Sec. 9-701. Citizens' Election Fund.
Sec. 9-701. Citizens' Election Fund. There is established the "Citizens' Election
Fund", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The fund
may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. Investment earnings
credited to the assets of the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. The State
Treasurer shall administer the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for
the purposes of sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive. The State Elections Enforcement
Commission may deduct and retain from the moneys in the fund an amount equal to
the costs incurred by the commission in administering the provisions of sections 9-603,
9-624, 9-675 to 9-677, inclusive, and 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, provided such amount
shall not exceed two million dollars during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, one
million dollars during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, or two million three hundred
thousand dollars during any fiscal year thereafter. Any portion of such allocation that
exceeds the costs incurred by the commission in administering the provisions of sections
9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, during the fiscal year for which such allocation is made shall
continue to be available for such administrative costs incurred by the commission in
succeeding fiscal years.
(Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 97.)
History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-5 effective January 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 made $1,000,000 limit on
administrative costs deducted by commission applicable to fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, increased limit to $2,300,000
during any fiscal year thereafter and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2007.
See Sec. 9-717 re effect of court of competent jurisdiction's prohibiting or limiting the expenditure of funds from the
Citizens' Election Fund established in Sec. 9-701.