Bill Text: CT HB05161 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5161 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Disclosure When Campaign Materials Are Purchased With Money From The Citizens' Election Fund.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05161 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05161-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5161*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 379

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURE WHEN CAMPAIGN MATERIALS ARE PURCHASED WITH MONEY FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION FUND.

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

That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to require that campaign materials purchased with Citizens' Election Program funds include a disclaimer stating "Paid for with public funds."

Statement of Purpose:

To promote transparency in the Citizens' Election Program by requiring campaign materials to include a disclaimer stating that materials were paid for with public funds.