General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6569
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1073
*01073*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6569
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1073
*01073*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to provide that, on a finding by the State Elections Enforcement Commission that a candidate has knowingly violated any commission rule or regulation, the commission shall issue an order directing the town clerk of each municipality in which such candidate appears on the ballot to remove such candidate's name from such ballot.
Statement of Purpose:
To promote greater integrity in the electoral by providing for removal from the ballot of candidates who knowingly violate elections rules and regulations.