Bill Text: CT HB05230 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5230 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning An Increase In The Threshold For Donations Under The Citizens' Election Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05230 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05230-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5230*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 103

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. FLOREN, 149th Dist. REP. HETHERINGTON, 125th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AN INCREASE IN THE THRESHOLD FOR DONATIONS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

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

That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to provide that candidates raise one-half of the statutory grant amount in donations to receive a matching grant that equals a one-to-one match.

Statement of Purpose:

To require candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program to raise donations in relation to the size of the grant they receive.