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HB297: relative to political advertisements on behalf of political committees or advocacy organizations.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

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Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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CHAPTER 51

HB 297 - FINAL VERSION

2019 SESSION

19-0251

11/01

HOUSE BILL 297

AN ACT relative to political advertisements on behalf of political committees or advocacy organizations.


ANALYSIS

This bill requires that any political advertisements made on behalf of political action committees or political advocacy organizations contain the same name and address on the advertisement as is registered with the secretary of state.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0251

11/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to political advertisements on behalf of political committees or advocacy organizations.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

51:1 Political Advertising; Signature, Identification, and Lack of Authorization. Amend RSA 664:14, I to read as follows:

I. All political advertising shall be signed at the beginning or the end with the names and addresses of the candidate, his fiscal agent, or the name and address of the chairman or the treasurer of a political committee, or the name and address of a natural person, according to whether a candidate, political committee, or natural person is responsible for it. Said signature shall clearly designate the name of the candidate, party or political committee by or on whose behalf the same is published or broadcast. In the case of political advertising made on behalf of a political committee registered with the secretary of state pursuant to RSA 664:3 or a political advocacy organization registered with the secretary of state pursuant to RSA 664:3-a, the name and address on the advertisement shall match the name and address registered with the secretary of state.

51:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 05, 2019

Effective Date: August 04, 2019