Revision: Feb. 6, 2025, 9:25 a.m.
Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4
February 3, 2025
2025-0195h
08/09
Amendment to HB 389-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT requiring candidates to attest they have not spent or received more than $1,000 in an election.
Amend RSA 664:7 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
664:7 Registering and Reporting by Candidates. Prior to filing any campaign finance statements, each candidate at the primary or general election for governor, councilor, state senator, state representative, or county officer shall register with the secretary of state through the secretary of state's online campaign finance system. Additionally, any candidate, who has receipts or expenditures exceeding $1,000 in an election cycle, shall file statements as required in RSA 664:9-a through 664:9-c before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, I.
VI. Candidates whose receipts or expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a reporting period shall attest thereto by placing a checkmark in the checkbox indicated on the reporting form, which the secretary of state shall include in the form for this purpose. Such checkbox shall be in substantially the following form:
[____] I attest that my receipts or expenditures as candidate for _______ did not exceed $1,000 during the prescribed reporting period.
Additionally, any candidate who has receipts or expenditures exceeding $1,000 in an election cycle, shall file statements as required in RSA 664:9-a through 664:9-c before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, I-VI.
2025-0195h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires candidates to attest that they have not spent or received more than $1,000 in an election.