2022 -- S 2353 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS - EXPENDITURES | |
REPORTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Calkin, Bell, Anderson, Mack, Mendes, and Acosta | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-25-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-25 entitled "Rhode Island |
2 | Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 17-25-7. Contents of reports to be filed by treasurers of candidates and committees. |
4 | (a) Each campaign treasurer of a candidate, each state and municipal committee of a |
5 | political party, and each political action committee shall keep accurate records and make a full |
6 | report, upon a form prescribed by the board of elections, of all contributions received, and |
7 | expenditures made, by it in excess of a total of one hundred dollars ($100) from any one source |
8 | within a calendar year, in furtherance of the nomination, election, or defeat of any candidate or the |
9 | approval or rejection of any question submitted to the voters, or at any financial town meeting, |
10 | financial town referendum, or other election at which amendments to a city or town charter are |
11 | proposed, during the period from the date of the last report, or in the case of the initial report, |
12 | beginning on the date of the appointment of the campaign treasurer for state and municipal |
13 | committees and political action committees and on the date a person becomes a "candidate" as |
14 | defined in § 17-25-3(2) for individual candidates. The report shall contain the name, address, and |
15 | place of employment of each person or source from whom the contributions and expenditures in |
16 | excess of one hundred dollars ($100) were received or made, whether the contributor is a lobbyist |
17 | registered pursuant to chapter 139.1 of title 42, and the amount contributed or expended by each |
18 | person or source. The report shall be filed with the board of elections on the dates designated in § |
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1 | 17-25-11. The campaign treasurer of the candidate or committee reporting shall certify to the |
2 | correctness of each report. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this title, this |
3 | subsection shall apply to any person or entity advocating the approval or rejection of any question |
4 | presented to voters at any financial town meeting, financial town referendum, or other election at |
5 | which amendments to a city or town charter are proposed, which shall file reports of contributions |
6 | or expenditures in accordance with the filing schedule established by § 17-25-11 if the total of the |
7 | money so expended exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) in a calendar year. As used in this |
8 | subsection, the word "entity" means any political action committee, political party committee, |
9 | authorized campaign committee of a candidate or officer holder, corporation, whether for profit, |
10 | not-for-profit, or exempt nonprofit pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, |
11 | domestic corporation or foreign corporation, as defined in § 7-1.2-106, financial institution, |
12 | cooperative, association, receivership, partnership, committee, union, charity, trust, holding |
13 | company, firm, joint stock company, public utility, sole proprietorship, limited partnership, or any |
14 | other entity recognized by the laws of the United States and/or the state of Rhode Island. |
15 | (b) Each state and municipal committee of a political party shall also file with the board of |
16 | elections, not later than March 1 of each year, an annual report setting forth in the aggregate all |
17 | contributions received and all expenditures made during the previous calendar year, whether or not |
18 | these expenditures were made, incurred, or authorized in furtherance of the election or defeat of |
19 | any candidate. The treasurer of the committee or organization reporting shall certify to the |
20 | correctness of each report. |
21 | (c) Any report filed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall include contributions |
22 | received from any "testimonial affair," as defined in § 17-25-3, held since the date of the most |
23 | recent report filed. |
24 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS - EXPENDITURES | |
REPORTS | |
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1 | This act would require all campaign schedules of contributions submitted to the board of |
2 | elections expressly indicate whether the contributor is a registered lobbyist. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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