664:23 Severability. – If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect any other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter […]
664:3 Registration of Political Committees. – I. Any political committee, except the political committee of a political party, shall register with the secretary of state as provided in this section. A political committee may register for an election cycle at any time after the final report is due following the then-most-recent general election. The […]
664:3-a Registration of Political Advocacy Organizations. – Political advocacy organizations shall register with the secretary of state under the same deadlines and in the same general form required of political committees under RSA 664:3. Source. 2014, 279:12, eff. July 28, 2014.
[RSA 664:4 effective until January 1, 2023; see also RSA 664:4 set out below.] 664:4 Prohibited Political Contributions. – No contribution, whether tangible or intangible, shall be made to a candidate, a political committee, or political party, or in behalf of a candidate or political committee or political party, directly or indirectly, for the […]
664:4-a Prohibited Coercion of Political Contributions. – I. No person shall knowingly coerce, or attempt to coerce, any classified state employee to give or withhold a contribution to any political campaign or political committee, or to any candidate, party or cause, for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of any candidate or […]
664:4-b Surplus Campaign Contributions. – Surplus campaign contributions may be used after a general or special election for fund raising activities and any other politically related activity sponsored by the candidate, or for donations to charitable organizations. Such surplus campaign contributions, however, shall not be used for personal purposes. Source. 1989, 212:7. 1992, 91:1. […]
664:5 Prohibited Political Expenditures. – No expenditure or use of a contribution, tangible or intangible, shall be made for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of any political party, measure or candidate: I. By a political committee, except the political committee of a political party, unless the political committee meets the requirements […]
664:5-a to 664:5-b Repealed by 2021, 168:9, eff. Sept. 28, 2021. –
664:5-c Repealed by 2010, 368:1(53), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –
664:6 Reporting by Political Committee. – I. Any political committee whose receipts or expenditures exceed $1,000 shall file with the secretary of state an itemized statement in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, signed by its chairman and treasurer showing each of its receipts exceeding $50 with the full name and postal […]
664:6-a Reporting by Political Advocacy Organizations. – Political advocacy organizations shall report with the secretary of state any funds received or expenses incurred in connection with communications described in RSA 664:2, VII, under the same deadlines and in the same general form required of political committees under RSA 664:6, IV-a. Source. 2014, 279:13, eff. […]
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 $1,000, 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, […]
664:7-a Statement Retention. – Statements or reports required to be filed under RSA 664:6 and 664:7 shall be held in original form for 6 years from the election for which they are filed, after which time they may be destroyed. Source. 2001, 231:6, eff. July 13, 2001.
664:7-b Reporting by Candidates for Speaker of the House of Representatives. – I. Each candidate seeking election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives shall: (a) File statements before and after such election in like manner and detail prescribed in RSA 664:6, II, II-a, and III, except that the date of […]
664:8 Repealed by 1982, 27:8, eff. Mar. 17, 1982. –
664:9 Prohibition. – No candidate shall be entitled to the nomination or election until the sworn itemized statements required to be filed by him or in his behalf have been filed as required by RSA 664:6 and 664:7. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:2, eff. July 24, 1987.
664:9-a Itemized Statements Filed by Facsimile Transmission. – The sworn itemized statements required to be filed by a political committee or a candidate or on the candidate’s behalf as required by RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b may be filed by means of a facsimile transmission; provided, however, that a statement which is transmitted electronically […]
664:9-b Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed Electronically. – A political committee of a candidate or a candidate may electronically report receipts and expenditures, as required by RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b, by uploading the report to the secretary of state’s website. The report shall be publicly available on the website on or before […]
