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Connecticut Regulations § 9-7b-46 Authority

⤴ Up to Part 5: Authority to Impose Civil Penalties, Sanctions and to Take Other Action

Regulation Text

(a) The Commission is authorized to act in accordance with the powers granted to it under Sections 9-7b and 9-369b and Chapter 150 of the General Statutes. Except in circumstances when its investigation reveals significant evidence of a criminal violation or violations of the state elections laws within its jurisdiction, the Commission shall attempt to resolve cases pending before it by use of its civil and administrative authority, including but not limited to, the issuance of orders necessary to secure compliance with such laws.
(b) The Commission is authorized to levy civil penalties against any person it finds to be in violation of any provision of the General Statutes enumerated in subsection (2) of Section 9-7b , and Subsection (b) of Section 9-369b of the General Statutes. The Commission shall use the factors specified in Section 9-7b-48 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies to determine the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed but, in no event, shall the amount exceed the statutory authority prescribed in Sections 9-7b or 9-369b , as the case may be.
(c) The Commission is also authorized to issue orders which require (1) the return to the donor or payor or remittance to the state, of money or resources which is prohibited by any provision of Chapter 150 from being given or received, whichever is deemed by the Commission to be necessary to effectuate the purposes of Chapter 150 of the General Statutes; (2) removal of a campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or solicitor or prohibiting service in such capacity for a period not to exceed four years; (3) revocation of a person's eligibility to be appointed or serve as a primary, referendum or election official; (4) suspension of the political activities of a party or political committee; and (5) compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act.

History

Effective March 23, 1989; Amended July 31, 1998; Amended October 7, 2004

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