General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 605
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2337
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 605
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2337
*02337*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING GRANTS FOR PRIMARY CAMPAIGNS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to require that a qualifying candidate's grant from the Citizens' Election Fund for a primary campaign shall be reduced by half if no other opposing candidate qualifies for any such grant.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce grants for primary campaigns when a candidate's opponents do not qualify for such a grant.