By Mr. Brown, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 441) of Scott P. Brown, Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E.
Tarr and Michael R.Knapik for legislation relative to
campaign finance. Election Laws. |
By Mr. Brown, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 441) of Scott P. Brown, Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E.
Tarr and Michael R.Knapik for legislation relative to
campaign finance. Election Laws. |
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. Section 1 of Chapter 55, as appearing in the General Laws, 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new definition after the first definition:-
“Calendar Year”, a calendar year shall mean any year beginning on January 1st and ending December 31st. There shall be a special election exemption for campaign contributions if a special election and a general election occur within the same calendar year. Contributions may not exceed the defined limits set forth in this chapter, for each election cycle during said calendar year.
