Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05707 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5707
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1010 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
1111 AND ELECTIONS
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1414 Introduced by:
1515 REP. KOKORUDA, 101
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2222 AN ACT REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR
2323 MINOR AND UNINTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE
2424 LAWS.
2525 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2626 Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to require the State 1
2929 Elections Enforcement Commission to suspend any civil penalty 2
3030 assessed against any individual for a first-time violation of any 3
3131 campaign finance law, upon the request of such individual, if (1) such 4
3232 violation was unintentional, (2) such violation was of a minor nature, 5
3333 including, but not limited to, an improper contribution of less than five 6
3434 hundred dollars, and (3) the individual takes remedial measures that 7
3535 completely correct such violation not later than thirty days after the 8
3636 assessment of such penalty. 9
3737 Statement of Purpose:
3838 To permit individuals to remediate first-time, minor, unintentional
3939 campaign finance law violations without civil penalty if the
4040 remediation is done in a timely manner.