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

Connecticut § 9-606

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 9: Elections
• Ch. 155: Elections: Campaign Financing

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(a) The treasurer of each committee shall be responsible for (1) depositing, receiving and reporting all contributions and other funds in the manner specified in section 9-608, (2) making and reporting expenditures, (3) reporting expenses incurred but not yet paid, (4) filing the statements required under section 9-608, and (5) keeping internal records of each entry made on such statements. The treasurer of each committee shall deposit contributions in the committee's designated depository not later than twenty days after receiving them. The treasurer of each political committee or party committee which makes a contribution of goods to another committee shall send written notice to the treasurer of the recipient committee before the close of the reporting period during which the contribution was made. The notice shall be signed by the treasurer of the committee making the contribution and shall include the full name of such committee, the date on which the contribution was made, a complete description of the contribution and the value of the contribution. Any dispute concerning the information contained in such notice shall be resolved by the treasurer of the recipient committee. Such resolution shall not impair in any way the authority of the State Elections Enforcement Commission under section 9-7b. The treasurer of the recipient committee shall preserve each such notice received for the period prescribed by subsection (f) of section 9-607. (b) A contribution in the form of a check drawn on a joint bank account shall, for the purpose of allocation, be deemed to be a contribution made by the individual who signed the check, except such contribution shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of a signed statement, if any, from the holders of such joint bank account that indicates how such contribution should be differently allocated. If a check is signed by more than one individual, the total amount of the check shall be divided equally among the cosigners for the purpose of allocation, except such contribution shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of a signed statement, if any, from the holders of such joint bank account that indicates how such contribution should be differently allocated. If a committee receives an anonymous contribution, the treasurer shall immediately remit the contribution to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for deposit in the General Fund. (c) The treasurer of each committee, other than a political committee established by an organization which receives its funds from the organization's treasury, may appoint solicitors. If solicitors are appointed, the treasurer shall receive and report all contributions made or promised to each solicitor. Each solicitor shall submit to the treasurer a list of all contributions made or promised to him. The list shall be complete as of seventy-two hours immediately preceding midnight of the day preceding the dates on which the treasurer is required to file a sworn statement as provided in section 9-608 . Lists shall be received by the treasurer not later than twenty-four hours immediately preceding each required filing date. Each solicitor shall deposit all contributions with the treasurer, within seven days after receipt. No solicitor shall expend any contributions received by him or disburse such contributions to any person other than the treasurer. (d) No person shall act as a treasurer or deputy treasurer (1) unless the person is an elector of this state, the person has paid any civil penalties or forfeitures assessed pursuant to chapters 155 to 157, inclusive, and a statement, signed by the chairman in the case of a party committee or political committee or by the candidate in the case of a candidate committee, designating the person as treasurer or deputy treasurer, has been filed in accordance with section 9-603 , and (2) if such person has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, any (A) felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, embezzlement or bribery, or (B) criminal offense under this title, unless at least eight years have elapsed from the date of the conviction or plea or the completion of any sentence, whichever date is later, without a subsequent conviction of or plea to another such felony or offense. In the case of a political committee, the filing of a statement of organization by the chairman of the committee, in accordance with the provisions of section 9-605 , shall constitute compliance with the filing requirements of this section. No provision of this subsection shall prevent the treasurer, deputy treasurer or solicitor of any committee from being the treasurer, deputy treasurer or solicitor of any other committee or prevent any committee from having more than one solicitor, but no candidate shall have more than one treasurer. A candidate shall not serve as the candidate's own treasurer or deputy treasurer, except that a candidate who is exempt from forming a candidate committee under subsection (b) of section 9-604 and has filed a certification that the candidate is financing the candidate's campaign from the candidate's own personal funds or is not receiving or expending in excess of one thousand dollars may perform the duties of a treasurer for the candidate's own campaign.

Legislative History

(P.A. 86-99, S. 9, 34; P.A. 91-351, S. 7, 28; P.A. 94-143, S. 2, 6; P.A. 96-119, S. 12, 14; P.A. 02-130, S. 8; P.A. 03-223, S. 1; P.A. 04-112, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 288; P.A. 13-180, S. 5, 12, 25; 13-191, S. 1.) History: P.A. 91-351 added provisions to Subsec. (a) re notice of contribution of goods from political or party committee to another committee and added conditions at end of Subsec. (d) for candidate to perform duties of campaign treasurer for his own campaign; P.A. 94-143 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. designations, adding “depositing” and “and other funds in the manner specified in section 9-333j” in Subdiv. (1), and adding Subdivs. (3) and (5) re reporting of expenses not yet paid and keeping internal records, effective January 1, 1995, and applicable to elections conducted on or after that date; P.A. 96-119 amended Subsec. (d) to delete provision requiring the designation statement to include the period for which the appointment is made, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 02-130 amended Subsec. (d) by changing expenditure limit in cases where candidate serves as his or her own campaign treasurer from $500 to $1,000 and by making technical changes, effective January 1, 2003, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after said date; P.A. 03-223 amended Subsec. (c) by shortening deadline for solicitor to deposit contributions with campaign treasurer from 10 to 7 days after receipt, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 04-112 amended Subsec. (a) by changing deadline for campaign treasurer to deposit contributions from 7 to 14 days after receipt, effective July 1, 2004; Sec. 9-333h transferred to Sec. 9-606 in 2007; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (b) by adding language re joint bank account and by providing that all anonymous donations, rather than those over $15, be remitted to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, rather than the State Treasurer, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to primaries and elections held on and after that date; P.A. 13-180 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “campaign treasurer” with “treasurer” and by changing deadline in Subdiv. (5) from “within fourteen days” to “not later than twenty days” and amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (1) designator, adding provision re payment of civil penalties or forfeitures in Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to certain offenses and by replacing “campaign treasurer” with “treasurer” and “deputy campaign treasurer” with “deputy treasurer”, effective June 18, 2013; 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 Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 13-191 amended Subsec. (b) by adding exception for allocation in the case of check signed by one individual to be directed by signed statement and, in the case of a check signed by more than one individual, by requiring that the written statement be a signed statement, effective June 21, 2013.