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NH Rev Stat § 664:7-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:7-b - Reporting by Candidates for Speaker of the House of Representatives.

    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 the respective election, rather than the date of the primary or general election, shall determine the dates of such statements; and||(b) Register as a political committee, pursuant to RSA 664:3, on the date that such person becomes a candidate for speaker of the house of representatives, notwithstanding the definition of the term "political committee" in RSA 664:2, III.||II. In this section, and notwithstanding RSA 664:2, II, the term "candidate" means a person who seeks nomination for election, or election, to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives, and for purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election if such person:||(a) Has received gifts or contributions for such purposes; or||(b) Has given his or her consent to another person to receive gifts or contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such person and if such other person has received such gifts or contributions for such purposes.||III. No candidate shall be entitled to the office of speaker of the house of representatives until the sworn itemized statements required to be filed by the candidate or on the candidate's behalf have been filed as required by this section.|||Source. 2002, 99:1, eff. May 3, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:8 - Repealed by 1982, 27:8, eff. Mar. 17, 1982.

    664:8 Repealed by 1982, 27:8, eff. Mar. 17, 1982. –|
NH Rev Stat § 664:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:9 - Prohibition.

    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.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:9-a - Itemized Statements Filed by Facsimile Transmission.

    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 or telephonically by a facsimile device shall also be filed by a political committee or a candidate or on the candidate's behalf not later than the last day of each filing period under RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b if a facsimile transmission is used.|||Source. 1992, 267:5. 2002, 99:2, eff. May 3, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:9-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:9-b - Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed 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 the date that an itemized statement of receipts and expenditures is due. The committee or candidate may publicly release receipt and expenditure information under this section more frequently than is required by RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b provided the receipt and expenditure report is up to date when due.|||Source. 2016, 102:1, eff. July 18, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:10 - Social Activities.

    664:10 Social Activities. –||Outings, dinners and social affairs conducted by political committees, clubs and others at which each person attending pays a sum approximating closely the cost of his own food, sustenance or entertainment shall not, as to such payments and disbursements therefrom, be deemed reportable or limited receipts or expenditures under this chapter.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:11 - Public Inspection.

    664:11 Public Inspection. –||All statements, assents, and registrations filed by state committees, candidates, and political committees shall be open to public inspection. The secretary of state shall publish on the Internet information on all contributions reported under this chapter, including the name of the contributor, the contributor's home state, and the date of the contribution.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2006, 57:1, eff. June 23, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:12 - Fiscal Agent.

    664:12 Fiscal Agent. –||As part of the declaration of candidacies filed by candidates for governor, councilor, state senator and county officer and other primary candidacies, every such candidate shall designate some person, who may be the candidate himself, as his financial agent for the purpose of the primary and general election campaign. If his candidacy for such office is established by a primary petition or nomination petitions, there shall be filed together with such petitions the name of the fiscal agent for such candidate. A candidate who is nominated by write-in vote at the primary shall, prior to making any campaign expenditures, file with the secretary of state the name of his fiscal agent. All sums expended or contracted for payment in the primary or general election campaign in behalf of such candidate shall be reported by the candidate or his political committee or both to his fiscal agent, and the candidate or his fiscal agent shall make or approve all disbursements in behalf of his candidate subsequent to his designation as fiscal agent and join with the candidate in making and filing the statements required by this chapter.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:3, eff. July 24, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:13 - Committee Treasurer.

    664:13 Committee Treasurer. –||If a political committee has no treasurer, or if the treasurer fails to make a report, it shall be the duty of each member of said committee who received or pays out any money in behalf of said committee to make such a report or to cause the same to be made. No member of such committee shall make or permit any unlawful expenditure or act by said committee, in whole or in part, or consent thereto, or aid, abet or conspire to make or permit the same.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1997, 351:62, eff. Aug. 24, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:13-a - Inaugural Treasurer; Reporting Requirement.

    664:13-a Inaugural Treasurer;  Reporting Requirement. –||I. Before receiving any contribution or making any expenditure for a gubernatorial inauguration, the governor-elect shall appoint an inaugural treasurer, who shall manage the funds of the inaugural committee. The name and address of such treasurer shall be reported to the secretary of state by the governor-elect not later than 2 days after the appointment.||II. No person shall make any expenditure or make or receive any contribution or receipt, in kind or otherwise, for a gubernatorial inauguration except by or through the inaugural treasurer. No person shall make a contribution for a gubernatorial inauguration in excess of $10,000.||III. The inaugural treasurer shall keep detailed accounts of all contributions and other receipts received, in kind or otherwise, and all expenditures made by, a gubernatorial inaugural committee. Reports of the treasurer may be inspected at the office of the secretary of state and shall be held in original form for 6 years from the inauguration for which they are filed, after which time they may be destroyed. No contribution or other receipt received by the inaugural treasurer shall be comingled with personal funds of the governor-elect or inaugural treasurer.||IV. The inaugural treasurer shall file an itemized statement of receipts and expenditures with the secretary of state in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6 on March 10 and July 10 following the inauguration. Expenditures totaling more than $1,000 from the inaugural treasurer to the governor-elect or his or her immediate family shall contain back-up receipts. The report filed on March 10 shall be for the period ending on February 28 and the report filed on July 10 shall be for the period beginning on March 1 and ending on June 30. After the July 10 filing, reports shall continue to be filed every 6 months under RSA 664:6, V on the same dates required for state elections until a zero balance is achieved. If a report is sent by certified mail on or before the day it is due, the mailing shall constitute receipt by the secretary of state.|||Source. 2016, 40:1, eff. May 3, 2016. 2019, 193:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:14-a - Prerecorded Political Messages.

    664:14-a Prerecorded Political Messages. –||I. In this section, "prerecorded political message" means a prerecorded audio message delivered by telephone by:||(a) A candidate or political committee; or||(b) Any person when the content of the message expressly or implicitly advocates the success or defeat of any party, measure, or person at any election, or contains information about any candidate or party.||II. No person shall deliver or knowingly cause to be delivered a prerecorded political message unless the message contains, or a live operator provides, within the first 30 seconds of the message, the following information:||(a) The name of the candidate or of any organization or organizations the person is calling on behalf of.||(b) The name of the person or organization paying for the delivery of the message and the name of the fiscal agent, if applicable.||III. No person shall deliver or knowingly cause to be delivered a prerecorded political message to any telephone number on any federal do not call list.||IV. (a) A violation of this section shall result in a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation.||(b) Any person injured by another's violation of this section may bring an action for damages and for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems necessary and proper. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the act or practice was a willful or knowing violation of this section, it shall award as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times, such amount. In addition, a prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court. Any attempted waiver of the right to the damages set forth in this paragraph shall be void and unenforceable. Injunctive relief shall be available to private individuals under this section without bond, subject to the discretion of the court. Upon commencement of any action brought under this section, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the complaint or other initial pleadings to the attorney general and, upon entry of any judgment or decree in the action, shall mail a copy of such judgment or decree to the attorney general.|||Source. 2003, 258:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:14-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:14-b - Misrepresenting Origin of Campaign Call.

    664:14-b Misrepresenting Origin of Campaign Call. –||I. No person shall knowingly misrepresent the origin of a telephone call which expressly or implicitly advocates the success or defeat of any party, measure, or person at any election, or contains any information about any candidate or party. Such knowing misrepresentation shall include, but shall not be limited to, causing the displayed caller identification information, as defined in RSA 359-E:1, I-a, to indicate that a telephone call originates from a number, person, or organization other than the number, person, or organization originating the call, or making a call knowing that some other person has caused said misrepresentation, except if the displayed caller identification number is a number at which the person or organization responsible for sponsoring or making the call may directly receive a return call.||II. (a) A violation of this section shall result in a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation.||(b) Any person injured by another's violation of this section may bring an action for damages and for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems necessary and proper. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the act or practice was a willful or knowing violation of this section, it shall award as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times, such amount. In addition, a prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court. Any attempted waiver of the right to the damages set forth in this paragraph shall be void and unenforceable. Injunctive relief shall be available to private individuals under this section without bond, subject to the discretion of the court. Upon commencement of any action brought under this section, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the complaint or other initial pleadings to the attorney general and, upon entry of any judgment or decree in the action, shall mail a copy of such judgment or decree to the attorney general.|||Source. 2009, 320:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:15 - Approval of Candidate or Fiscal Agent.

    664:15 Approval of Candidate or Fiscal Agent. –||A person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical or selling billboard space or operating a radio or television station or public address system shall not publish, print or broadcast any political advertising by or in behalf of a candidate in an election unless the same shall be signed by or authorized in writing by the candidate or his fiscal agent.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1994, 216:4, eff. July 24, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:16 - Identification of Political Advertising.

    664:16 Identification of Political Advertising. –||Political advertising printed in newspapers, periodicals or billboards shall be marked at the beginning or at the end thereof "Political Advertising." Rates for advertising shall be filed, no later than 30 days prior to the deadline for filing for office for an election, with the secretary of state by each person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical, operating a radio or television station, or selling billboard space. Such schedule shall be open to public inspection, and such schedules may be amended. However, rates in such amendments shall not take effect until 5 days after they are filed with the secretary of state. No person or business organization publishing a newspaper or periodical, operating a radio or television station, or selling billboard space shall charge an advertising rate to any candidate, political committee, party or cause that is different from that charged to any other candidate, political committee, party or cause.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1982, 27:7. 1994, 216:5. 1996, 88:8, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:16-a - Identification Required.

    664:16-a Identification Required. –||I. Any person who engages in push-polling, as defined in RSA 664:2, XVII, shall, prior to asking any person contacted a question relating to a candidate:||(a) Inform the person that the telephone call is a "paid political advertisement;" and||(b) Identify the organization making the call and the organization paying for the call; and||(c) Provide a valid, current, publicly-listed telephone number for the organization making the call; and||(d) Identify that the telephone call is being made on behalf of, in support of, or in opposition to a particular candidate or candidates for public office and identify that candidate or candidates by name.||II. Any person or entity who violates paragraph I shall be subject to penalty under RSA 664:21, IV and V.|||Source. 1998, 12:3. 2004, 50:2. 2014, 6:3, eff. April 23, 2014. 2021, 168:7, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:17 - Placement and Removal of Political Advertising.

    664:17 Placement and Removal of Political Advertising. –||No political advertising shall be placed on or affixed to any public property including highway rights-of-way or private property without the owner's consent. All political advertising shall be removed by the candidate no later than the second Friday following the election unless the election is a primary and the advertising concerns a candidate who is a winner in the primary. Signs shall not be placed on or affixed to utility poles or highway signs. Political advertising may be placed within state-owned rights-of-way as long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic and the advertising is placed with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes. No person shall remove, deface, or knowingly destroy any political advertising which is placed on or affixed to public property or any private property except for removal by the owner of the property, persons authorized by the owner of the property, or a law enforcement officer removing improper advertising. Political advertising placed on or affixed to any public property may be removed by state, city, or town maintenance or law enforcement personnel. Political advertising removed prior to election day by state, city, or town maintenance or law enforcement personnel shall be kept until one week after the election at a place designated by the state, city, or town so that the candidate may retrieve the items.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1994, 4:28. 2006, 273:1. 2013, 24:1, eff. July 15, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:17-a - Advertising on Government and Law Enforcement Vehicles.

    664:17-a Advertising on Government and Law Enforcement Vehicles. –||No printed or written political advertising shall be attached to or displayed on any motor vehicle:||I. Which is used by a police officer authorized to make arrests or serve process; or||II. Which displays government license plates and is registered in the name of the state or of a political subdivision of the state.|||Source. 1983, 366:3, eff. Aug. 20, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:18 - Complaints.

    664:18 Complaints. –||Any candidate or voter may make complaint in writing to the attorney general of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.||I. Upon receipt of such complaint, the attorney general or his designee shall review the complaint, and where sufficient evidence of a violation is presented, conduct investigations to determine whether a violation of this chapter has occurred.||II. Following investigation, the attorney general is empowered, if he determines that a provision of this chapter has been violated, to:||(a) Issue an order requiring the violator to cease and desist from his or her violation. If the attorney general's order is not obeyed, the attorney general or designee may petition the superior court of the county in which the violation occurred for an order of enforcement.||(b) Prosecute to final judgment through his designee if sufficient cause for such prosecution is found.||III. If, in the opinion of any person making complaint, the family, business or political connection of the attorney general's designee is such as to make it unlikely that he will act diligently and earnestly in any proceeding therefor, the person complaining may state such facts to the attorney general.||IV. If the attorney general believes that his designee will be hampered by any existing facts or circumstances and in any manner prevented from vigorously proceeding against any respondent complained against for such violation, or that the service of more than one attorney in any proceeding would be in the interest of the state, he shall have authority to employ and assign additional attorneys, to conduct or assist in conducting such proceeding. Such attorneys shall be allowed reasonable compensation, to be approved by the governor and council and paid by the state out of funds not otherwise appropriated.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1991, 387:26. 2003, 151:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:19 - Examination of Statements of Receipts and Expenditures.

    664:19 Examination of Statements of Receipts and Expenditures. –||It shall be the duty of the attorney general to examine the returns of election receipts and expenditures which are made to the secretary of state and to compel such returns be made to comply with the law.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:20 - Subpoena Power.

    664:20 Subpoena Power. –||In the exercise of his powers and duties under this chapter, the attorney general is authorized to require the appearance of individuals and to secure testimony and evidence by use of a subpoena duces tecum.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 664:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 664 - Political Expenditures and Contributions|Section 664:22 - Notice to Candidates.

    664:22 Notice to Candidates. –||The secretary of state shall give or send by mail a copy of this chapter to each person whose name will be printed on a state primary or general election ballot. Such notification shall be given or sent within 5 days of the close of the filing period.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:12, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.|