Bill Text: CT HB05045 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Amending The Citizens' Election Program To Eliminate Grants For Unopposed Candidates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05045 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05045-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5045
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 21
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

AN ACT AMENDING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE GRANTS FOR UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit candidates who are unopposed from participating in the Citizens' Election Program.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent grants from the Citizens' Election Fund from being used by candidates who are unopposed.