Revision: July 18, 2024, 11:48 a.m.
July 11, 2024
2024-2374-EBA
11/05
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1091
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred HB 1091
AN ACT relative to the financing of political campaigns.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1091
This enrolled bill amendment makes technical corrections to the bill.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 1091
Amend RSA 664:2, IX(b)(1)-(3) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing them with the following:
(1) The candidate's expenses for non-campaign travel and subsistence.
(2) Activity designed to encourage individuals to register to vote or to vote, if that activity or communication is non-partisan.
(3) Any communication by any membership organization or corporation to its members or stockholders, if the primary purpose of that membership organization or corporation is not for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of a candidate or candidates and measure or measures.
Amend RSA 664:2, XXII as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing line 2 with the following:
or more in an election cycle for communication that is functionally equivalent to express advocacy such
Amend RSA 664:6, I as inserted by section 6 of the bill by replacing lines 18-22 with the following:
statement is due, except for the statement in subparagraph (i) below which shall be inclusive through the Tuesday before the statement is due. For a candidate or a political committee of a candidate, as defined in RSA 664, where the candidate has not filed a declaration of candidacy or intent, as defined in RSA 655, for the current election cycle, only subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (i) apply. Statements shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m.
Amend RSA 664:9-c as inserted by section 10 of the bill by replacing lines 2-5 with the following:
a candidate may file such candidate's required reports as an email attachment sent to the address elections@sos.nh.us, provided that:
I. The font size of the reports as printed is not less than an 8 point font.
II. Email attachments are in portable document format archive (PDFA) or other
Amend RSA 664:14-a, I as inserted by section 13 of the bill by replacing lines 1-3 with the following:
I. In this section, "prerecorded political message" means a prerecorded audio message delivered [by telephone by]:
(a) By a candidate, or political committee[;], or any other person;