Bill Text: CT HB05949 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Unopposed Candidates From Receiving Grants Under The Citizens' Election Program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05949 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05949-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5949
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1909
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FROM RECEIVING GRANTS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

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

That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit unopposed candidates from receiving grants under the Citizens' Election Program.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that the Citizens' Election Program is used only for opposed candidates.