New Hampshire Statutes § 664:5 Prohibited Political Expenditures
Statute Text
Effective Until 1/1/2025
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 of
RSA
664:3
, I
.
II.
By a political committee which is organized to support a candidate in any election, or to such candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent unless the committee secures and files the written consent of the candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent with the secretary of state in accordance with
RSA
664:3
, III
.
III.
By any person, candidate or political committee, for political advertising in a newspaper, periodical, or on a radio or television broadcast, or on a billboard, if at a rate more or less than the applicable rates to be filed with the secretary of state.
IV, V.
[Repealed.]
VI.
By any foreign national, as defined in
52 U.S.C. section
30121
(b)
and
11 C.F.R. section
110.20
(a)(3)
, for any purpose, including for the use of telephones, facsimile machines, vehicles, and computers, for electioneering. For the purposes of this paragraph, "electioneering" means to act in any way specifically designed to influence the vote of a voter on any question or office.
History
Amended by 2018 , 111 : 1 , eff. 5/25/2018 .
Effective Starting 1/1/2025
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 of
RSA
664:3
, I
.
II.
[By a political committee which is organized to support a candidate in any election, or to such candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent unless the committee secures and files the written consent of the candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent with the secretary of state in accordance with
RSA
664:3
, III
.]
[III.]
By any person, candidate, or political committee, for political advertising in
any format, including, but not limited to
newspaper, periodical, or on a radio or television broadcast, or on a billboard, if at a rate more or less than the applicable rates to be filed with the secretary of state.
[IV, V. [Repealed.]
[VI.]
III.
By any foreign national, as defined in
52 U.S.C. section
30121
(b)
and
11 C.F.R. section
110.20
(a)(3)
[, for any purpose, including for the use of telephones, facsimile machines, vehicles, and computers, for electioneering. For the purposes of this paragraph, "electioneering" means to act in any way specifically designed to influence the vote of a voter on any question or office]
.
History
Amended by 2024 , 365 : 5 , eff. 1/1/2025 .
Amended by 2018 , 111 : 1 , eff. 5/25/2018 .
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