Connecticut-2017-HB05082-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5082*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 155
		00155
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.