Bill Text: CT SB00152 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Eliminating Grants From The Citizens' Election Fund To Unopposed Candidates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00152 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00152-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 152
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 849
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING GRANTS FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION FUND TO 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 no funds may be granted under the Citizens' Election Program to any candidate running unopposed for elective office.

Statement of Purpose:

To conserve public funds by prohibiting grants under the Citizens' Election Program to unopposed candidates seeking elective office.