Sec.1-92-46a. Registrant shall disclose persons contributing three thousand dollars or more

(a) When the registrant is an association, group of persons or an organization, pursuant to section 1-95(a)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes, it shall disclose, on the registration form prescribed by the Office of State Ethics, the name and address of the principal officers and directors of such association, group of persons or organization.

(b) When the registrant is formed primarily for the purpose of lobbying, pursuant to section 1-95(a)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes, it shall disclose, on the registration form prescribed by the Office of State Ethics, the name and address of any person contributing three thousand dollars or more to the registrant's lobbying activities in any calendar year. Additional names and addresses shall be reported as the threshold is met, either by amending the registration form as necessary, or by reporting the information in the fundamental terms section on the registrant's next financial report.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall be construed as follows:

“Principal officers and directors” means each person who is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than a 5% percent interest in the association, group of persons or organization. “Principal officers and directors” also includes:

(1) Any officer or director who is responsible for the supervision and management of the daily business operations of the registrant.

(2) The president; any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function; the secretary; the treasurer; any principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer; and any other person performing a principal policy-making function, with respect to the registrant.

(3) Any person directing the registrant, or any person chosen to control, govern, or manage the affairs of the registrant.

(d) The word “primarily”, for purposes of section 1-95(a)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes, is construed according to its commonly understood meaning (i.e., chiefly, principally, or in the main.) For example, groups organized around a single issue or piece of legislation (e.g., abortion rights, income tax, Senate Bill No. 3000) would be considered “formed primarily for lobbying.” There shall be a presumption, when over half of a registrant's expenses are used for lobbying or in furtherance of lobbying in any six month period, that the registrant is formed primarily for the purposes of lobbying.

(Effective June 16, 1993; Amended March 3, 1998; Amended January 2, 2008; Amended October 5, 2011; Amended May 11, 2023)