[RSA 664:4 effective until January 1, 2025; see also RSA 664:4 set out below.] 664:4 Prohibited Political Contributions. – No contribution, whether tangible or intangible, shall be made to a candidate, a political committee, or 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. By any partnership as such or by any partner acting in behalf of such partnership. II. 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. III. By any person: (a) If made anonymously or under a name not that of the donor. (b) If made in the guise of a loan. (c) If any other manner concealed. (d) If made without the knowledge and written consent of the candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent, a political committee or its treasurer, the guise of a loan. (c) If any other manner concealed. (d) If made without the knowledge and written consent of the candidate or the candidate's fiscal agent, a political committee or its treasurer, or not to any one of the same. (e) In excess of the limits established in paragraph IV. IV. By a person or corporation in excess of the following amounts: Maximum amount contributed during exploratory phase Additional maximum amount that may be contributed for the primary election. Additional maximum amount that may be contributed for the general election. Total maximum amount of contributions: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Contributed to: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Candidate or Candidate Committee $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $15,000 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Non-candidate political committee or political party $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Political advocacy organization Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited ical party $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Political advocacy organization Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited ____________________________________________________________________________________ V. By any candidate committee, non-candidate political committee, or political advocacy organization in excess of the following amounts: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Maximum amount contributed during exploratory phase Additional maximum amount that may be contributed for the primary election. Additional maximum amount that may be contributed for the general election. Total maximum amount of contributions: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Contributed to: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Candidate or Candidate Committee Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited ____________________________________________________________________________________ Non-candidate political committee or political party Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited d Unlimited Unlimited ____________________________________________________________________________________ Non-candidate political committee or political party Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited ____________________________________________________________________________________ Political advocacy organization Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited ____________________________________________________________________________________ VI. A partnership or labor organization may establish its own political committee, which may make contributions to a candidate, political committee, or political party, so long as the funds used by the political committee are separate from the other partnership or labor organization funds. [RSA 664:4 effective January 1, 2025; see also RSA 664:4 set out above.] 664:4 Prohibited Political Contributions. – No contribution, whether tangible or intangible, shall be made to a candidate, a political committee, or political party, or on 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 during any state election cycle: I. 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 during any state election cycle: I. By any partnership as such or by any partner acting on behalf of such partnership. II. By any labor union or group of labor unions, or by any officer, director, executive, agent, or employee acting on 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 on behalf of such organization. III. By any person: (a) If made anonymously or under a name not that of the donor. (b) If made in the guise of a loan. (c) If any other manner concealed. (d) In excess of the limits established in paragraph IV or V. IV. By an individual or corporation in excess of the following amounts per election cycle: Contributed to: Maximum amount of contributions: Candidate or candidate committee $15,000 Political advocacy organization Unlimited Any other political committee or political party $30,000 V. cycle: Contributed to: Maximum amount of contributions: Candidate or candidate committee $15,000 Political advocacy organization Unlimited Any other political committee or political party $30,000 V. By any candidate or political committee in excess of the following amounts: Contributed to: Maximum amount of contributions: Candidate or candidate committee Unlimited Political advocacy organization Unlimited Any other political committee or political party Unlimited VI. A partnership or labor organization may establish its own political committee, which may make contributions to a candidate, political committee, or political party, so long as the funds used by the political committee are separate from the other partnership or labor organization funds. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 415:1. 1991, 387:13, 14. 2011, 150:7, V, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. 2021, 168:3, eff. Sept. 28, 2021. 2022, 93:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023. 2023, 79:595, eff. June 20, 2023. 2024, 365:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
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