Bill Text: CT HB05047 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Unopposed Candidates From Receiving Grants From The Citizens' Election Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05047 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05047-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5047
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 235
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FROM RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION FUND.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit unopposed candidates from receiving grants from the Citizens' Election Fund.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent grants from the Citizens' Election Fund from being used to fund campaigns for unopposed candidates.