An individual may not begin raising or spending funds, or incurring expenditures for a special election until there is an official vacancy in the House or Senate.
General Statutes § 9-215 (a) provides as follows:
When any member or member-elect of the General Assembly resigns, the member or member-elect shall resign by notifying the Secretary of the State of the member's or member-elect's decision, and if any member or member-elect of the General Assembly dies, the town clerk from the town in which the member or member-elect resides shall notify the Secretary of the State of such death.
Accordingly, no funds may be raised or spent or expenditures incurred until the resigning member or member-elect notifies the Secretary of the State, or, in the case of a death, the appropriate town clerk notifies the Secretary of the State. It is the SEEC’s understanding that the Secretary of the State requires such notice to be in writing, but any questions about the procedure to notify the Secretary of the State should be directed to that office (860-509-6100).