Bill Text: CT HB05136 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Elimination Of Grants From The Citizens' Election Program To Unopposed Candidates And The Transfer Of The Resulting Savings To The General Fund.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05136 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05136-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5136 |
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February Session, 2010 |
LCO No. 777 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. FLEXER, 44th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF GRANTS FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM TO UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES AND THE TRANSFER OF THE RESULTING SAVINGS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 9-705 of the general statutes be amended to provide that grants from the Citizens' Election Fund to unopposed candidates be eliminated and that any resulting savings be transferred to the General Fund.
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate grants to unopposed candidates under the Citizens' Election Program and to transfer any resulting savings to the General Fund.