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 Section 9-704 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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