State statute regarding party committees

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Wallingford Democratic Town Committee

1 Ashford Court, Wallingford, CT 06492 Vincent A. Avallone, Chairperson

Robin Hettrick, Vice-Chairperson Samuel Carmody, Secretary

Peter Gouveia, Vice-Chairperson Mario DiNatale, Treasurer

January 20, 2010

Mr. Robert Prentice Republican Town Committee Chairperson

291 Cook Hill Road Wallingford, CT 06492

Dear Mr. Prentice: I noticed in Sunday's (January 17, 2010) Record Journal that you and several other individuals have organized a testimonial for Mayor Dickinson to be held on February 6, 2010 at Villa Capri.

I believe that if such an event were to take place, it would be in violation of Connecticut General Statute ยง9-609(b) unless the organizers are an entity duly organized for charitable purposes.

You mayor may not have been aware of this Statute but in any event, I've enclosed a copy for your reVIew.

Vincent A. Avallone Wallingford Democratic Town Committee, Chairperson

Enclosures (1 ): C.G.S. ยง9-609(b)

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GENERAL STATUTES

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CONNECTICUT

Revised to January 1J 2009 (Prepared under the direction ofthe Legislative Commissioners' Office)

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Sec. 9-609. (Formerly Sec. 9.333k). Party committees; designation as campaign treasurer. Limitation on multiple committees. Fund-raising events and testimonial affairs. (a) The chairman of each party committee shall designate a campaign treasurer and may designate a deputy campaign treasurer, or in the case of a state central committee, not more than two deputy campaign treasurers. The campaign treasurer and any deputy campaign treasurers so designated shall sign a statement accepting the designation, which shall be filed with the proper authority with the statement of designation required under subdivision (l) of subsection (a) of section 9-602. No state central committee or town committee shaH establish a committee other than a single party committee for purposes of this chapter. A party committee or a political committee organized for ongoing political activities shall fonn no other political committees, except that two or more such committees may join to fonn a political committee for the purpose of a single fund-raising event. (b) As used in this subsection, "testimonial affair" means an affair held in honor of an individual who holds, or who is or was a candidate for nomination or election to, an office subject to this chapter. No testimonial affair shall be held without the consent of such person. No testimonial affair shall be held for a candidate, or for an individual who holds any such office during the term of such office, except to raise funds on his behalf for purposes authorized in this chapter. A testimonial affair which is held by an organization duly organized for charitable purposes shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. A testimonial affair which is held for an individual upon his retirement from public office shall also be exempt from the provisions ofthis chapter unless a deficit exists from any such individual's campaigns for election or nomination to an office subject to this chapter. Any fund-raising affair for any candidate or individual who holds any such office for any purposes other than those authorized in this chapter shall be prohibited. Any person who organizes such a fund-raising affair shall be in violation of this section.

(p.A. 86-99~ S. 12,34; 86-240, S. 5, 12; P.A. 95-144, S. 8; P.A. 96-119. S. 9, 14.)

History: P.A. 86-240 amended Subsec. (a) to permit chairman of state central committee to appoint two deputy campaign treasurers; P.A. 95-144 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provision that deputy campaign treasurer or treasurers serve only in event that campaign treasurer unable to perfonn his duties; P.A. 96-119 added provisions in Subsec. (a) to require the designated campaign treasurer and deputy campaign treasurer to sign and file a statement accepting designation, effective January 1, 1997; Sec. 9-333k transferred to Sec. 9-609 in 2007.

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