CT SB00642

Defines "online platform" as public-facing websites or applications (including social networks, ad networks, search engines) that sell qualified political advertisements and have either 400,000+ unique monthly U.S. visitors for 7 of the preceding 12 months or advertising revenue exceeding $1,000 per year.

Requires online platforms selling qualified political advertisements to make digital copies publicly available in machine-readable format and provide the State Elections Enforcement Commission with the name, street address, and phone number of a single point of contact responsible for the advertisement's sale and appearance.

Establishes rebuttable presumptions that certain expenditures are not independent expenditures, including those made in cooperation with candidates or committees, based on candidate-provided information, or involving shared campaign staff or consultants within 18 months.

Presumes expenditures by online platforms displaying a candidate's name, face, or voice within 90 days of an election are not independent expenditures if not made neutrally and evenly toward that candidate and all opponents.

Effective from passage of the act, amending general statutes sections 9-601 and 9-601c.