This act [1-22A-1 to 1-22A-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “School District Campaign Reporting Act”. History: Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 11 made the School District Campaign Reporting Act effective July 1, 2013.
It is unlawful for a candidate or the candidate’s agent to make an expenditure of contributions received, except for the following purposes: A. expenditures of the campaign; B. donations to the state general fund; C. donations to an organization to which a federal income tax deduction would be permitted under Subparagraph (A) of Paragraph (1) […]
As used in the School District Campaign Reporting Act: A. “campaign committee” means one or more persons authorized by a candidate to raise, collect or expend contributions on the candidate’s behalf for the purpose of electing the candidate to office; B. “candidate” means a person who seeks or considers an office in an election covered […]
A. A candidate or campaign committee that has received contributions or made expenditures of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall file with the secretary of state a report of all contributions received and expenditures made on a prescribed form, and the report shall be filed in the same or similar electronic system as that […]
A. Each required report of expenditures and contributions shall be typed or printed legibly, or on a computer disc or format approved by the secretary of state, and shall include: (1) the name and address of the person to whom an expenditure was made or from whom a contribution was received; provided that for contributors, […]
A. No anonymous contributions may be accepted in excess of one hundred dollars ($100). The aggregate amount of anonymous contributions received by a candidate in an election cycle shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500). B. Cash contributions received at special events that are unidentifiable as to a specific contributor but identifiable as to the […]
A. The secretary of state may initiate investigations to determine whether any provision of the School District Campaign Reporting Act has been violated. Additionally, any person who believes that a provision of that act has been violated may file a written complaint with the secretary of state any time prior to ninety days after an […]
A. If a statement of no activity or a report of expenditures and contributions contains false or incomplete information or is filed after any deadline imposed by the School District Campaign Reporting Act, the candidate, in addition to any other penalties or remedies prescribed by the Election Code, shall be liable for and shall pay […]
A. If the secretary of state reasonably believes that a person committed, or is about to commit, a violation of the School District Campaign Reporting Act, the secretary of state shall refer the matter to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement. B. The attorney general or district attorney may institute a civil […]
A. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of the School District Campaign Reporting Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. B. The School District Campaign Reporting Act […]
