General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6633
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1857
*01857*
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. 6633
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1857
*01857*
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 PROHIBITING CERTAIN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES FROM MAKING CERTAIN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CANDIDATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 155 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit political committees from making independent expenditures for the benefit of a candidate if (1) the candidate has solicited on behalf of such committee for the period of time preceding such candidate's formation of a candidate committee, and (2) such period of time is less than or equal to the term of public office for which the candidate is seeking election.
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate any coordination or appearance of coordination by prohibiting political action committees from making independent expenditures for the benefit of a candidate who has previously solicited on behalf of such political action committee.