HB 310 — PROHIBITED FUNDRAISING PERIOD CHANGES

HOUSE BILL 310 5454TH THLEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSIO,SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Matthew McQueen 6Pursuant 8to 10House ANRule ACT24-1, RELATINGthis TOdocument ELECTIONS;incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

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15AN BEACT ITRELATING ENACTEDTO BYELECTIONS; THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTIONPROHIBITING 1.CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND STATE h OFFICERS FROM SOLICITING SRCºOR ACCEPTING»SRC CONTRIBUTIONS g o DURING A PROHIBITED PERIOD.

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wh l, nt, dSECTION 181. "1-19-34.1.

LEGISLATIVESection SESSION1-19-34.1 FUNDRAISINGNMSA =1978 =(being 19Laws PROHIBITION.--1993, ae lu ig ae b l e re 20h A.Chapter 46, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:

Itn isd unlawful during the prohibited period for a t m m 21 a state legislator, the attorney general, the state treasurer, d ri e= 22= theo commissionerh of"1-19-34.1. public lands or the state auditor or a c e s k 23 candidate for state legislator, attorney general, state e a n b 24 treasurer, commissioner of public lands or state auditor, or u [ any agent on behalf of [either ] the attorney general, the state .212270.2 treasurer, the commissioner of public lands or the state auditor or a candidate for attorney general, state treasurer, commissioner of public lands or state auditor, to knowingly solicit or accept a contribution [for a political purpose] .

ForLEGISLATIVE purposesSESSION ofFUNDRAISING thisl governed] byb the,d Campaigni Reportinga Actº subsection,e "prohibitedPROHIBITION.-- period"r meansi that= periodr beginningt Januarye 1w priord tom any regular session of the legislature or, in the case of a specialn session,o afterA. the proclamation has been issued, and ending on adjournment of the regular or special session.

B.It is unlawful during the prohibited period for d m :

Itb ise unlawfuld durings º o t n = .212270.2 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d a state legislator, the prohibitedattorney periodgeneral, forHSEICºsecretary of state,»HSEIC the governorstate treasurer, the commissioner of public lands or the lieutenantstate governorauditor ,or a candidate for state legislator, attorney general, HSEICº secretary of state,»HSEIC state treasurer, commissioner of public lands or state auditor, or any agent on [his]behalf of [either ] the governor'sattorney general, HSEICºsecretary of state,»HSEIC the state treasurer, the commissioner of public lands or the lieutenantstate governor'sauditor behalf,or a candidate for attorney general, HSEICºsecretary of state,»HSEIC state treasurer, commissioner of public lands or state auditor, to knowingly solicit orSRCºor acceptaccept»SRC a contribution [for a political purpose] governed by the Campaign Reporting Act.

For purposes of this subsection, "prohibited period" means that period e e 17 beginning January 1 prior to any regular session of the e e n d 18 legislature or, in the case of a special session, after the = = l ] 19 proclamation has been issued, and ending on theh twentieth day a l r i 20 following the adjournment of the regular or special session."session. t e a t - 2 - m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .212270.2

u » r B.

It is unlawful during the prohibited period for t h g e l i the governor or the lieutenant governor , or any agent on [his] h r i s the governor's or the lieutenant governor's behalf, to h , e h knowingly solicit SRCº or accept»SRC a contribution [for a t u g e b l e e , gh political purpose] governed by the Campaign Reporting Act.

For n d d i = = o h purposes of this subsection, "prohibited period" means that l ] b ,d i a º r period beginning January 1 prior to any regular session of the e r = t e w d m a n o legislature or, in the case of a special session, after the d m :

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