LCO No. 313 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 506 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 313 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF PRIVATE FUNDS BY THE STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR ELECTIONS -RELATED PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the state or 1 any municipality from receiving or accepting any gift, donation or other 2 funding from any private individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 3 organization or other third party, and using such gift, donation or other 4 funding for the payment of elections-related expenses. 5 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the acceptance and use by the state and municipalities of private funds for elections-related purposes.