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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 223 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1738 | |
| 3 | 3 | *01738* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Proposed Bill No. 223 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2015 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 1738 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *01738* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 28 | AN ACT REDUCING GRANTS FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM. | |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 31 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 32 | That section 9-705 of the general statutes be amended to provide that if the only opponent of a participating major party candidate who is nominated for election to an office is an eligible minor party candidate, then such major party candidate shall receive: (1) One-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant if such minor party fails to qualify for a grant; (2) two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant if such minor party qualifies to receive one-third of the amount of the general election campaign grant; and (3) the full amount of the general election campaign grant if such minor party qualifies to receive two-thirds of the amount of the general election campaign grant. | |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 34 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 35 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 36 | To reduce the amount of Citizens' Election Program grants to major party candidates whose only opposition is from a minor party. |