Bill Text: CT HB05082 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Qualifying Contributions Under The Citizens' Election Program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05082 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05082-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5082
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 155
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

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

That section 9-704 of the general statutes be amended to increase by twenty per cent the amount in qualifying contributions a candidate must receive to be eligible for a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the amount of money candidates must raise in order to qualify for a grant under the Citizens' Election Program.