CT SB01406

Online platforms collecting and transmitting political contributions may recommend other committees to donors only if their contributor certification is approved by the State Elections Enforcement Commission and they comply with campaign finance law requirements.

Automatically recurring contributions through online platforms are prohibited without the contributor's affirmative consent; pre-checked boxes or passive inaction do not satisfy this requirement.

Voluntary payments made by contributors to online platforms (separate from political contributions and used for platform operations) are excluded from the definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure" under campaign finance law.

The State Elections Enforcement Commission must hire four additional full-time investigators and two full-time staff attorneys by January 1, 2026.

The Commission gains jurisdiction to investigate complaints from eligible district voters regarding alleged violations at annual or special district meetings held under section 7-327, with authority to levy civil penalties up to $2,000 per offense for improper voting.