Bill Text: CT HB05303 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Minor Party Qualifications.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05303 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05303-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5303
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 556
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR PARTY QUALIFICATIONS.

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

That section 9-372 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any political party or organization that qualifies as a minor party (1) for any office during a state election also qualifies as a minor party for subsequent municipal elections in all municipalities wholly contained within the district of such office, and (2) for any state-wide office also qualifies as a minor party for all other state-wide offices.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand access to the ballot for nonmajor political parties and organizations.