General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5735
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 537
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5735
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 537
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL "CITIZENS UNITED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION" DECISION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require as a condition of being permitted corporate recognition in Connecticut, including the right to act as a non-Connecticut corporation within Connecticut, that a corporation must agree that neither that corporation nor any related corporate entity nor any person nor entity acting on the corporation's behalf will use any corporate money for television, radio, print, mail or internet communication to influence any election, referendum or public policy decision in Connecticut.
Statement of Purpose:
To respond to the effects of the "Citizens United" Supreme Court decision upon the democratic process.