Connecticut General Statutes
Title 9 - Elections
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...

Section 9-601. (Formerly Sec. 9-333a). - General definitions. - As used in this chapter and chapter 157: (1) “Committee”...

Section 9-601a. (Formerly Sec. 9-333b). - “Contribution” defined. - (a) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, “contribution”...

Section 9-601b. (Formerly Sec. 9-333c). - “Expenditure” defined. - (a) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, the...

Section 9-601c. - “Independent expenditure” defined. - (a) As used in this chapter and chapter 157, the...

Section 9-601d. - Making of independent expenditures. Filing of reports. Exceptions. - (a) Any person, as defined in section 9-601, may, unless...

Section 9-601e. - Impermissible coordinated expenditure. Liability for penalty. - If the State Elections Enforcement Commission finds that an expenditure,...

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... - (a) Except with respect to an individual acting alone, or...

Section 9-603. (Formerly Sec. 9-333e). - Filing of statements and certification. Transfer of administration of campaign finance reporting to State Elections Enforcement Commission. - (a) Statements filed by party committees, political committees formed to...

Section 9-604. (Formerly Sec. 9-333f). - Formation of committee by candidate. Exceptions. Exploratory committees. Justice of the peace slate candidates. - (a) Each candidate for a particular public office or the...

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... - (a) The chairperson of each political committee shall designate a...

Section 9-606. (Formerly Sec. 9-333h). - Duties and qualifications of treasurers. Appointment and duties of solicitors. - (a) The treasurer of each committee shall be responsible for...

Section 9-606a. - Terms “treasurer” and “deputy treasurer” substituted for “campaign treasurer” and “deputy campaign treasurer”. - (a)(1) Wherever the term “campaign treasurer” is used in the...

Section 9-607. (Formerly Sec. 9-333i). - Making of expenditures. - (a) Authorization by treasurer. No financial obligation shall be incurred...

Section 9-607. (Formerly Sec. 9-333i). Making of expenditures. (a - Authorization by treasurer. - No financial obligation shall be incurred by a committee unless...

Section 9-608. (Formerly Sec. 9-333j). - Statements to be filed by treasurers. Treatment of surplus or deficit. - (a) Filing dates. (1) Each treasurer of a committee, other...

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...

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. - (a) Any provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding,...

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... - (a) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions to,...

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... - (a) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions in...

Section 9-613. (Formerly Sec. 9-333o). - Business entities. - (a) Contributions or expenditures for candidate or party prohibited. No...

Section 9-614. (Formerly Sec. 9-333p). - Organizations. - (a) Formation of political committee. Method of funding. An organization...

Section 9-615. (Formerly Sec. 9-333q). - Limits on contributions made by political committees established by organizations. - (a) No political committee established by an organization shall make...

Section 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r). - Contributions made or received by candidate committees. - (a) A candidate committee shall not make contributions to, or...

Section 9-617. (Formerly Sec. 9-333s). - Contributions made or received by party committees. - (a) A party committee may make unlimited contributions to, or...

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

Section 9-619. (Formerly Sec. 9-333u). - Contributions made or received by committees established for a single primary or election. - (a) No political committee established for a single primary or...

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

Section 9-621. (Formerly Sec. 9-333w). - Political advertising. - (a) No individual shall make or incur any expenditure with...

Section 9-622. (Formerly Sec. 9-333x). - Illegal practices. - The following persons shall be guilty of illegal practices and...

Section 9-623. (Formerly Sec. 9-333y). - Penalties. - (a) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision...

Section 9-624. (Formerly Sec. 9-346a). - Preparation and distribution of forms; town clerk's fee. - (a) The State Elections Enforcement Commission shall prepare and print...

Section 9-625. (Formerly Sec. 9-346b). - Powers of state referees and judges. Preservation of testimony. Witnesses. Expenses of inquiry. - (a) Any state referee or any judge of the Superior...