Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00425 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 425
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1028
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44 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 425
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 1028
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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. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
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2424 SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
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2626 AN ACT CONCERNING JOINT CAMPAIGNING FOR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
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2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3030 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.
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3434 To require candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to jointly seek their party's nomination and raise funds to qualify for the Citizens' Election Program.