§ 664:7-b — Reporting by Candidates for Speaker of the House of Representatives

New Hampshire § 664:7-b

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title LXIII: ELECTIONS
• Ch. 664: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
• Subdivision: Reports

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I. Each candidate seeking election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives shall:
(a) Have filed all statements required under RSA 664 that are then due related to the candidate's most recent election for state representative.
(b) File statements before and after such election in like manner and detail prescribed in RSA 664:6, I-III, except that the date of the respective election, rather than the date of the primary or general election, shall determine the dates of such statements; and
(c) Register as a political committee, pursuant to RSA 664:3, on the date that such individual becomes a candidate for speaker of the house of representatives, notwithstanding the definition of the term "political committee" in RSA 664:2, III.
II. In this section, and notwithstanding RSA 664:2, II, the term "candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives, and for purposes of this section, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election if such person:
(a) Has received gifts or contributions for such purposes; or
(b) Has given consent to another individual to receive gifts or contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such other person has received such gifts or contributions for such purposes.
III. No candidate shall be entitled to the office of speaker of the house of representatives until the sworn itemized statements, except for the final statement required to be filed after the election, have been filed as required by this section.

Legislative History

2002, 99:1, eff. May 3, 2002. 2024, 365:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.