Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00210 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 210
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2095
 *02095*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 210 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2095

*02095*

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 

Introduced by:

SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO JOINTLY CAMPAIGN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to require (1) candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to seek such candidates' party's nomination jointly as a ticket, and (2) the candidate committee of any such ticket participating in the Citizens' Election Program to receive qualifying contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of three hundred thousand dollars, including contributions from at least three thousand individuals residing in the state, in order to qualify for a grant from the Citizens' Election Fund. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To require candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to jointly seek their party's nomination and jointly raise funds to qualify for the Citizens' Election Program.