Bill Text: CT SB00197 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Reducing Citizens' Election Program Grants For Unopposed Candidates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00197 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00197-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 197 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 2580 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist. |
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AN ACT REDUCING CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM GRANTS FOR UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES.
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 any candidate participating in the Citizens' Election Program who does not have an opponent shall receive no more than twenty-five per cent of the full grant amount such candidate would receive if such candidate had an opponent.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the amount of grants from the Citizens' Election Fund for unopposed candidates.