General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5979
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1811
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. AMAN, 14th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5979
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1811
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. AMAN, 14th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING DETERMINATION OF NEUTRALITY OF EXPLANATORY TEXTS BY THE SEEC.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 9-369b of the general statutes be amended to allow town attorneys to submit explanatory texts to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for a written determination of whether such text advocates either approval or disapproval of a local proposal or question.
Statement of Purpose:
To require the State Elections Enforcement Commission to provide to town attorneys written determinations regarding the neutrality of explanatory texts used in local proposals or questions.