Campaign Finance

Under RSA 664, all political committees as well as state and county candidate committees in NH must register with the Secretary of State using either our Online Campaign Finance System or by returning the appropriate registration forms to our office.

Candidates with campaign expenditures exceeding $1,000 must also register their campaign account with the Secretary of State using either our Online Campaign Finance System or by returning the appropriate registration forms to our office.

Registering a Candidate or Committee

To register a NEW candidate or committee for campaign reporting services, use our Online Campaign Finance System or complete and return the 2024 Political Committee Registration Form to our Office. 

You can also use the Online Campaign Finance System to find all information filed by candidates, political committees, and candidate committees.

Legal Guidelines

• Campaign Finance System Registration and Reporting Guide 
• RSA 664 - Campaign Finance Statute
• RSA 664:17 - Political Advertising
• Campaign Finance Guidance - Attorney General Letter of December 17, 2021
• Attorney General Letter of July 6, 2022  Coordination and common agents between political committees and candidate committee

Reporting Forms and Deadlines

2024 ELECTIONS

Reporting Dates

• Candidates
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

Contribution Limits

• Contribution Limits Chart

Forms

• 2024 Registration Form
• Additional Summary form for Itemized Receipts and Expenditures for all reports
• 2024 Primary Election Reporting Form: Candidates  |  Committees
• 2024 General Election Reporting Form: Candidates  |  Committees

2022 ELECTIONS

Reporting Dates

• Candidates 
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

Primary Election Forms

• Candidates
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

General Election Forms

• Candidates
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

6-Month Reports

2022 Election Reports

• Candidates
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

2020 Election Reports

• Candidates
• Candidate Committees - Political Committees - Political Advocacy Organizations

GOVERNOR SUNUNU INAUGURAL COMMITTEE Reports filed: March 10, 2017 | July 10, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | May 6, 2018 | November 6, 2018 | March 10, 2019 (amended) | July 10, 2019 | January 10 2020 | July 10, 2020 | January 10, 2021 | July 10, 2021 | January 10, 2022 (Addendum 1) (Addendum 2) | July 10, 2022  | January 10, 2023 | July 10, 2023  |  January 10, 2024 | July 10, 2024

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2022 Election Forms

• Political Committee Registration
• Receipt and Expenditure Form