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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 01:02 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 13 April 2011 01:02
The bill, nicknamed the ‘Bysiewicz Bill’ after failed Democrat Secretary of State candidate Susan Bysiewicz.
From Courant.com:
The current law says the attorney general must have put in at least 10 years in the “active practice” of law in Connecticut. Last year, in the Republican Party’s court challenge against Bysiewicz’s qualifications, the state Supreme Court interpreted that vague language as requiring that the candidate have “at least some experience litigating cases in court.” Because Bysiewicz had no such experience, the court disqualified her as a candidate. George Jepsen went on to win the Democratic nomination and then the election.
Brady told the legislature’s judiciary committee that the current law is both unclear and too restrictive.