Section 664:7-b Reporting by Candidates for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
I. Each candidate seeking election to the office of speaker of the house of representatives shall:
(a) File statements before and after such election in like manner and detail prescribed in RSA 664:6, II, II-a, and 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
(b) Register as a political committee, pursuant to RSA 664:3, on the date that such person 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 a person who seeks nomination for election, or election, to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives, and for purposes of this section, a person 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 his or her consent to another person to receive gifts or contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such person 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 required to be filed by the candidate or on the candidate's behalf have been filed as required by this section.
Source. 2002, 99:1, eff. May 3, 2002.