Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 155 - Elections: Campaign Financing
Section 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r). - Contributions made or received by candidate committees.

(a) A candidate committee shall not make contributions to, or for the benefit of, (1) a party committee, (2) a political committee, (3) a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office, (4) a national committee, or (5) another candidate committee except that (A) a pro rata sharing of certain expenses in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-610 shall be permitted, and (B) after a political party nominates candidates for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, whose names shall be so placed on the ballot in the election that an elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, as prescribed in section 9-181, an expenditure by a candidate committee established by either such candidate that benefits the candidate committee established by the other such candidate shall be permitted.

(b) A candidate committee shall not receive contributions from any national committee or from a committee of a candidate for federal or out-of-state office.
(P.A. 86-99, S. 19, 34; P.A. 91-351, S. 16, 28; P.A. 03-241, S. 15, 64.)
History: P.A. 91-351 inserted in Subsec. (a)(2) “except to a political committee which has been formed for a slate of convention delegates in a primary”; P.A. 03-241 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by eliminating exception for political committee formed for slate of convention delegates in primary, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date, and by adding Subpara. (B) in Subsec. (b)(5) re expenditures by candidate committees established by candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor who are nominated by same party and designating existing exception therein as Subpara. (A), effective July 1, 2003; Sec. 9-333r transferred to Sec. 9-616 in 2007.

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.