CT HB05552

Adds "slate committee" as a distinct type of political committee defined as a committee formed by two or more candidates for municipal office in the same town, city, or borough, or for justice of the peace or town committee member positions, using the committee as the sole funding vehicle for candidates' campaigns.

Requires slate committees to file statements with town clerks rather than the State Elections Enforcement Commission, establishing them as local-level political entities subject to municipal filing requirements.

Establishes contribution limits for slate committees: individuals limited to $2,000, business entities to $2,000, organizations to $2,000, state central committees to $2,500, and town committees to $1,500 per slate committee.

Allows candidates who are part of a slate committee to avoid forming individual candidate committees if the slate committee serves as their sole campaign funding vehicle, provided they file a certification with the proper authority.

Removes previous references to "political committees formed by a slate of candidates in a primary for the office of justice of the peace" and replaces them throughout the campaign finance statutes with the new "slate committee" definition and associated regulations.