Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing
Section 9-609. (Formerly Sec. 9-333k). - Party committees; designation as treasurer. Limitation on multiple committees. Fund-raising events and testimonial affairs.

(a) The chairman of each party committee shall designate a treasurer and may designate a deputy treasurer, or in the case of a state central committee, not more than two deputy treasurers. The treasurer and any deputy treasurers so designated shall sign a statement accepting the designation, which shall be filed with the proper authority with the statement of designation required under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-602. No state central committee or town committee shall establish a committee other than a single party committee for purposes of this chapter. A party committee or a political committee organized for ongoing political activities shall form no other political committees, except that two or more such committees may join to form a political committee for the purpose of a single fund-raising event.

(b) As used in this subsection, “testimonial affair” means an affair held in honor of an individual who holds, or who is or was a candidate for nomination or election to, an office subject to this chapter. No testimonial affair shall be held without the consent of such person. No testimonial affair shall be held for a candidate, or for an individual who holds any such office during the term of such office, except to raise funds on the candidate's behalf, or on behalf of a party committee, for purposes authorized in this chapter. A testimonial affair which is held by an organization duly organized for charitable purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. A testimonial affair which is held for an individual upon his retirement from public office shall also be exempt from the provisions of this chapter unless a deficit exists from any such individual's campaigns for election or nomination to an office subject to this chapter. Any fund-raising affair for any candidate or individual who holds any such office for any purposes other than those authorized in this chapter shall be prohibited. Any person who organizes such a fund-raising affair shall be in violation of this section.
(P.A. 86-99, S. 12, 34; 86-240, S. 5, 12; P.A. 95-144, S. 8; P.A. 96-119, S. 9, 14; P.A. 11-48, S. 296; P.A. 13-180, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 86-240 amended Subsec. (a) to permit chairman of state central committee to appoint two deputy campaign treasurers; P.A. 95-144 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provision that deputy campaign treasurer or treasurers serve only in event that campaign treasurer unable to perform his duties; P.A. 96-119 added provisions in Subsec. (a) to require the designated campaign treasurer and deputy campaign treasurer to sign and file a statement accepting designation, effective January 1, 1997; Sec. 9-333k transferred to Sec. 9-609 in 2007; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “his behalf” with “the candidate's behalf, or on behalf of a party committee”, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; pursuant to P.A. 13-180, “campaign treasurer” and “deputy campaign treasurer” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “treasurer” and “deputy treasurer”, respectively, in Subsec. (a), effective June 18, 2013.

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.