SB586 (2020) Compare Changes


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Unchanged Version

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1 New Paragraph; Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reporting by Political Committee. Amend RSA 664:6 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:

X. Any political committee with expenditures totaling more than $1,000 from the political committee to a candidate or his or her immediate family shall retain back-up receipts.

2 Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reporting by Candidates. Amend RSA 664:7 to read as follows:

664:7 Reporting by Candidates. Each candidate at the primary or general election for governor, councilor, state senator, representative to general court, or county officer, who has expenditures exceeding $500, shall file statements before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, II, II-a, III, IV, and V, excepting, however, the expenditures of political committees of the party to which the candidate belongs in elections other than primaries.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

Changed Version

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1 New Paragraph; Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reporting by Political Committee. Amend RSA 664:6 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:

X. Any political committee with expenditures totaling more than $1,000 from the political committee to a candidate or his or her immediate family shall retain back-up receipts.

2 Political Expenditures and Contributions; Reporting by Candidates. Amend RSA 664:7 to read as follows:

664:7 Reporting by Candidates. Each candidate at the primary or general election for governor, councilor, state senator, representative to general court, or county officer, who has expenditures exceeding $500, shall file statements before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, II, II-a, III, IV, and V, excepting, however, the expenditures of political committees of the party to which the candidate belongs in elections other than primaries. Each candidate with expenditures totaling more than $1,000 to himself or herself or to his or her immediate family shall retain back-up receipts for 90 days after the final reporting period.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.