General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5099 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 411 *00411* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5099 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 411 *00411* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM AND UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the granting of funds under the Citizens' Election Program to the candidate committees of unopposed candidates. Statement of Purpose: To limit the grant of funds under the Citizens' Election Program to only those candidate committees of candidates who have opponents.