New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:4 – Prohibited Political Contributions
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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, 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:
I. By any partnership as such or by any partner acting in behalf of such partnership.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:4
- Candidate: means any person publicly declared as such and for whom votes are sought in an election. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- Contribution: shall mean a payment, gift, subscription, assessment, contract, payment for services, dues advance, forbearance or loan to a candidate or political committee made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of any candidate. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- Contributions: shall include the use of any thing of value but shall not include the services of volunteers who receive no pay therefor or the use of personal resources by a candidate on behalf of his or her candidacy. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Election: means any general biennial or special election, political party primary, or presidential preference primary as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- organization: includes , but is not limited to, one or more natural persons; entities formed under state law, except those entities qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986; committees formed by a candidate, exploratory campaign, or political party; and any other association of natural persons or entities formed under state law that is not registered as a business entity. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- party: means any political organization or number of persons which can nominate candidates in any manner prescribed by law and has done so for the current election. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Political advocacy organization: means any entity that makes expenditures of $2,500 or more in a calendar year for communication that is functionally equivalent to express advocacy such that, when taken as a whole, such communication is likely to be interpreted, all or in part, by a reasonable person as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or candidates, or the success or defeat of a measure or measures, taking into account whether the communication involved mentions a candidacy, a political party, or takes a position on a candidate's character, qualifications, or fitness for office. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- Political committee: means :
(a) Any organization of 2 or more persons that promotes the success or defeat of a candidate or candidates or measure or measures, including the political committee of a political party;
(b) Any segregated fund established by any organization the purpose of which is to promote the success or defeat of a candidate or candidates or measure or measures;
(c) Any organization that has as its major purpose to promote the success or defeat of a candidate or candidates or measure or measures and whose receipts or expenditures total $2,500 or more in a calendar year for that purpose;
(d) Any organization that does not have as its major purpose to promote the success or defeat of a candidate or candidates or measure or measures but that makes expenditures that total $5,000 or more in a calendar year; or
(e) Any segregated fund that is voluntarily registered with the secretary of state for the purpose of reporting its receipts and expenditures under this chapter or any organization that voluntarily registers with the secretary of state, without regard to whether such segregated fund or organization meets the receipt or expenditure thresholds described in this paragraph. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2 - Political party: or "party" means any political organization or number of persons which can nominate candidates in any manner prescribed by law and has done so for the current election. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 664:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
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, 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 |
| ____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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 |
| ____________________________________________________________________________________ | ||||
| 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.