Bill Text: CT HB05099 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Citizens' Election Program And Unopposed Candidates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05099 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05099-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5099
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 411
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM AND UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES.

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

That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the granting of funds under the Citizens' Election Program to the candidate committees of unopposed candidates.

Statement of Purpose:

To limit the grant of funds under the Citizens' Election Program to only those candidate committees of candidates who have opponents.