Section 664:5-b Political Expenditure Limitation Amounts.
Total expenditures by a candidate who voluntarily agrees to limit campaign expenditures as provided in RSA 664:5-a shall be as follows:
I. For governor:
(a) $625,000 in a state primary election.
(b) $625,000 in a state general election.
I-a. For United States senator:
(a) $625,000 in a state primary election.
(b) $625,000 in a state general election.
II. For representative to Congress:
(a) $350,000 in a state primary election.
(b) $350,000 in a state general election.
III. For executive council:
(a) $50,000 in a state primary election.
(b) $50,000 in a state general election.
IV. For state senate:
(a) $20,000 in a state primary election.
(b) $20,000 in a state general election.
V. For representative to the general court and all county offices, based upon the latest figures filed with the secretary of state:
(a) $.50 per registered voter in the district or the county in a state primary election.
(b) $.50 per registered voter in the district or the county in a state general election.
VI. For the purposes of this section, RSA 664:5-a, and the enforcement provisions of this chapter, ""total expenditures'' shall mean the sum of all expenditures made to influence either a state primary or a state general election made by a candidate and those made on the candidate's behalf by the candidate's committee or committees, the candidate's party, and the candidate's immediate family. For candidates for governor, United States senator, representative to Congress, state senate, state representative, and executive council, ""total expenditures'' shall include any such expenditures made after January 1 of the election year, regardless of when the person actually declares his or her candidacy. Each campaign expenditure limitation amount shall apply solely and independently to either the state primary election or the state general election.
Source. 1989, 212:8. 1991, 387:17. 1992, 267:1. 1995, 276:3. 1998, 136:3. 2000, 281:1, eff. June 21, 2000.