Bill Text: CT HB05103 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Reducing The Amount Of Grants Awarded From The Citizens' Election Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05103 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05103-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5103
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 290
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CARPINO, 32nd Dist.

AN ACT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION FUND.

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

That section 9-705 of the general statutes be amended to (1) reduce by fifty per cent the amount of grants awarded under the Citizens' Election Program, and (2) credit such reductions to the resources of the General Fund.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce the amount of grants awarded to candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program.