Sec. 9-622. (Formerly Sec. 9-333x). Illegal practices.
Sec. 9-622. (Formerly Sec. 9-333x). Illegal practices. The following persons
shall be guilty of illegal practices and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions
of section 9-623:
(1) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or by another person, gives
or offers or promises to any person any money, gift, advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid, emolument or other valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring
any person to sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to vote or refrain
from voting for or against any person or for or against any measure at any election,
caucus, convention, primary or referendum;
(2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, receives, accepts, requests or solicits
from any person, committee, association, organization or corporation, any money, gift,
advantage, preferment, aid, emolument or other valuable thing for the purpose of inducing or procuring any person to sign a nominating, primary or referendum petition or to
vote or refrain from voting for or against any person or for or against any measure at
any such election, caucus, primary or referendum;
(3) Any person who, in consideration of any money, gift, advantage, preferment,
aid, emolument or other valuable thing paid, received, accepted or promised to the
person's advantage or any other person's advantage, votes or refrains from voting for
or against any person or for or against any measure at any such election, caucus, primary
or referendum;
(4) Any person who solicits from any candidate any money, gift, contribution, emolument or other valuable thing for the purpose of using the same for the support, assistance, benefit or expenses of any club, company or organization, or for the purpose
of defraying the cost or expenses of any political campaign, primary, referendum or
election;
(5) Any person who, directly or indirectly, pays, gives, contributes or promises any
money or other valuable thing to defray or towards defraying the cost or expenses of
any campaign, primary, referendum or election to any person, committee, company,
club, organization or association, other than to a campaign treasurer, except that this
subdivision shall not apply to any expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, express charges, traveling, meals, lodging or photocopying incurred by any candidate for office or for nomination to office, so far as may be permitted under the provisions
of this chapter;
(6) Any person who, in order to secure or promote the person's own nomination or
election as a candidate, or that of any other person, directly or indirectly, promises to
appoint, or promises to secure or assist in securing the appointment, nomination or
election of any other person to any public position, or to any position of honor, trust or
emolument; but any person may publicly announce the person's own choice or purpose
in relation to any appointment, nomination or election in which the person may be called
to take part, if the person is nominated for or elected to such office;
(7) Any person who, directly or indirectly, individually or through another person,
makes a payment or promise of payment to a campaign treasurer in a name other than
the person's own, and any campaign treasurer who knowingly receives a payment or
promise of payment, or enters or causes the same to be entered in the person's accounts
in any other name than that of the person by whom such payment or promise of payment
is made;
(8) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this chapter;
(9) Any person who offers or receives a cash contribution in excess of one hundred
dollars to promote the success or defeat of any political party, candidate or referendum
question;
(10) Any person who solicits, makes or receives a contribution that is otherwise
prohibited by any provision of this chapter;
(11) Any department head or deputy department head of a state department who
solicits a contribution on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any candidate for state, district
or municipal office or any political party;
(12) Any municipal employee who solicits a contribution on behalf of, or for the
benefit of, any candidate for state, district or municipal office, any political committee
or any political party, from (A) an individual under the supervision of such employee,
or (B) the spouse or a dependent child of such individual;
(13) Any person who makes a coordinated expenditure for a candidate without the
knowledge of said candidate. No candidate shall be civilly or criminally liable with
regard to any such coordinated expenditure;
(14) Any chief of staff of a legislative caucus who solicits a contribution on behalf
of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, district or municipal office from an
employee of the legislative caucus;
(15) Any chief of staff for a state-wide elected official who solicits a contribution
on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, district or municipal office
from a member of such official's staff; or
(16) Any chief of staff for the Governor or Lieutenant Governor who solicits a
contribution on behalf of or for the benefit of any candidate for state, district or municipal
office from a member of the staff of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor, or from any
commissioner or deputy commissioner of any state agency.
(P.A. 86-99, S. 25, 34; P.A. 87-524, S. 4, 7; P.A. 99-147; P.A. 02-130, S. 14; P.A. 03-241, S. 66; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A.
05-5, S. 40; June 11 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-3, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 87-524 deleted "or general assembly" in Subdivs. (1) and (2), thereby making provisions inapplicable to
vote at any general assembly; P.A. 99-147 amended Subdivs. (1) and (2) by adding reference to the signing of nominating,
primary or referendum petition, and making technical changes; P.A. 02-130 changed "corrupt practices" to "illegal practices" in the introductory clause and amended Subdiv. (9) by changing $50 to $100, effective January 1, 2003, and applicable
to primaries and elections held on or after said date; P.A. 03-241 added Subdiv. (12) re contributions solicited by supervisory
municipal employees, effective July 1, 2003; Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 added Subdiv. (13) re person making coordinated
expenditure for candidate without candidate's knowledge, effective December 31, 2006, and applicable to elections held
on or after that date; Sec. 9-333x transferred to Sec. 9-622 in 2007; June 11 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-3 added Subdiv. (14) re chief
of staff of a legislative caucus, Subdiv. (15) re chief of staff for a state-wide elected official and Subdiv. (16) re chief of
staff for the Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
See Sec. 9-717 re effect of court of competent jurisdiction's prohibiting or limiting the expenditure of funds from the
Citizens' Election Fund established in Sec. 9-701.