section from an individual who does not reside in the state, in excess of 231
	291	+	the applicable limit on contributions from out-of-state individuals in 232
	292	+	subsection (a) of this section; and 233
	293	+	(4) A contribution made by a youth who is less than twelve years of 234
	294	+	age. 235
	295	+	[(f)] (e) After a candidate committee receives the applicable aggregate 236
	296	+	amount of qualifying contributions under subsection (a) of this section, 237
	297	+	the candidate committee shall transmit any additional contributions 238
	298	+	that it receives to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Citizens' Election 239
	299	+	Fund. 240
	300	+	[(g)] (f) As used in this section, "principal of a state contractor or 241
	301	+	prospective state contractor" has the same meaning as provided in 242
	302	+	subsection (g) of section 9-612, and "individual" shall include sole 243
	303	+	proprietorships. 244 Raised Bill No. 1224
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305	309		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
306	310		sections:
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308	312		Section 1 October 1, 2023 9-704
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316		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
317		-	In Section 1(a), references to "subsection (c) of this section" were
318		-	changed to "subsection [(c)] (b) of this section" in Subdivs. (1)(C),
319		-	(2)(C), (3)(D) and (4)(D), for accuracy.
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	314	+	Statement of Purpose:
	315	+	To eliminate the inflationary adjustment for the aggregate contribution
	316	+	amount that candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program
	317	+	are required to raise to qualify for a grant under said program.
	318	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	319	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	320	+	underlined.]
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