CHAPTER 55. DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS  


SECTION 1. Definitions
SECTION 2. Accounts of contributions and expenditures; violations; penalties
SECTION 3. Director of campaign and political finance; selection; term; powers and duties; judicial review of decisions; procedure for violations; penalties; disclosure of fund transfers
SECTION 4. Repealed, 1986, 631, Sec. 3
SECTION 5. Political committees; statement of organization; officers; duties; expenditures; incorporation; penalties
SECTION 5A. Elected public officials; principal officers of political action committees
SECTION 5B. Names or phrases identifying political committees in organizational statements
SECTION 5C. Online training program for treasurers of political committees
SECTION 6. Restrictions on expenditures; penalties
SECTION 6A. Contributions from political action committees; limitations
SECTION 6B. Ballot question committee; contributions
SECTION 7. Receipts, disbursements and contributions regulated; limitations; penalties
SECTION 7A. Campaign contributions to candidates from individuals; limitation; contributions from legislative and executive agents; contributions from gaming licensee
SECTION 8. Political contributions by corporations; penalties
SECTION 8A. Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
SECTION 9. Contributions and expenditures over $50 or $100; use of credit or debit card by committee; penalties
SECTION 9A. Contributions by electronic means; acceptance by political action committees; authorization cards
SECTION 9B. Joint contributions to be attributed equally to each contributor when unspecified; rules and regulations for joint contributions
SECTION 10. Name and address of donor; disclosure; penalties
SECTION 10A. Treatment of contributions to candidates through intermediaries or conduits
SECTION 11. Solicitations from candidates prohibited; exception; penalties
SECTION 12. Soliciting of money for nomination papers prohibited; penalties
SECTION 13. Solicitation or receipt of political campaign contributions by appointive public officers or employees prohibited; exception; penalties
SECTION 14. Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties
SECTION 15. Political contributions by public officers or employees restricted; penalties
SECTION 16. Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty
SECTION 16A. Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty
SECTION 16B. Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
SECTION 17. Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
SECTION 18. Reports of contributions and expenditures; persons required to file; contents; reporting periods; time limits; penalties
SECTION 18A. Reports of independent expenditures
SECTION 18B. Candidate or elected official sponsoring fund raising event on behalf of non-resident candidate; reports of contributions; penalty
SECTION 18C. Electronic reporting system for campaign finance reports and financial activity statements
SECTION 18D. Expenditures paid by or to vendors on behalf of political committee or on behalf of individual or group required to file report of ballot question expenditures
SECTION 18E. Legal defense, inauguration or recount funds
SECTION 18F. Electioneering communication expenditures
SECTION 18G. Independent expenditure or electioneering communication; disclosure statement regarding identity of financially responsible individual or entity; form; disclosure of top contributors; penalty for violation
SECTION 19. Campaign funds; designation of depository
SECTION 20. Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 2
SECTION 21. Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 3
SECTION 22. Persons or corporations making contributions; filing of reports with director; penalties
SECTION 22A. Expenditures for political purpose; report; punishment for violation; examination of accounts
SECTION 23. Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
SECTION 24. Place for filing statements or reports; signing
SECTION 25. Preservation of statements and reports by director; public inspection and reproduction
SECTION 26. Preservation of statements and reports by city or town clerk; public inspection and reproduction; posting of campaign finance reports required by Sec. 18 on website
SECTION 27. Furnishing forms for statements and reports, and summary of chapter
SECTION 28. Inspection of statements and reports; delinquencies; notice; filing
SECTION 29. Failure to file statement, report or affidavit; notice to and duties of director and attorney general
SECTION 30. Courts' authority to compel filing of statements
SECTION 31. Immunity of witnesses
SECTION 32. Corrupt practices by candidate defined
SECTION 33. Election petitions for corrupt practices; procedure
SECTION 34. Application of preceding sections
SECTION 35. Inquests upon complaint for violations
SECTION 36. Conduct of inquests
SECTION 37. Witnesses; attendance; process; fees
SECTION 38. Stenographer
SECTION 39. Witnesses; binding over to superior court
SECTION 40. Apprehension of offenders
SECTION 41. Witnesses; compulsory testimony; immunity
SECTION 42. Forwarding certified copy of record of final judgment or conviction to city or town clerk; disqualification of defendant as voter