General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6458
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1862
*01862*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6458
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1862
*01862*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.
REP. MINER, 66th Dist.
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
AN ACT LIMITING ORGANIZATION EXPENDITURES MADE BY STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 9-718 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a state central committee from making any organization expenditure for the benefit of a candidate or candidate committee participating in the Citizens' Election Program for the office of (1) state senator, in an amount that exceeds ten thousand dollars for the general election campaign, and (2) state representative, in an amount that exceeds three thousand five hundred dollars for the general election campaign.
Statement of Purpose:
To limit the amount of organization expenditures made by state central committees for the benefit of legislative candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program.