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CT HB06110

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2015

Primary Sponsor

Government Administration and Elections Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Mandates joint candidacy filing for Governor and Lieutenant Governor positions in primary elections, preventing individual filings for either office unless submitted as a ticket.

  • Places Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate names in the same ballot column for primary elections so voters cast a single vote for both candidates.

  • Permits candidate committees for jointly campaigning Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates to share expenses and make expenditures benefiting each other's campaigns.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Government Administration and Elections1/22/2015

Full Bill Text

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