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18	19		AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA, INDEPENDENT
19	20		EXPENDITURES AND OTHER CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHANGES.
20	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	22		Assembly convened:
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23	24		Section 1. Section 9-601 of the general statutes is amended by adding 1
24	25		subdivision (39) as follows (Effective from passage): 2
25	26		(NEW) (39) "Independent expenditure political committee" means a 3
26	27		political committee that makes only (A) independent expenditures (i) to 4
27	28		promote the success or defeat of any candidate seeking (I) the 5
28	29		nomination for election, or (II) election, or (ii) for the purpose of aiding 6
29	30		or promoting the success or defeat of any (I) referendum question, or 7
30	31		(II) political party, and (B) contributions to other independent 8
31	32		expenditure political committees. 9
32	33		Sec. 2. Subdivision (3) of section 9-601 of the general statutes is 10
33	34		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
34	35		passage): 12
35	36		(3) "Political committee" means (A) a committee organized by a 13
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41	44		two or more individuals organized or acting jointly conducting their 15
42	45		activities in or outside the state, (C) an exploratory committee, (D) a 16
43	46		committee established by or on behalf of a slate of candidates in a 17
44	47		primary for the office of justice of the peace, but does not mean a 18
45	48		candidate committee or a party committee, (E) a legislative caucus 19
46	49		committee, [or] (F) a legislative leadership committee, or (G) an 20
47	50		independent expenditure political committee. 21
48	51		Sec. 3. Section 9-601c of the general statutes is amended by adding 22
49	52		subsection (e) as follows (Effective from passage): 23
50	53		(NEW) (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), 24
51	54		inclusive, of this section, an independent expenditure political 25
52	55		committee may coordinate with one or more other independent 26
53	56		expenditure political committees for the purpose of making one or more 27
54	57		independent expenditures. 28
55	58		Sec. 4. Subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of section 9-601d of the general 29
56	59		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 30
57	60		(Effective from passage): 31
58	61		(a) Any person, as defined in section 9-601, as amended by this act, 32
59	62		may, unless otherwise restricted or prohibited by law, including, but not 33
60	63		limited to, any provision of this chapter or chapter 157, make unlimited 34
61	64		independent expenditures, as defined in section 9-601c, as amended by 35
62	65		this act, and accept unlimited covered transfers, as defined in [said] 36
63	66		section 9-601, as amended by this act. Except as provided [pursuant to] 37
64	67		in this section, any such person who makes or obligates to make an 38
65	68		independent expenditure or expenditures in excess of one thousand 39
66	69		dollars, in the aggregate, shall file statements according to the same 40
67	70		schedule and in the same manner as is required of a treasurer of a 41
68	71		[candidate] political committee pursuant to section 9-608, as amended 42
69	72		by this act. Any such person, other than a committee, shall file with the 43
70	73		proper authority, as provided in section 9-603, (1) a long-form report 44
71	74		and a short-form report pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this 45
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77	82		form report pursuant to subsection (d) of this section for each 47
78	83		subsequent independent expenditure made or obligated to be made. 48
79	84		(b) Any person who makes or obligates to make an independent 49
80	85		expenditure or expenditures in an election or primary for the office of 50
81	86		Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, 51
82	87		State Comptroller, Attorney General, state senator or state 52
83	88		representative, [which] or to promote the success or defeat of a 53
84	89		referendum question proposing a constitutional convention, 54
85	90		constitutional amendment or revision of the Constitution, that exceed 55
86	91		one thousand dollars, in the aggregate, during [a primary campaign or 56
87	92		a general election campaign, as defined in section 9-700, shall file, 57
88	93		electronically, a long-form and a short-form report of such independent 58
89	94		expenditure or expenditures with the State Elections Enforcement 59
90	95		Commission pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section. The 60
91	96		person that makes or obligates to make such independent expenditure 61
92	97		or expenditures shall file such reports] the period beginning on June first 62
93	98		in the year of a regular election, or on the day the Governor issues writs 63
94	99		of election pursuant to section 9-215 in the case of a special election for 64
95	100		the office of state senator or state representative, and ending on the day 65
96	101		following the primary or election for which such person made or 66
97	102		obligated to make such independent expenditure or expenditures, shall 67
98	103		electronically file, in the case of a committee, a report pursuant to section 68
99	104		9-608, as amended by this act, or, in the case of any person other than a 69
100	105		committee, a long-form report and a short-form report pursuant to 70
101	106		subsections (c) and (d) of this section not later than twenty-four hours 71
102	107		after (1) making any such payment, or (2) obligating to make any such 72
103	108		payment, with respect to the primary, [or] election [. If any such person 73
104	109		makes or incurs a subsequent independent expenditure, such person 74
105	110		shall report such expenditure pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.] 75
106	111		or referendum. In the case of a special election for the office of state 76
107	112		senator or state representative, if any person makes or obligates to make 77
108	113		an independent expenditure or expenditures for such special election 78
109		-	that exceed one thousand dollars, in the aggregate, prior to the day the 79
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	120	+	that exceed one thousand dollars, in the aggregate, prior to the day the 79
	121	+	Governor issues writs of election pursuant to section 9-215, such person 80
115	122		shall file a report not later than twenty-four hours after such writs of 81
116	123		election are issued. Such reports shall be filed under penalty of false 82
117	124		statement. 83
118	125		(c) The independent expenditure long-form report shall identify: (1) 84
119	126		The name of the person making or obligating to make such independent 85
120	127		expenditure or expenditures and, in the case of a person other than an 86
121	128		individual, provide a certification that the person making such 87
122	129		independent expenditure is not a foreign national; (2) the tax exempt 88
123	130		status of such person, if applicable; (3) the mailing address of such 89
124	131		person; (4) the principal business address of the person, if different from 90
125	132		the mailing address; (5) the address, telephone number and electronic 91
126	133		mail address of the agent for service of process in this state of such 92
127	134		person; (6) the date of the primary, [or] election or referendum for which 93
128	135		[the] such independent expenditure or expenditures were made or 94
129	136		obligated to be made; (7) the name of any candidate who, or the text of 95
130	137		any referendum question that, was the subject of [any] such 96
131	138		independent expenditure or expenditures and whether [the] such 97
132	139		independent expenditure or expenditures were in support of or in 98
133	140		opposition to such candidate or referendum question; and (8) the name, 99
134	141		telephone number and electronic mail address for the individual filing 100
135	142		such report. Such individual filing such report shall, under penalty of 101
136	143		false statement, affirm that the expenditure reported is an independent 102
137	144		expenditure. [under penalty of false statement.] 103
138	145		(d) As part of any filing made pursuant to subsection (c) of this 104
139	146		section and for each subsequent independent expenditure made or 105
140	147		obligated to be made by a person with respect to the primary, [or] 106
141	148		election or referendum for which a long-form report pursuant to 107
142	149		subsection (c) of this section has been filed on behalf of such person, an 108
143	150		individual shall file [, electronically,] a short-form report for each such 109
144	151		independent expenditure. [, not later than twenty-four hours after such 110
145	152		person makes a payment for an independent expenditure or obligates 111
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146	159		to make such an independent expenditure.] Such short-form report shall 112
147	160		identify: (1) The name of the person making or obligating to make such 113
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153	162		expenditure; (3) whether the independent expenditure was in support 115
154	163		of or in opposition to a candidate or referendum question and the name 116
155	164		of such candidate or text of such referendum question; (4) a brief 117
156	165		description of the independent expenditure made, including the type of 118
157	166		communication, based on categories determined by the State Elections 119
158	167		Enforcement Commission, and the allocation of such independent 120
159	168		expenditure in support of or in opposition to each such candidate or 121
160	169		referendum question, if such independent expenditure was made in 122
161	170		support of or in opposition to more than one candidate or referendum 123
162	171		question; and (5) the name, telephone number and electronic mail 124
163	172		address for the individual filing such report. Such individual filing such 125
164	173		report shall, under penalty of false statement, affirm that the 126
165	174		expenditure reported is an independent expenditure. [under penalty of 127
166	175		false statement.] 128
167	176		(e) No person reporting an independent expenditure pursuant to the 129
168	177		provisions of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be required to file 130
169	178		a statement pursuant to section 9-608, as amended by this act, for such 131
170	179		independent expenditure. 132
171	180		(f) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, as part 133
172	181		of any statement filed pursuant to this section, if (A) a person who 134
173	182		makes or obligates to make an independent expenditure [(A)] has 135
174	183		received a covered transfer during the twelve-month period prior to (i) 136
175	184		a primary or election, as applicable to the reported expenditure, for an 137
176	185		office that a candidate described in subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of 138
177	186		this section is seeking, or (ii) a referendum on a question proposing a 139
178	187		constitutional convention, constitutional amendment or revision of the 140
179	188		Constitution, and (B) such independent expenditure is made or 141
180	189		obligated to be made on or after the date that is one hundred eighty days 142
181	190		prior to such primary, [or] election or referendum, such person shall 143
182	191		disclose the source and the amount of any such covered transfer such 144
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183	198		person received that is in an amount that is five thousand dollars or 145
184	199		more, in the aggregate, during the twelve-month period prior to such 146
185	200		primary, [or] election or referendum, as applicable to the reported 147
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191	202		(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply 149
192	203		to any person who discloses the source and amount of a covered transfer 150
193	204		described in subdivision (1) of this subsection as part of any report to 151
194	205		the Federal Election Commission, [or] the Internal Revenue Service or 152
195	206		any similar out-of-state agency, provided such person includes a copy 153
196	207		of, or information sufficient to find, any such report as part of the report 154
197	208		of each applicable independent expenditure filed pursuant to this 155
198	209		section. If a source and amount of a covered transfer is not included as 156
199	210		part of any such report, the maker of the independent expenditure shall 157
200	211		disclose the source and amount of such covered transfer pursuant to 158
201	212		subdivision (1) of this subsection, if applicable. 159
202	213		(g) (1) A person may, unless otherwise restricted or prohibited by 160
203	214		law, including, but not limited to, any provision of this chapter or 161
204	215		chapter 157, establish a dedicated independent expenditure account [, 162
205	216		for the purpose of engaging in] that may be used to make independent 163
206	217		expenditures, [that] provided such account is segregated from all other 164
207	218		accounts controlled by such person. Such dedicated independent 165
208	219		expenditure account may receive covered transfers directly from 166
209	220		persons other than the person establishing the dedicated account and 167
210	221		may not receive transfers from another account controlled by the person 168
211	222		establishing the dedicated account, except as provided in subdivision 169
212	223		(2) of this subsection. If an independent expenditure is made from such 170
213	224		segregated account, any report required pursuant to this section or 171
214	225		disclaimer required pursuant to section 9-621, as amended by this act, 172
215	226		[may include only] shall include those persons who made covered 173
216	227		transfers directly to the dedicated independent expenditure account. 174
217	228		(2) If a person who has made a covered transfer to another account 175
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220	237		purposes of making an independent expenditure from the dedicated 178
221	238		independent expenditure account, the amount of such covered transfer 179
222	239		may be transferred to the dedicated independent expenditure account 180
223	240		and shall be treated as a covered transfer directly to the dedicated 181
224		-	independent expenditure account. 182 Raised Bill No. 7093
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229	242		(h) Any person may file a complaint with the commission upon the 183
230	243		belief that (1) any such independent expenditure report or statement is 184
231	244		false, or (2) any person who is required to file an independent 185
232	245		expenditure report under this subsection has failed to do so. The 186
233	246		commission shall make a prompt determination on such a complaint. 187
234	247		(i) (1) [If] Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-623, if (A) a 188
235	248		person fails to file a report in accordance with the provisions of this 189
236	249		section or section 9-608, as amended by this act, for an independent 190
237	250		expenditure or expenditures made or obligated to be made more than 191
238	251		ninety days before the day of a primary, [or election, the] election or 192
239	252		referendum, such person shall be subject to a civil penalty, imposed by 193
240	253		the State Elections Enforcement Commission, of not more than ten 194
241	254		thousand dollars, [. If] and (B) a person fails to file a report [required] in 195
242	255		accordance with the provisions of this section for an independent 196
243	256		expenditure or expenditures made or obligated to be made ninety days 197
244	257		or less before the day of a primary, [or] election or referendum, such 198
245	258		person shall be subject to a civil penalty, imposed by the State Elections 199
246	259		Enforcement Commission, of not more than twenty thousand dollars or 200
247	260		twice the amount of such independent expenditure or expenditures, 201
248	261		whichever is greater. 202
249	262		(2) [If] Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-623, if the State 203
250	263		Elections Enforcement Commission finds that any such failure is 204
251	264		knowing and wilful, the person responsible for [the] such failure shall 205
252	265		[also be fined] be subject to an additional civil penalty, imposed by the 206
253	266		commission, of not more than fifty thousand dollars or ten times the 207
254	267		amount of such independent expenditure or expenditures, whichever is 208
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256	275		Chief State's Attorney. 210
257	276		(3) If the State Elections Enforcement Commission finds that a person 211
258	277		is subject to a civil penalty under this subsection, (A) in the case of a 212
259	278		committee, (i) the chairperson, and (ii) any officer, or (B) in the case of a 213
260	279		person other than a committee, (i) the chief executive or chief financial 214
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266	281		had direct, extensive and substantive decision-making authority over 216
267	282		the independent expenditure or expenditures made or obligated to be 217
268	283		made by such person, shall be liable for paying any amount of such civil 218
269	284		penalty imposed that is not paid by such person within one year after 219
270	285		the latter of (I) the date on which the commission imposed such civil 220
271	286		penalty, or (II) the date of the final judgment of a court of competent 221
272	287		jurisdiction following any appeal taken from the commission's action in 222
273	288		accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 223
274	289		Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 9-605 of the general statutes is 224
275	290		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 225
276	291		passage): 226
277	292		(b) The registration statement shall include: (1) The name and address 227
278	293		of the committee; (2) a statement of the purpose of the committee; (3) the 228
279	294		name and address of its treasurer, and deputy treasurer if applicable; (4) 229
280	295		the name, address and position of its chairperson, and other principal 230
281	296		officers if applicable; (5) the name and address of the depository 231
282	297		institution for its funds; (6) the name of each person, other than an 232
283	298		individual, that is a member of the committee; (7) the name and party 233
284	299		affiliation of each candidate whom the committee is supporting and the 234
285	300		office or position sought by each candidate; (8) if the committee is 235
286	301		supporting the entire ticket of any party, a statement to that effect and 236
287	302		the name of the party; (9) if the committee is supporting or opposing 237
288	303		any referendum question, a brief statement identifying the substance of 238
289	304		the question; (10) if the committee is established or controlled by a 239
290	305		[business entity or organization] person or an individual acting as the 240
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291	312		agent of a person, the name of [the business entity or organization] such 241
292	313		person and, if the committee is established or controlled by a person 242
293	314		other than a human being, the name of its chief executive officer or 243
294	315		equivalent and a certification that the person making the expenditure is 244
295	316		not a foreign national; (11) if the committee is established by an 245
296	317		organization, a statement of whether it will receive its funds from the 246
297	318		organization's treasury or from voluntary contributions; (12) if the 247
298	319		committee files reports with the Federal Elections Commission, the 248
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304	321		to that effect including the name of the agency and identifying 250
305	322		information under which any such filings are made; (13) a statement 251
306	323		indicating whether the committee is established for a single primary, 252
307	324		election or referendum or for ongoing political activities; (14) if the 253
308	325		committee is established or controlled by a lobbyist, a statement to that 254
309	326		effect and the name of the lobbyist; (15) the name and address of the 255
310	327		person making the initial contribution or disbursement, if any, to the 256
311	328		committee; and (16) any information that the State Elections 257
312	329		Enforcement Commission requires to facilitate compliance with the 258
313	330		provisions of this chapter or chapter 157. If no such initial contribution 259
314	331		or disbursement, as described in subdivision (15) of this subsection, has 260
315	332		been made at the time of the filing of such statement, the treasurer of the 261
316	333		committee shall, not later than forty-eight hours after receipt of such 262
317	334		contribution or disbursement, file a report with the State Elections 263
318	335		Enforcement Commission. The report shall be in the same form as 264
319	336		statements filed under section 9-608, as amended by this act. 265
320	337		Sec. 6. Subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 9-607 of the general 266
321	338		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 267
322	339		(Effective from passage): 268
323	340		(g) (1) As used in this subsection, (A) "the lawful purposes of the 269
324	341		committee" means: (i) For a candidate committee or exploratory 270
325	342		committee, the promoting of the nomination or election of the candidate 271
326	343		who established the committee, except that after a political party 272
327	344		nominates candidates for election to the offices of Governor and 273
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328	351		Lieutenant Governor, whose names shall be so placed on the ballot in 274
329	352		the election that an elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, as 275
330	353		prescribed in section 9-181, a candidate committee established by either 276
331	354		such candidate may also promote the election of the other such 277
332	355		candidate; (ii) for a political committee, other than an independent 278
333	356		expenditure political committee described in subparagraph (A)(iv) of 279
334	357		this subdivision, the promoting of a political party, including party 280
335	358		building activities, the success or defeat of candidates for nomination 281
336	359		and election to public office or position subject to the requirements of 282
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342	361		provided [a political committee formed for a single referendum 284
343	362		question shall not promote the success or defeat of any candidate, and 285
344	363		provided further] a legislative leadership committee or a legislative 286
345	364		caucus committee may expend funds to defray costs for conducting 287
346	365		legislative or constituency-related business which are not reimbursed or 288
347	366		paid by the state; [and] (iii) for a party committee, the promoting of the 289
348	367		party, including party building activities, the candidates of the party or 290
349	368		the success or defeat of referendum questions, and continuing operating 291
350	369		costs of the party; and (iv) for an independent expenditure political 292
351	370		committee, the promoting of a political party, the success or defeat of 293
352	371		candidates for nomination or election to public office or position subject 294
353	372		to the requirements of this chapter or the success or defeat of 295
354	373		referendum questions, and (B) "immediate family" means a spouse or 296
355	374		dependent child of a candidate who resides in the candidate's 297
356	375		household. 298
357	376		Sec. 7. Subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 299
358	377		9-608 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted 300
359	378		in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 301
360	379		(C) [(i) Each political committee formed solely to aid or promote the 302
361	380		success or defeat of any referendum question, which does not receive 303
362	381		contributions from a business entity or an organization, shall distribute 304
363	382		its surplus to a party committee, to a political committee organized for 305
364	383		ongoing political activities, to a national committee of a political party, 306
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365	390		to all contributors to the committee on a prorated basis of contribution, 307
366	391		to state or municipal governments or agencies or to any organization 308
367	392		which is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the 309
368	393		Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding 310
369	394		internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 311
370	395		amended. (ii) Each political committee formed solely to aid or promote 312
371	396		the success or defeat of any referendum question, which receives 313
372	397		contributions from a business entity or an organization] An 314
373	398		independent expenditure political committee, other than an 315
374	399		independent expenditure political committee formed for ongoing 316
375		-	political activities, shall distribute its surplus to all contributors to the 317 Raised Bill No. 7093
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	400	+	political activities, shall distribute its surplus to all contributors to the 317
380	401		committee on a prorated basis of contribution, to state or municipal 318
381	402		governments or agencies, or to any organization which is tax-exempt 319
382	403		under [said provisions] Sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(19) of the Internal 320
383	404		Revenue Code, as amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the 321
384	405		provisions of this subsection, a committee formed for a single 322
385	406		referendum shall not be required to expend its surplus [not later than] 323
386	407		within ninety days after the referendum and may continue in existence 324
387	408		if a substantially similar referendum question on the same issue will be 325
388	409		submitted to the electorate within six months after the first referendum. 326
389	410		If two or more substantially similar referenda on the same issue are 327
390	411		submitted to the electorate, each no more than six months apart, the 328
391	412		committee shall expend such surplus within ninety days following the 329
392	413		date of the last such referendum; 330
393	414		Sec. 8. Section 9-611 of the general statutes is repealed and the 331
394	415		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 332
395	416		(a) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, for 333
396	417		the benefit of, or pursuant to the authorization or request of, a candidate 334
397	418		or a committee supporting or opposing any candidate's campaign for 335
398	419		nomination at a primary, or any candidate's campaign for election, to 336
399	420		the office of (1) Governor, in excess of three thousand five hundred 337
400	421		dollars; (2) Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, 338
401	422		Comptroller or Attorney General, in excess of two thousand dollars; (3) 339
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402	429		chief executive officer of a town, city or borough, in excess of one 340
403	430		thousand dollars; (4) state senator or probate judge, in excess of one 341
404	431		thousand dollars; or (5) state representative or any other office of a 342
405	432		municipality not previously included in this subsection, in excess of two 343
406	433		hundred fifty dollars. The limits imposed by this subsection shall be 344
407	434		applied separately to primaries and elections. 345
408	435		(b) (1) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or 346
409	436		for the benefit of, an exploratory committee, in excess of three hundred 347
410	437		seventy-five dollars, if the candidate establishing the exploratory 348
411	438		committee certifies on the statement of organization for the exploratory 349
412		-	committee pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-604 that the candidate 350 Raised Bill No. 7093
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	439	+	committee pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-604 that the candidate 350
417	440		will not be a candidate for the office of state representative. No 351
418	441		individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or for the 352
419	442		benefit of, any exploratory committee, in excess of two hundred fifty 353
420	443		dollars, if the candidate establishing the exploratory committee does not 354
421	444		so certify. 355
422	445		(2) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to, or for 356
423	446		the benefit of, a political committee formed by a slate of candidates in a 357
424	447		primary for the office of justice of the peace, in excess of two hundred 358
425	448		fifty dollars. 359
426	449		[(c) No individual shall make contributions to such candidates or 360
427	450		committees which in the aggregate exceed thirty thousand dollars for 361
428	451		any single election and primary preliminary to such election.] 362
429	452		[(d)] (c) No individual shall make a contribution to any candidate or 363
430	453		committee, other than a contribution in kind, in excess of one hundred 364
431	454		dollars except by personal check or credit card of that individual. 365
432	455		[(e)] (d) No individual who is less than eighteen years of age shall 366
433	456		make a contribution or contributions, in excess of thirty dollars to, for 367
434	457		the benefit of, or pursuant to the authorization or request of: (1) A 368
435	458		candidate or a committee supporting or opposing any candidate's 369
436	459		campaign for nomination at a primary to any office; (2) a candidate or a 370
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437	466		committee supporting or opposing any candidate's campaign for 371
438	467		election to any office; (3) an exploratory committee; (4) any other 372
439	468		political committee in any calendar year; or (5) a party committee in any 373
440	469		calendar year. Notwithstanding any provision of subdivision (2) of 374
441	470		section 9-7b, any individual who is less than eighteen years of age who 375
442	471		violates any provision of this subsection shall not be subject to the 376
443	472		provisions of subdivision (2) of section 9-7b. 377
444	473		Sec. 9. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-612 of the general statutes 378
445	474		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 379
446	475		from passage): 380
447		-	(a) (1) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions in any 381 Raised Bill No. 7093
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452	477		one calendar year in excess of fifteen thousand dollars to the state central 382
453	478		committee of any party, or for the benefit of such committee pursuant 383
454	479		to its authorization or request; or two thousand dollars to a town 384
455	480		committee of any political party, or for the benefit of such committee 385
456	481		pursuant to its authorization or request; or two thousand dollars to a 386
457	482		legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee; [,] or 387
458	483		one thousand dollars to any other political committee [other than (1)] 388
459	484		except (A) a political committee formed solely to aid or promote the 389
460	485		success or defeat of a referendum question, [(2)] (B) an exploratory 390
461	486		committee, [(3)] (C) a political committee established by an 391
462	487		organization, or for the benefit of such committee pursuant to its 392
463	488		authorization or request, or [(4)] (D) a political committee formed by a 393
464	489		slate of candidates in a primary for the office of justice of the peace of 394
465	490		the same town. 395
466	491		(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 396
467	492		subsection and unless otherwise restricted or prohibited by law, an 397
468	493		individual may make contributions to an independent expenditure 398
469	494		political committee, including a political committee formed solely to aid 399
470	495		or promote the success or defeat of any referendum question. 400
471	496		(b) (1) No individual shall make a contribution to a political 401
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472	503		committee established by an organization which receives its funds from 402
473	504		the organization's treasury. With respect to a political committee 403
474	505		established by an organization which has complied with the provisions 404
475	506		of subsection (b) or (c) of section 9-614, as amended by this act, and has 405
476	507		elected to receive contributions, no individual other than a member of 406
477	508		the organization may make contributions to the committee, in which 407
478	509		case the individual may contribute not more than seven hundred fifty 408
479	510		dollars in any one calendar year to such committee or for the benefit of 409
480	511		such committee pursuant to its authorization or request. 410
481	512		(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 411
482	513		subsection and unless otherwise restricted or prohibited by law, an 412
483	514		individual may make contributions to an independent expenditure 413
484		-	political committee established by an organization. 414 Raised Bill No. 7093
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488		-
	515	+	political committee established by an organization. 414
489	516		Sec. 10. Section 9-613 of the general statutes is repealed and the 415
490	517		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 416
491	518		(a) [No] Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a business 417
492	519		entity shall not make any contributions or expenditures (1) to, or for the 418
493	520		benefit of, any candidate's campaign for election to any public office or 419
494	521		position subject to this chapter or for nomination at a primary for any 420
495	522		such office or position, or (2) to promote the defeat of any candidate for 421
496	523		any such office or position. [No] A business entity shall not make any 422
497	524		other contributions or expenditures to promote the success or defeat of 423
498	525		any political party. [, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. 424
499	526		No] A business entity shall not establish more than one political 425
500	527		committee. A political committee shall be deemed to have been 426
501	528		established by a business entity if the initial disbursement or 427
502	529		contribution to the committee is made under subsection (b) of this 428
503	530		section or by an officer, director, owner, limited or general partner or 429
504	531		holder of stock constituting five per cent or more of the total outstanding 430
505	532		stock of any class of the business entity. 431
506	533		(b) A business entity may make reasonable and necessary transfers or 432
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507	540		disbursements to or for the benefit of a political committee established 433
508	541		by such business entity, for the administration of, or solicitation of 434
509	542		contributions to, such political committee. Nonmonetary contributions 435
510	543		by a business entity which are incidental in nature and are directly 436
511	544		attributable to the administration of such political committee shall be 437
512	545		exempt from the reporting requirements of this chapter. 438
513	546		[(c) The provisions of this section shall not preclude a business entity 439
514	547		from making contributions or expenditures to promote the success or 440
515	548		defeat of a referendum question.] 441
516	549		[(d) A] (c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a 442
517	550		political committee organized by a business entity shall not make a 443
518	551		contribution or contributions to or for the benefit of any candidate's 444
519	552		campaign for nomination at a primary or any candidate's campaign for 445
520		-	election to the office of: (1) Governor, in excess of five thousand dollars; 446 Raised Bill No. 7093
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	553	+	election to the office of: (1) Governor, in excess of five thousand dollars; 446
525	554		(2) Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller 447
526	555		or Attorney General, in excess of three thousand dollars; (3) state 448
527	556		senator, probate judge or chief executive officer of a town, city or 449
528	557		borough, in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars; (4) state 450
529	558		representative, in excess of seven hundred fifty dollars; or (5) any other 451
530	559		office of a municipality not included in subdivision (3) of this 452
531	560		subsection, in excess of three hundred seventy-five dollars. The limits 453
532	561		imposed by this subsection shall apply separately to primaries and 454
533	562		elections and contributions by any such committee to candidates 455
534	563		designated in this subsection shall not exceed one hundred thousand 456
535	564		dollars in the aggregate for any single election and primary preliminary 457
536	565		thereto. Contributions to such committees shall also be subject to the 458
537	566		provisions of section 9-618, as amended by this act, in the case of 459
538	567		committees formed for ongoing political activity or section 9-619, as 460
539	568		amended by this act, in the case of committees formed for a single 461
540	569		election or primary. 462
541	570		[(e) No] (d) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a 463
542	571		political committee organized by a business entity shall not make a 464
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543	578		contribution or contributions to (1) a state central committee of a 465
544	579		political party, in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars in any 466
545	580		calendar year, (2) a town committee of any political party, in excess of 467
546	581		one thousand five hundred dollars in any calendar year, (3) an 468
547	582		exploratory committee in excess of three hundred seventy-five dollars, 469
548	583		or (4) any other kind of political committee, in excess of two thousand 470
549	584		dollars in any calendar year. 471
550	585		[(f)] (e) As used in this subsection, "investment services" means 472
551	586		investment legal services, investment banking services, investment 473
552	587		advisory services, underwriting services, financial advisory services or 474
553	588		brokerage firm services. [No] A political committee established by a 475
554	589		firm which provides investment services and to which the State 476
555	590		Treasurer pays compensation, expenses or fees or issues a contract shall 477
556	591		not make a contribution to, or solicit contributions on behalf of, an 478
557	592		exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a 479
558		-	candidate for nomination or election to the office of State Treasurer 480 Raised Bill No. 7093
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560		-
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	593	+	candidate for nomination or election to the office of State Treasurer 480
563	594		during the term of office of the State Treasurer who does business with 481
564	595		such firm. 482
565	596		[(g)] (f) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a 483
566	597		[corporation, cooperative association, limited partnership, professional 484
567	598		association, limited liability company or limited liability partnership, 485
568	599		whether formed in this state or any other, acting alone,] business entity 486
569	600		may make independent expenditures and contributions to an 487
570	601		independent expenditure political committee. 488
571	602		(2) An independent expenditure political committee organized by a 489
572	603		business entity shall not make any contribution unless such contribution 490
573	604		is to another independent expenditure political committee. 491
574	605		Sec. 11. Section 9-614 of the general statutes is repealed and the 492
575	606		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 493
576	607		(a) An organization may make contributions or expenditures, other 494
577	608		than [those made to promote] for the purpose of promoting the success 495
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578	615		or defeat of a referendum question, only by first forming its own 496
579	616		political committee. [The] Unless such political committee is an 497
580	617		independent expenditure political committee, the political committee 498
581	618		shall then be authorized to (1) receive funds (A) exclusively from the 499
582	619		organization's treasury or from voluntary contributions made by its 500
583	620		members, but not both, (B) from another political committee, or [,] (C) 501
584	621		from a candidate committee distributing a surplus, and [(1) to] (2) make 502
585	622		(A) contributions or expenditures to, or for the benefit of, a candidate's 503
586	623		campaign or a political party, or [(2) to make] (B) contributions to 504
587	624		another political committee. [No] An organization shall not form more 505
588	625		than one political committee. A political committee shall be deemed to 506
589	626		have been established by an organization if the initial contribution to the 507
590	627		committee is made by the organization's treasury or an officer or 508
591	628		director of the organization. 509
592	629		(b) A political committee established by an organization may elect to 510
593	630		alter the manner in which it is funded if it complies with the 511
594		-	requirements of this subsection. The committee chairperson shall notify 512 Raised Bill No. 7093
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598		-
	631	+	requirements of this subsection. The committee chairperson shall notify 512
599	632		the repository with which the committee's most recent statement of 513
600	633		organization is filed, in writing, of the committee's intent to alter its 514
601	634		manner of funding. [Within] Not later than fifteen days after the date of 515
602	635		receipt of such notification, the treasurer of such political committee 516
603	636		shall return any funds remaining in the account of the committee to the 517
604	637		organization's treasury after payment of each outstanding liability. 518
605	638		[Within] Not later than seven days after the distribution and payments 519
606	639		have been made, the treasurer shall file a statement with the same 520
607	640		repository itemizing each such distribution and payment. Upon such 521
608	641		filing, the treasurer may receive voluntary contributions from any 522
609	642		member of the organization which established such committee subject 523
610	643		to the limitations imposed in subsection (b) of section 9-612, as amended 524
611	644		by this act. 525
612	645		(c) The chairperson of each political committee established by an 526
613	646		organization on or after July 1, 1985, shall designate the manner in 527
614	647		which the committee shall be funded in the committee's statement of 528
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615	654		organization. 529
616	655		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an organization [, 530
617	656		acting alone,] may make independent expenditures and contributions 531
618	657		to an independent expenditure political committee. 532
619	658		Sec. 12. Section 9-615 of the general statutes is repealed and the 533
620	659		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 534
621	660		(a) [No] A political committee established by an organization shall 535
622	661		not make a contribution or contributions to, or for the benefit of, any 536
623	662		candidate's campaign for nomination at a primary or for election to the 537
624	663		office of: (1) Governor, in excess of five thousand dollars; (2) Lieutenant 538
625	664		Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller or Attorney 539
626	665		General, in excess of three thousand dollars; (3) chief executive officer 540
627	666		of a town, city or borough, in excess of one thousand five hundred 541
628	667		dollars; (4) state senator or probate judge, in excess of one thousand five 542
629	668		hundred dollars; (5) state representative, in excess of seven hundred 543
630		-	fifty dollars; or (6) any other office of a municipality not previously 544 Raised Bill No. 7093
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	669	+	fifty dollars; or (6) any other office of a municipality not previously 544
635	670		included in this subsection, in excess of three hundred seventy-five 545
636	671		dollars. 546
637	672		(b) [No such] A political committee established by an organization 547
638	673		shall not make a contribution or contributions to, or for the benefit of, 548
639	674		an exploratory committee, in excess of three hundred seventy-five 549
640	675		dollars. [Any such] A political committee established by an organization 550
641	676		may make unlimited contributions to a political committee formed 551
642	677		solely to aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question. 552
643	678		(c) The limits imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall apply 553
644	679		separately to primaries and elections and no such committee shall make 554
645	680		contributions to the candidates designated in this section which in the 555
646	681		aggregate exceed fifty thousand dollars for any single election and 556
647	682		primary preliminary thereto. 557
648	683		(d) [No] Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a political 558
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649	690		committee established by an organization shall not make contributions 559
650	691		in any one calendar year to, or for the benefit of, (1) the state central 560
651	692		committee of a political party, in excess of seven thousand five hundred 561
652	693		dollars; (2) a town committee, in excess of one thousand five hundred 562
653	694		dollars; or (3) any political committee, other than an exploratory 563
654	695		committee or a committee formed solely to aid or promote the success 564
655	696		or defeat of a referendum question, in excess of two thousand dollars. 565
656	697		(e) Contributions to a political committee established by an 566
657	698		organization shall be subject to the provisions of section 9-618, as 567
658	699		amended by this act, in the case of a committee formed for ongoing 568
659	700		political activity or section 9-619, as amended by this act, in the case of 569
660	701		a committee formed for a single election or primary. 570
661	702		(f) An independent expenditure political committee established by an 571
662	703		organization shall not make any contribution unless such contribution 572
663	704		is to another independent expenditure political committee. 573
664	705		Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 9-618 of the general statutes is 574
665		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 575 Raised Bill No. 7093
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670	707		passage): 576
671	708		(a) (1) A political committee organized for ongoing political activities 577
672	709		may make unlimited contributions to, or for the benefit of, any national 578
673	710		committee of a political party [;] or [a] any committee of a candidate for 579
674	711		federal or out-of-state office. Except as provided in subdivision (3) of 580
675	712		subsection (d) of this section, no such political committee shall make a 581
676	713		contribution or contributions in excess of two thousand dollars to 582
677	714		another political committee in any calendar year. No political committee 583
678	715		organized for ongoing political activities shall make a contribution in 584
679	716		excess of three hundred seventy-five dollars to an exploratory 585
680	717		committee. If such an ongoing committee is established by an 586
681	718		organization or a business entity, its contributions shall be subject to the 587
682	719		limits imposed by sections 9-613 to 9-615, inclusive, as amended by this 588
683	720		act. A political committee organized for ongoing political activities may 589
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684	727		make [contributions] donations to a charitable organization which is a 590
685	728		tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 591
686	729		Code, as amended from time to time, [amended,] or make memorial 592
687	730		[contributions] donations. 593
688	731		(2) An independent expenditure political committee organized for 594
689	732		ongoing political activities shall not make any contribution unless such 595
690	733		contribution is to another independent expenditure political committee. 596
691	734		Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 9-619 of the general statutes is 597
692	735		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 598
693	736		passage): 599
694	737		(a) [No] (1) A political committee established for a single primary or 600
695	738		election shall not make contributions to a national committee, or a 601
696	739		committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office. If such a 602
697	740		political committee is established by an organization or a business 603
698	741		entity, its contributions shall also be subject to the limitations imposed 604
699	742		by sections 9-613 to 9-615, inclusive, as amended by this act. Except as 605
700	743		provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, [no] a 606
701		-	political committee [formed] established for a single election or primary 607 Raised Bill No. 7093
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	744	+	political committee [formed] established for a single election or primary 607
706	745		shall not, with respect to such election or primary, make a contribution 608
707	746		or contributions in excess of two thousand dollars to another political 609
708	747		committee, provided [no such] a political committee established for a 610
709	748		single election or primary shall not make a contribution in excess of 611
710	749		three hundred seventy-five dollars to an exploratory committee. 612
711	750		(2) An independent expenditure political committee established for a 613
712	751		single primary or election shall not make any contribution unless such 614
713	752		contribution is to another independent expenditure political committee. 615
714	753		Sec. 15. Section 9-620 of the general statutes is repealed and the 616
715	754		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 617
716	755		(a) [A political committee formed solely to aid or promote the success 618
717	756		or defeat of a referendum question shall not make contributions to, or 619
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718	763		for the benefit of, a party committee, a political committee, a national 620
719	764		committee, a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office 621
720	765		or a candidate committee, except in the distribution of a surplus, as 622
721	766		provided in subsection (e) of section 9-608.] Subject to the provisions of 623
722	767		this chapter, any person may establish an independent expenditure 624
723	768		political committee that may only make expenditures without the 625
724	769		consent, coordination or consultation of a candidate or agent of the 626
725	770		candidate, candidate committee, party committee or political 627
726	771		committee. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, any such 628
727	772		independent expenditure political committee may accept contributions 629
728	773		from any person. 630
729	774		(b) [A political committee formed solely to aid or promote the success 631
730	775		or defeat of a referendum question shall not receive contributions from 632
731	776		a national committee or from a committee of a candidate for federal or 633
732	777		out-of-state office.] Any person may establish an independent 634
733	778		expenditure political committee solely to aid or promote the success or 635
734	779		defeat of a single referendum question, or of multiple referendum 636
735	780		questions submitted to a vote on the same date. Such committee may 637
736	781		only make independent expenditures to aid or promote the success or 638
737		-	defeat of a single referendum question, or of multiple referendum 639 Raised Bill No. 7093
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742	783		questions submitted to a vote on the same date. Subject to the provisions 640
743	784		of this chapter, such committee may accept contributions from any 641
744	785		person. 642
745	786		(c) [No person, other than an individual or a committee, shall make a 643
746	787		contribution to a political committee formed solely to aid or promote the 644
747	788		success or defeat of a referendum question, or to any other person, to 645
748	789		aid or promote the success or defeat of a referendum question, in excess 646
749	790		of ten cents for each individual residing in the state or political 647
750	791		subdivision thereof in which such referendum question is to be voted 648
751	792		upon, in accordance with the last federal decennial census.] Except as 649
752	793		provided in this section, an independent expenditure political 650
753	794		committee shall not make contributions to, or for the benefit of, a party 651
754	795		committee, a political committee, a national committee, a committee of 652
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755	802		a candidate for federal or out-of-state office or a candidate committee. 653
756	803		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an independent 654
757	804		expenditure political committee may make contributions to another 655
758	805		independent expenditure political committee, make donations to any 656
759	806		organization which is a tax-exempt organization under Sections 657
760	807		501(c)(3) and 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from 658
761	808		time to time, and refund contributions to contributors. 659
762	809		Sec. 16. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 9-621 of the general statutes 660
763	810		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 661
764	811		from passage): 662
765	812		(c) (1) No business entity, organization, association, committee, or 663
766	813		group of two or more individuals who have joined solely to promote the 664
767	814		success or defeat of a referendum question shall make or incur any 665
768	815		expenditure for any written, typed or other printed communication 666
769	816		which promotes the success or defeat of any referendum question unless 667
770	817		such communication bears upon its face, as a disclaimer, the words 668
771	818		"paid for by" and the following: [(1)] (A) In the case of a business entity, 669
772	819		organization or association, the name of the business entity, 670
773		-	organization or association and the name of its chief executive officer or 671 Raised Bill No. 7093
774		-
775		-
776		-	LCO 5328 22 of 32
777		-
	820	+	organization or association and the name of its chief executive officer or 671
778	821		equivalent, and in the case such communication is made during the 672
779	822		ninety-day period immediately prior to the referendum, such 673
780	823		communication shall also bear on its face the names of the five persons 674
781	824		who made the five largest aggregate covered transfers to such business 675
782	825		entity, organization or association during the twelve-month period 676
783	826		immediately prior to such referendum. The communication shall also 677
784	827		state that additional information about the business entity, organization 678
785	828		or association making such communication may be found on the State 679
786	829		Elections Enforcement Commission's Internet web site; [(2)] (B) in the 680
787	830		case of a political committee, the name of the committee and the name 681
788	831		of its treasurer; [(3)] (C) in the case of a party committee, the name of the 682
789	832		committee; or [(4)] (D) in the case of such a group of two or more 683
790	833		individuals, the name of the group and the name and address of its 684
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791	840		agent. 685
792	841		(2) No person shall make or incur an independent expenditure for: 686
793	842		(A) A video broadcast by television, satellite or Internet which 687
794	843		promotes the success or defeat of any referendum question unless such 688
795	844		video is accompanied by the disclaimer described in subdivision (2) of 689
796	845		subsection (h) of this section; 690
797	846		(B) An audio communication broadcast by radio, satellite or Internet 691
798	847		which promotes the success or defeat of any referendum question unless 692
799	848		such audio communication is accompanied by the disclaimer described 693
800	849		in subdivision (3) of subsection (h) of this section; and 694
801	850		(C) Telephone calls which promote the success or defeat of any 695
802	851		referendum question unless such telephone calls are accompanied by 696
803	852		the disclaimer described in subdivision (4) of subsection (h) of this 697
804	853		section. 698
805	854		(d) The provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section do not 699
806	855		apply to (1) any editorial, news story, or commentary published in any 700
807	856		newspaper, magazine or journal on its own behalf and upon its own 701
808	857		responsibility and for which it does not charge or receive any 702
809		-	compensation whatsoever, (2) any banner, (3) political paraphernalia 703 Raised Bill No. 7093
810		-
811		-
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813		-
	858	+	compensation whatsoever, (2) any banner, (3) political paraphernalia 703
814	859		including pins, buttons, badges, emblems, hats, bumper stickers or 704
815	860		other similar materials, or (4) signs with a surface area of not more than 705
816	861		thirty-two square feet. 706
817	862		Sec. 17. Subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of section 9-621 of the general 707
818	863		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 708
819	864		(Effective from passage): 709
820	865		(h) (1) No person shall make or incur an independent expenditure for 710
821	866		any written, typed or other printed communication, including on a 711
822	867		billboard, or any web-based, written communication, which promotes 712
823	868		the success or defeat of any candidate's campaign for nomination at a 713
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824	875		primary or for election, unless such communication bears upon its face, 714
825	876		as a disclaimer, the words "Paid for by" and the name of such person 715
826	877		and the following statement: "This message was made independent of 716
827	878		any candidate or political party.". In the case of a person making or 717
828	879		incurring such an independent expenditure during the ninety-day 718
829	880		period immediately prior to the primary or election for which the 719
830	881		independent expenditure is made, such communication shall also bear 720
831	882		upon its face the names of the five persons who made the five largest 721
832	883		aggregate covered transfers to the person making such communication 722
833	884		during the twelve-month period immediately prior to such primary or 723
834	885		election, as applicable. The communication shall also state that 724
835	886		additional information about the person making such communication 725
836	887		may be found on the State Elections Enforcement Commission's Internet 726
837	888		web site. 727
838	889		Sec. 18. Subsection (i) of section 9-621 of the general statutes is 728
839	890		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 729
840	891		passage): 730
841	892		(i) In any [print, television or social media promotion of a slate of] 731
842	893		organization expenditure for a party candidate listing of a candidate or 732
843	894		candidates by a party committee, [the party] legislative caucus 733
844	895		committee or legislative leadership committee, such committee shall use 734
845		-	applicable disclaimers pursuant to the provisions of this section for such 735 Raised Bill No. 7093
846		-
847		-
848		-	LCO 5328 24 of 32
849		-
	896	+	applicable disclaimers pursuant to the provisions of this section for such 735
850	897		promotion, and no individual candidate disclaimers shall be required. 736
851	898		Sec. 19. Subsection (l) of section 9-621 of the general statutes is 737
852	899		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 738
853	900		passage): 739
854	901		(l) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no person making 740
855	902		an independent expenditure for a communication shall be required to 741
856	903		list as part of any disclaimer pursuant to this section any person whose 742
857	904		covered transfers to the maker of the communication are not in an 743
858	905		aggregate amount of five thousand dollars or more during the twelve-744
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859	912		month period immediately prior to the primary, [or] election or 745
860	913		referendum, as applicable, for which such independent expenditure is 746
861	914		made. 747
862	915		Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 9-7a of the general 748
863	916		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 749
864	917		(Effective from passage): 750
865	918		(g) (1) (A) In the case of a written complaint filed with the commission 751
866	919		pursuant to section 9-7b, commission staff shall conduct and complete a 752
867	920		preliminary examination of such complaint by the fourteenth day 753
868	921		following its receipt, at which time such staff shall, at its discretion, (i) 754
869	922		dismiss the complaint for failure to allege any substantial violation of 755
870	923		state election law supported by evidence, (ii) engage the respondent in 756
871	924		discussions in an effort to speedily resolve any matter pertaining to a de 757
872	925		minimis violation, or (iii) investigate and docket the complaint for a 758
873	926		determination by the commission that [probable cause or no probable 759
874	927		cause] reason to believe or no reason to believe exists for any such 760
875	928		violation. If commission staff dismisses a complaint pursuant to 761
876	929		subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, such staff shall provide a brief 762
877	930		written statement concisely setting forth the reasons for such dismissal. 763
878	931		If commission staff engages a respondent pursuant to subparagraph 764
879	932		(A)(ii) of this subdivision but is unable to speedily resolve any such 765
880	933		matter described in said subparagraph by the forty-fifth day following 766
881		-	receipt of the complaint, such staff shall docket such complaint for a 767 Raised Bill No. 7093
882		-
883		-
884		-	LCO 5328 25 of 32
885		-
	934	+	receipt of the complaint, such staff shall docket such complaint for a 767
886	935		determination by the commission that [probable cause or no probable 768
887	936		cause] reason to believe or no reason to believe exists for any violation 769
888	937		of state election law. If the commission does not, by the sixtieth day 770
889	938		following receipt of the complaint, either issue a decision or render its 771
890	939		determination that [probable cause or no probable cause] reason to 772
891	940		believe or no reason to believe exists for any violation of state election 773
892	941		laws, the complainant or respondent may apply to the superior court for 774
893	942		the judicial district of Hartford for an order to show cause why the 775
894	943		commission has not acted upon the complaint and to provide evidence 776
895	944		that the commission has unreasonably delayed action. 777
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896	951		(B) (i) For any complaint received on or after January 1, 2018, but prior 778
897	952		to July 1, 2025, if the commission does not, by one year following receipt 779
898	953		of such complaint, issue a decision thereon, the commission shall 780
899	954		dismiss such complaint, provided the length of time of any delay caused 781
900	955		by (I) the commission or commission staff granting any extension or 782
901	956		continuance to a respondent prior to the issuance of any such decision, 783
902	957		(II) any subpoena issued in connection with such complaint, (III) any 784
903	958		litigation in state or federal court related to such complaint, or (IV) any 785
904	959		investigation by, or consultation of the commission or commission staff 786
905	960		with, the Chief State's Attorney, the Attorney General, the United States 787
906	961		Department of Justice or the United States Attorney for Connecticut 788
907	962		related to such complaint, shall be added to such one year. 789
908	963		(ii) For any complaint received on or after July 1, 2025, if the 790
909	964		commission does not, by one year following receipt of such complaint, 791
910	965		find reason to believe that a violation of state election law has been 792
911	966		committed and commence a contested case, as defined in section 4-166, 793
912	967		the commission shall dismiss such complaint, provided the length of 794
913	968		time of any delay caused by (I) the commission or commission staff 795
914	969		granting any extension or continuance to a respondent prior to the 796
915	970		issuance of any such decision, (II) any subpoena issued in connection 797
916	971		with such complaint, (III) any litigation in state or federal court related 798
917	972		to such complaint, (IV) any investigation by the commission or 799
918	973		commission staff involving a potential violation of section 9-601c or 9-800
919		-	601d, as amended by this act, or (V) any investigation by, or consultation 801 Raised Bill No. 7093
920		-
921		-
922		-	LCO 5328 26 of 32
923		-
	974	+	601d, as amended by this act, or (V) any investigation by, or consultation 801
924	975		of the commission or commission staff with, the Chief State's Attorney, 802
925	976		the Attorney General, the United States Department of Justice or the 803
926	977		United States Attorney for Connecticut related to such complaint, shall 804
927	978		be added to such one year. 805
928	979		[(ii)] (iii) The provisions of [subparagraph (B)(i)] subparagraphs (B)(i) 806
929	980		and (B)(ii) of this subdivision shall not apply to any complaint received 807
930	981		on or after July 1, 2024, that relates to a potential violation of state 808
931	982		election law by a foreign national. 809
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932	989		(C) For any complaint received on or after July 1, 2024, if the 810
933	990		commission does not, by the ninetieth day following the commission's 811
934	991		determination that [probable cause] reason to believe exists for any 812
935	992		violation of state election laws, issue a decision on such complaint, the 813
936	993		commission shall refer such complaint to the Chief State's Attorney 814
937	994		pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 9-7b for further 815
938	995		enforcement action. Not later than twelve months after the referral to 816
939	996		the Chief State's Attorney of any complaint under this subdivision, or 817
940	997		not later than the expiration of the period of time prescribed by section 818
941	998		54-193 for the violation of state election laws alleged in any such 819
942	999		complaint, whichever occurs first, the Chief State's Attorney shall 820
943	1000		submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General 821
944	1001		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections and the 822
945	1002		judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, detailing 823
946	1003		the status of any enforcement action related to such referred complaint. 824
947	1004		Sec. 21. Subdivision (18) of section 53a-119 of the general statutes is 825
948	1005		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 826
949	1006		passage): 827
950	1007		(18) Failure to repay surplus Citizens' Election Fund grant funds. A 828
951	1008		person is guilty of failure to repay surplus Citizens' Election Fund grant 829
952	1009		funds when such person fails to return to the Citizens' Election Fund 830
953	1010		any surplus funds from a grant made pursuant to sections 9-700 to 9-831
954	1011		716, inclusive, [not later than ninety days after the primary or election 832
955		-	for which the grant is made] within the time prescribed for the 833 Raised Bill No. 7093
956		-
957		-
958		-	LCO 5328 27 of 32
959		-
	1012	+	for which the grant is made] within the time prescribed for the 833
960	1013		distribution of surplus under subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 834
961	1014		9-608, as amended by this act. 835
962	1015		Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 9-704 of the general statutes is 836
963	1016		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 837
964	1017		passage): 838
965	1018		(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate 839
966	1019		committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be 840
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967	1026		eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be: 841
968	1027		(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 842
969	1028		of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of 843
970	1029		two hundred fifty thousand dollars, [of which] including contributions 844
971	1030		in the aggregate amount of two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars 845
972	1031		[or more is contributed by] from at least two thousand two hundred fifty 846
973	1032		individuals residing in the state, except that in the case of a primary or 847
974	1033		election held in 2022, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts 848
975	1034		shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this 849
976	1035		section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars 850
977	1036		with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this 851
978	1037		subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in 852
979	1038		subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, 853
980	1039		(i) on and after January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the 854
981	1040		portion of any contribution or contributions from any individual, 855
982	1041		including said candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) 856
983	1042		any such excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the 857
984	1043		aggregate contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all 858
985	1044		contributions received by (i) an exploratory committee established by 859
986	1045		said candidate, or (ii) an exploratory committee or candidate committee 860
987	1046		of a candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to 861
988	1047		be jointly campaigning with a candidate for nomination or election to 862
989	1048		the office of Governor under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet 863
990	1049		the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under 864
991	1050		this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution 865
992		-	amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or 866 Raised Bill No. 7093
993		-
994		-
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996		-
	1051	+	amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or 866
997	1052		thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual 867
998	1053		contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 868
999	1054		shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this 869
1000	1055		section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with 870
1001	1056		exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 871
1002	1057		rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 872
1003	1058		forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611, as amended by this act. 873
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1004	1065		(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 874
1005	1066		of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 875
1006	1067		Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the 876
1007	1068		aggregate amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, [of which] 877
1008	1069		including contributions in the aggregate amount of sixty-seven 878
1009	1070		thousand five hundred dollars [or more is contributed by] from at least 879
1010	1071		six hundred seventy-five individuals residing in the state, except that in 880
1011	1072		the case of a primary or election for Lieutenant Governor held in 2022, 881
1012	1073		or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted 882
1013	1074		under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and then rounded 883
1014	1075		to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars 884
1015	1076		rounded upward and in the case of a primary or election for Attorney 885
1016	1077		General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer or Secretary of the State held 886
1017	1078		in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution amounts shall be first 887
1018	1079		adjusted under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section and then 888
1019	1080		rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty 889
1020	1081		dollars rounded upward. The provisions of this subdivision shall be 890
1021	1082		subject to the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of 891
1022	1083		this subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) on and after 892
1023	1084		January 1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 893
1024	1085		contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 894
1025	1086		candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) any such 895
1026	1087		excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 896
1027	1088		contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 897
1028	1089		received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that 898
1029	1090		meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees 899
1030		-	under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 900 Raised Bill No. 7093
1031		-
1032		-
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1034		-
	1091	+	under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 900
1035	1092		contribution amounts, and (C) in the case of a primary or election held 901
1036	1093		in 2022, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum 902
1037	1094		individual contribution amount provided in subparagraph (A) of this 903
1038	1095		subdivision shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection 904
1039	1096		(c) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars 905
1040	1097		with exactly five dollars rounded upward, provided such adjusted and 906
1041	1098		rounded amount shall not exceed the applicable contribution limit set 907
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1042	1105		forth in subsection (a) of section 9-611, as amended by this act. 908
1043	1106		(3) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 909
1044	1107		of state senator for a district, contributions from individuals in the 910
1045	1108		aggregate amount of fifteen thousand dollars, including contributions 911
1046	1109		from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 912
1047	1110		included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 913
1048	1111		primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 914
1049	1112		contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 915
1050	1113		subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 916
1051	1114		of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 917
1052	1115		provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 918
1053	1116		Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 919
1054	1117		subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) on and after December 1, 2017, the 920
1055	1118		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 921
1056	1119		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 922
1057	1120		exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) any such excess portion shall 923
1058	1121		not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 924
1059	1122		under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 925
1060	1123		purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 926
1061	1124		from at least three hundred individuals residing in municipalities 927
1062	1125		included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 928
1063	1126		five dollars or more, [and] (C) all contributions received by an 929
1064	1127		exploratory committee established by said candidate that meet the 930
1065	1128		criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this 931
1066	1129		section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution 932
1067	1130		amount under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 933
1068		-	contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 934 Raised Bill No. 7093
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1070		-
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1072		-
	1131	+	contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 934
1073	1132		contributions from at least three hundred individuals residing in 935
1074	1133		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 936
1075	1134		counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 937
1076	1135		primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-938
1077	1136		dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 939
1078	1137		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under 940
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	1143	+
1079	1144		subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 941
1080	1145		nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 942
1081	1146		upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 943
1082	1147		the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-944
1083	1148		611, as amended by this act. 945
1084	1149		(4) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 946
1085	1150		of state representative for a district, contributions from individuals in 947
1086	1151		the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars, including contributions 948
1087	1152		from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 949
1088	1153		included, in whole or in part, in said district, except that in the case of a 950
1089	1154		primary or election held in 2018, or thereafter, the aggregate 951
1090	1155		contribution amount shall be first adjusted under subdivision (3) of 952
1091	1156		subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 953
1092	1157		of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward. The 954
1093	1158		provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 955
1094	1159		Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision and 956
1095	1160		subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) on and after December 1, 2017, the 957
1096	1161		candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 958
1097	1162		contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 959
1098	1163		exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) any such excess portion shall 960
1099	1164		not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 961
1100	1165		under this subdivision, (B) no contribution shall be counted for the 962
1101	1166		purposes of the requirement under this subdivision for contributions 963
1102	1167		from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in municipalities 964
1103	1168		included, in whole or in part, in the district unless the contribution is 965
1104	1169		five dollars or more, (C) all contributions received by an exploratory 966
1105	1170		committee established by said candidate that meet the criteria for 967
1106		-	qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 968 Raised Bill No. 7093
1107		-
1108		-
1109		-	LCO 5328 31 of 32
1110		-
	1171	+	qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 968
1111	1172		shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amount 969
1112	1173		under this subdivision and all such exploratory committee 970
1113	1174		contributions that also meet the requirement under this subdivision for 971
1114	1175		contributions from at least one hundred fifty individuals residing in 972
1115	1176		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in the district shall be 973
	1177	+	Raised Bill No. 7093
	1178	+
	1179	+
	1180	+
	1181	+	LCO No. 5328 32 of 33
	1182	+
1116	1183		counted for the purposes of said requirement, and (D) in the case of a 974
1117	1184		primary or election held in 2020, or thereafter, the two-hundred-fifty-975
1118	1185		dollar maximum individual contribution amount provided in 976
1119	1186		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be adjusted under 977
1120	1187		subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section and then rounded to the 978
1121	1188		nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars rounded 979
1122	1189		upward, provided such adjusted and rounded amount shall not exceed 980
1123	1190		the applicable contribution limit set forth in subsection (a) of section 9-981
1124	1191		611, as amended by this act. 982
1125	1192		(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this 983
1126	1193		subsection, in the case of a special election for the office of state senator 984
1127	1194		or state representative for a district, (A) the aggregate amount of 985
1128	1195		qualifying contributions that the candidate committee of a candidate for 986
1129	1196		such office shall be required to receive in order to be eligible for a grant 987
1130	1197		from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be seventy-five per cent or more 988
1131	1198		of the corresponding amount required under the applicable said 989
1132	1199		subdivision (3) or (4), as adjusted and rounded pursuant to the 990
1133	1200		applicable provisions of subsection (b) of this section, and (B) the 991
1134	1201		number of contributions required from individuals residing in 992
1135	1202		municipalities included, in whole or in part, in said district shall be 993
1136	1203		seventy-five per cent or more of the corresponding number required 994
1137	1204		under the applicable said subdivision (3) or (4). 995
1138	1205		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1139	1206		sections:
1140	1207
1141	1208		Section 1 from passage 9-601(39)
1142	1209		Sec. 2 from passage 9-601(3)
1143	1210		Sec. 3 from passage 9-601c(e)
1144	1211		Sec. 4 from passage 9-601d(a) to (i)
1145		-	Sec. 5 from passage 9-605(b) Raised Bill No. 7093
1146		-
1147		-
1148		-	LCO 5328 32 of 32
1149		-
	1212	+	Sec. 5 from passage 9-605(b)
1150	1213		Sec. 6 from passage 9-607(g)(1)
1151	1214		Sec. 7 from passage 9-608(e)(1)(C)
1152	1215		Sec. 8 from passage 9-611
1153	1216		Sec. 9 from passage 9-612(a) and (b)
	1217	+	Raised Bill No. 7093
	1218	+
	1219	+
	1220	+
	1221	+	LCO No. 5328 33 of 33
	1222	+
1154	1223		Sec. 10 from passage 9-613
1155	1224		Sec. 11 from passage 9-614
1156	1225		Sec. 12 from passage 9-615
1157	1226		Sec. 13 from passage 9-618(a)
1158	1227		Sec. 14 from passage 9-619(a)
1159	1228		Sec. 15 from passage 9-620
1160	1229		Sec. 16 from passage 9-621(c) and (d)
1161	1230		Sec. 17 from passage 9-621(h)(1)
1162	1231		Sec. 18 from passage 9-621(i)
1163	1232		Sec. 19 from passage 9-621(l)
1164	1233		Sec. 20 from passage 9-7a(g)(1)
1165	1234		Sec. 21 from passage 53a-119(18)
1166	1235		Sec. 22 from passage 9-704(a)
1167	1236
1168		-	GOS Joint Favorable
	1237	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1238	+	To (1) implement federal court rulings regarding independent
	1239	+	expenditure political committees and contributions to such committees,
	1240	+	(2) reflect federal case law on aggregate contribution limits for
	1241	+	individuals, (3) more explicitly recognize referendum spending as a
	1242	+	type of independent expenditure and make changes related to reporting
	1243	+	and attribution requirements, (4) adjust a disclaimer requirement to
	1244	+	address certain organization expenditures, (5) make a conforming
	1245	+	change regarding the distribution of surplus funds by candidate
	1246	+	committees participating in the Citizens' Election Program, (6) allow the
	1247	+	State Elections Enforcement Commission additional time to investigate
	1248	+	certain complaints, (7) establish in-state contributor requirements for
	1249	+	state-wide candidates participating in said program, and (8) specify that
	1250	+	individual contributions under said program may not exceed already-
	1251	+	established contribution limits.
	1252	+
	1253	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1254	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1255	+	underlined.]
1169	1256