RSA 664:4 · Prohibited Political Contributions

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. 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. 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.