Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing
Section 9-600. (Formerly Sec. 9-333). - Application of provisions.

This chapter applies to: (1) The election, and all primaries preliminary thereto, of all public officials, except presidential electors, United States senators and members in Congress, and (2) any referendum question. This chapter also applies, except for the provisions of sections 9-611 to 9-620, inclusive, to persons who are candidates in a primary for town committee members.

(1949 Rev., S. 1155; 1953, S. 810d; 1967, P.A. 592, S. 16; P.A. 75-571, S. 1, 34; P.A. 86-99, S. 1, 34; P.A. 87-264, S. 1; P.A. 91-351, S. 1, 28; P.A. 03-223, S. 6; 03-241, S. 9.)
History: 1967 act deleted “except as otherwise provided by law” and listed the exceptions as presidential electors, United States senator, members in Congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of the state, treasurer, comptroller, attorney general, sheriff, judge of probate, members of the general assembly and to all caucuses and primaries preliminary to any such election and deleted specific listing of offices to which the chapter applies, effective January 1, 1968; P.A. 75-571 changed application of chapter to include all primaries preliminary to elections, deleted all previously listed exceptions following “members in Congress”, added as exceptions “nominees as delegates to conventions and candidates for members of town committees” and further expanded application to any constitutional amendment, referendum question and any question to be voted upon at any election; P.A. 86-99 made technical amendment restructuring section for clarity; P.A. 87-264 applied chapter, except for sections indicated, to candidates in convention delegate or town committee member primaries; P.A. 91-351 added Subdiv. indicators and Subdiv. (3) which applied chapter to persons who are candidates in primary for convention delegates; P.A. 03-223 added “including convention delegates to a United States senatorial or congressional district convention” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 03-241 deleted Subdiv. (3) re application of chapter to convention delegate primary candidates, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; Sec. 9-333 transferred to Sec. 9-600 in 2007.
Annotation to former section 9-333:
Cited. 6 CS 210.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 9 - Elections

Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing

Section 9-600. (Formerly Sec. 9-333). - Application of provisions.

Section 9-601. (Formerly Sec. 9-333a). - General definitions.

Section 9-601a. (Formerly Sec. 9-333b). - “Contribution” defined.

Section 9-601b. (Formerly Sec. 9-333c). - “Expenditure” defined.

Section 9-601c. - “Independent expenditure” defined.

Section 9-601d. - Making of independent expenditures. Filing of reports. Exceptions.

Section 9-601e. - Impermissible coordinated expenditure. Liability for penalty.

Section 9-602. (Formerly Sec. 9-333d). - Designation of treasurer and depository institution. Certification. Persons authorized to receive contributions. Duties of treasurer. Personal jurisdiction of State Elections Enforcement Commission over nonres...

Section 9-603. (Formerly Sec. 9-333e). - Filing of statements and certification. Transfer of administration of campaign finance reporting to State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Section 9-604. (Formerly Sec. 9-333f). - Formation of committee by candidate. Exceptions. Exploratory committees. Justice of the peace slate candidates.

Section 9-605. (Formerly Sec. 9-333g). - Political committees; designation of treasurer; registration statement, time for filing, contents of statement. Exception. Limits on establishment of political committees. Legislative caucus committees. Legisl...

Section 9-606. (Formerly Sec. 9-333h). - Duties and qualifications of treasurers. Appointment and duties of solicitors.

Section 9-606a. - Terms “treasurer” and “deputy treasurer” substituted for “campaign treasurer” and “deputy campaign treasurer”.

Section 9-607. (Formerly Sec. 9-333i). - Making of expenditures.

Section 9-607. (Formerly Sec. 9-333i). Making of expenditures. (a - Authorization by treasurer.

Section 9-608. (Formerly Sec. 9-333j). - Statements to be filed by treasurers. Treatment of surplus or deficit.

Section 9-609. (Formerly Sec. 9-333k). - Party committees; designation as treasurer. Limitation on multiple committees. Fund-raising events and testimonial affairs.

Section 9-610. (Formerly Sec. 9-333l). - Expense sharing by committees. Candidate's expenditures. Use of public funds by incumbent or for promotional campaign or advertisement. Restrictions on lobbyist contributions and solicitations.

Section 9-611. (Formerly Sec. 9-333m). - Limits on contributions made by individuals to candidate committees, exploratory committees. When contributions by personal check or credit card required. Contributions by individuals less than eighteen years...

Section 9-612. (Formerly Sec. 9-333n). - Other contributions by individuals. Principals of investment services firms, state contractors, principals of state contractors, prospective state contractors or principals of prospective state contractors. Li...

Section 9-613. (Formerly Sec. 9-333o). - Business entities.

Section 9-614. (Formerly Sec. 9-333p). - Organizations.

Section 9-615. (Formerly Sec. 9-333q). - Limits on contributions made by political committees established by organizations.

Section 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r). - Contributions made or received by candidate committees.

Section 9-617. (Formerly Sec. 9-333s). - Contributions made or received by party committees.

Section 9-618. (Formerly Sec. 9-333t). - Contributions made or received by political committees organized for ongoing political activities.

Section 9-619. (Formerly Sec. 9-333u). - Contributions made or received by committees established for a single primary or election.

Section 9-620. (Formerly Sec. 9-333v). - Contributions made or received by committees formed to promote success or defeat of referendum questions.

Section 9-621. (Formerly Sec. 9-333w). - Political advertising.

Section 9-622. (Formerly Sec. 9-333x). - Illegal practices.

Section 9-623. (Formerly Sec. 9-333y). - Penalties.

Section 9-624. (Formerly Sec. 9-346a). - Preparation and distribution of forms; town clerk's fee.

Section 9-625. (Formerly Sec. 9-346b). - Powers of state referees and judges. Preservation of testimony. Witnesses. Expenses of inquiry.