Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00613 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 613
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1897
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44 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 613
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 1897
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1818 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT PENALIZING USE OF PARTY COMMITTEE FEDERAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF STATE CANDIDATES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That chapter 155 of the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit any contribution or expenditure made from a federal account of a party committee for the benefit of a candidate seeking elective state office, and (2) require that (A) any such candidate participating in and having received a grant under the Citizens' Election Program shall make repayment to the program of the full amount of such grant if such candidate is benefited by any such contribution or expenditure, and (B) the candidate and the party committee shall be jointly and severally liable for such repayment.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To prevent party committees from directing moneys for state candidates through federal accounts.