General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5113 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 616 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. |
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AN ACT LIMITING CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM GRANTS TO CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED CAMPAIGNS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to restrict grants under the Citizens' Election Program only to candidate committees of candidates with opponents.
Statement of Purpose:
To reserve Citizens' Election Fund moneys only for candidate committees of candidates in contested campaigns.