Connecticut state law banned political parties from using out-of-state "circulators"--individuals who collect signatures on petitions to appear on election ballots. While this bill, which would have eliminated that requirement, died, the ACLU-CT successfully represented the Libertarian Party of Connecticut in a lawsuit to overturn the ban.
H.B. 5387: An Act Concerning the Circulation of Nominating Petitions
Status
Lost: bill did not pass
Session
2016
Position
Support
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