Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 157 - Citizens' Election Program
Section 9-701. - Citizens' Election Fund.

There is established the “Citizens' Election Fund”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The fund may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. The State Treasurer shall administer the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for the purposes of sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive.

(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 97; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 86.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective January 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 made $1,000,000 limit on administrative costs deducted by commission applicable to fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, increased limit to $2,300,000 during any fiscal year thereafter and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 eliminated authority of commission to deduct certain administrative costs from fund, effective September 9, 2009.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 9 - Elections

Chapter 157 - Citizens' Election Program

Section 9-700. - Definitions.

Section 9-701. - Citizens' Election Fund.

Section 9-702. - Citizens' Election Program established. Eligibility for grants.

Section 9-703. - Affidavit certifying candidate's intent to abide or not abide by expenditure limits.

Section 9-704. - Qualifying contributions.

Section 9-705. - Grants for primary and general election campaigns. Supplemental grants for petitioning and minor party candidates.

Section 9-706. - Grant applications and payment.

Section 9-707. - Limit on deposits into depository account of a qualified candidate committee.

Section 9-708. - Payment of general election campaign grant to eligible qualified candidate committee.

Section 9-709. - Joint campaigning by candidates for offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Section 9-710. - Loans and personal funds for campaigns. Limits.

Section 9-711. - Excess expenditures: Penalties.

Section 9-712. - Supplemental statements. Declaration of excess expenditures statement.

Section 9-713 and 9-714. - Excess expenditures: Payment of additional moneys to opposing participating candidates. Independent expenditures: Payment of additional matching moneys to participating candidates.

Section 9-715. - Voter registration lists for participating candidates.

Section 9-716. - Report on status of Citizens' Election Fund. Determination of fund sufficiency. Reserve account.

Section 9-717. - Severability.

Section 9-718. - Organization expenditure by town committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee for state senator or state representative. Limit for general election and primary campaign. Biennial adjustment to limits.

Section 9-719. - Grant amounts and expenditures: Analysis; report.

Section 9-750. - Portion of revenues from tax under chapter 208 to be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund if insufficiency in fund. Deduction from amount deposited.

Section 9-751. - Contributions to Citizens' Election Fund.