HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 62        FILED ON: 1/8/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 598

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tom Sannicandro

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to close certain campaign finance loopholes.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/8/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 62        FILED ON: 1/8/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 598

By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 598) of Tom Sannicandro for legislation to further regulate campaign contributions involving political committees.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to close certain campaign finance loopholes.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1: Chapter 55, Section 6 is amended in the third paragraph by inserting after the third sentence the following-

The political committee of a political party may contribute to the campaign fund of a candidate; provided, however, that the aggregate of all contributions for the benefit of any one candidate and the non-elected political committee organized on such candidate's behalf shall not exceed in any one calendar year the sum of three thousand dollars in the case of each town or ward committee.

SECTION 2: Chapter 55, Section 7A(a) (2) by inserting at the end the following sentence:

“An individual may in addition make campaign contributions for the benefit of elected political committees or non-elected political committees organized on behalf of a political party; provided, however, that the total contribution in any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars in the case of town or ward committees representing a jurisdiction outside the jurisdiction in which the individual keeps their principle residence.”