HB 711 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 711
AN ACT relative to reporting by candidates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Clemons, Hills 31; Rep. Buckley, Hills 44; Rep. Clegg, Hills 23
This bill clarifies that, for purposes of reporting of contributions and expenditures by a candidate, "expenditures" shall include all expenditures made by the candidate after January 1 of the election year, regardless of when the person actually declares his or her candidacy.
This bill is a request of the department of justice.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0705
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to reporting by candidates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reporting by Candidates. Amend RSA 664:7 to read as follows:
664:7 Reporting by Candidates. Each candidate at the primary or general election for governor, councilor, state senator, representative to general court, or county officer, who has expenditures exceeding $500, shall file statements before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, II, II-a, III, IV, and V, excepting, however, the expenditures of political committees of the party to which the candidate belongs in elections other than primaries. For purposes of this section, "expenditures" shall include all expenditures made by the candidate after January 1 of the election year, regardless of when the person actually declares his or her candidacy.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.