HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 630
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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act to close certain campaign finance loopholes.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk |
Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 630
By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 630) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to further regulate campaign contributions involving political committees. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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.”
