SB 530  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2863

08/02

 

SENATE BILL 530

 

AN ACT relative to reports of receipts and expenditures filed by political committees of candidates and candidates.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18

 

COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill makes provisions for the reporting of receipts and expenditures filed by political committees of candidates and candidates.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2863

08/02

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to reports of receipts and expenditures filed by political committees of candidates and candidates.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reports of Receipts and Expenditures.  RSA 664:9-a and RSA 664:9-b are repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

664:9-a  Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed Electronically.  A political committee of a candidate or a candidate may file such candidate's report of receipts and expenditures, pursuant to RSA 664:6, RSA 664:7, and RSA 664:7-b, electronically online by using the New Hampshire Campaign Finance System, which may also be used to register, file reports, and search information filed by candidates, political committees, and candidate committees.

664:9-b  Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed by Other Methods.  A political committee of a candidate or a candidate may file such candidate's required reports as an email attachment, a facsimile, or a paper copy, provided that:

I.  The font size of the document as printed is not less than an 8 point font.

II.  Email attachments are to be in portable document format archive (PDFA) or other acceptable format as determined by the secretary of state.

III.  The report is mailed, delivered, or sent to the secretary of state on or before the date and time that the report is due.

2  New Section; Reports; Legibility Required.  Amend RSA 664 by inserting after section 9-b the following new section:

664:9-c  Reports; Legibility Required.  A political committee of a candidate or a candidate who files a report pursuant to RSA 664:9-b shall be responsible for ensuring the report is legible.  The political committee of a candidate or a candidate shall file an amended copy of such candidate's report within one week after being notified by the secretary of state or attorney general's office that such report is non-compliant.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.