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CT HB06110
Bill
Status
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires joint endorsement of Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates as a single ticket at party conventions, with endorsement decided by a single roll-call vote of delegates.
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Mandates joint candidacy filing for Governor and Lieutenant Governor positions in primary elections, preventing individual filings for either office unless submitted as a ticket.
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Places Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate names in the same ballot column for primary elections so voters cast a single vote for both candidates.
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Permits candidate committees for jointly campaigning Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates to share expenses and make expenditures benefiting each other's campaigns.
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Adjusts Citizens' Election Fund grant amounts for jointly campaigning Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates, treating them as a combined candidacy for funding purposes.
Legislative Description
An Act Requiring Joint Campaigning By Candidates For Governor And Lieutenant Governor In Primaries.
Last Action
File Number 671
4/16/2015