AN ACT CONCERNING POST-PRIMARY AND POST-ELECTION THANK YOU NOTES.

SB 1157 increases the spending limit for candidates in Connecticut's Citizens' Election Program to cover post-primary and post-election thank-you notes for campaign staff, contributors, volunteers, or supporters. It also requires the spending limit to be adjusted yearly based on inflation using the Northeast region's consumer price index. This change directly affects eligible candidates using the Citizens' Election Program by allowing them to spend more on these specific campaign communications as costs rise. The bill aims to maintain the real value of these allowable expenditures over time without requiring annual legislative action.