Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06578 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6578
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2949
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44 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6578
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 2949
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1616 *02949*
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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 REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING ACCOUNTABILITY OF CANDIDATES AND UNVERIFIED COMMUNICATIONS.
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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 chapters 155 and 157 of the general statutes be amended to require (1) reference of a direct source for any claim made with regard to any public record, statement, voting record, attendance record, official platform or policy position of any candidate for public office when (A) the candidate committee of any other candidate for public office makes any expenditure for the purpose of publishing campaign materials that state any such claim, and (B) any independent expenditure is made on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office for the purpose of publishing any materials that state any such claim, and (2) that any candidate participating in the Citizens' Election Program have knowledge that any claim made with regard to any public record, statement, voting record, attendance record, official platform or policy position of any other candidate for public office is reasonably accurate when such participating candidate's committee makes any expenditure for the purpose of publishing campaign materials that state any such claim.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To require reference of a direct source for certain claims about a candidate on political publications and communications.