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1 Prohibited Political Contributions. Amend RSA 664:4 to read as follows:
664:4 Prohibited Political Contributions.
I. No contribution, whether tangible or intangible, shall be made to a candidate, a political committee, or a political party, or in behalf of a candidate or political committee or political party, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of any candidate or political party at any state primary or general election:
I. (a) Repealed.
II. (b) By any partnership as such or by any partner acting in behalf of such partnership.
III. (c) By any labor union or group of labor unions, or by any officer, director, executive, agent, or employee acting in behalf of such union or group of unions; or by any organization representing or affiliated with any such union or group of unions, or by any officer, director, executive, agent, or employee acting in behalf of such organization.
IV. (d) Repealed.
V. (e) By any person (1) if in excess of $5,000 in value, except for contributions made by a candidate in behalf of his own candidacy, or if in excess of $1,000 in value by any person or by any political committee to a candidate or a political committee working on behalf of a candidate who does not voluntarily agree to limit his or her campaign expenditures and those expenditures made on his or her behalf as provided in RSA 664:5-a, (2) if made anonymously or under a name not that of the donor, (3) if made in the guise of a loan, (4) if any other manner concealed, (5) if made without the knowledge and written consent of the candidate or his or her fiscal agent, a political committee or its treasurer, or not to any one of the same.
II. Any candidate, political committee, or political party who accepts contributions in excess of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation. Any fine assessed under this paragraph shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the enforcement powers of the attorney general under RSA 664:18.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
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1 Prohibited Political Contributions. Amend RSA 664:4 to read as follows:
664:4 Prohibited Political Contributions.
I. No contribution, whether tangible or intangible, shall be made to a candidate, a political committee, or a political party, or in behalf of a candidate or political committee or political party, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of any candidate or political party at any state primary or general election:
(a)
(b) By any partnership as such or by any partner acting in behalf of such partnership.
(c) By any labor union or group of labor unions, or by any officer, director, executive, agent, or employee acting in behalf of such union or group of unions; or by any organization representing or affiliated with any such union or group of unions, or by any officer, director, executive, agent, or employee acting in behalf of such organization.
(d)
(e) By any person (1) if in excess of $5,000 in value, except for contributions made by a candidate in behalf of his own candidacy, or if in excess of $1,000 in value by any person or by any political committee to a candidate or a political committee working on behalf of a candidate who does not voluntarily agree to limit his or her campaign expenditures and those expenditures made on his or her behalf as provided in RSA 664:5-a, (2) if made anonymously or under a name not that of the donor, (3) if made in the guise of a loan, (4) if any other manner concealed, (5) if made without the knowledge and written consent of the candidate or his or her fiscal agent, a political committee or its treasurer, or not to any one of the same.
II. Any candidate, political committee, or political party who accepts contributions in excess of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation. Any fine assessed under this paragraph shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the enforcement powers of the attorney general under RSA 664:18.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.