Resources

These resources have been provided through a combination of public testimony, distribution to the commission by private parties, and commission deliberations:

Election Financing in New Hampshire

An act relative to campaign contributions and expenditures, SB 447-FN was passed by the New Hampshire Senate in 2000, but failed to achieve a majority in the House. It is the most recently passed public financing measure in New Hampshire.

NH Campaign Expenditures 2004-2006 - all races for Governor, Executive Council and State Senate, Material assembled by the NH Coalition for Public Funding of Elections.

Status of Campaign Finance Reform in New Hampshire, 2002 (New Hampshire Citizens Alliance)

A Retrospective Look at Campaign Financing in New Hampshire and Surrounding States During the 2000 Election Cycle, April 2002. Includes expenditures by candidates and Political Action Committees. Identifies corporate contributors and headquarters (New Hampshire Citizen Alliance)

Ideas for Public Financing Sources: An un-edited list of ideas for public financing sources in New Hampshire

Memo From Pam Smarling, House Committee Researcher to Stuart Comstock-Gay, October 10, 2008, providing detail on some potential funding sources.

General Resources Regarding Public Financing of Elections

Resource People and Organizations (resource list provided by the NH Coalition for Public Funding of Elections)

Internet Links to Resources on Public Funding (resource list provided by the NH Coalition for Public Funding of Elections)

Writing Reform, a manual for writing campaign finance legislation, by Deborah Goldberg, Brennan Center for Justice at NY University School of Law, 2008 revised edition.

Mapping Public Financing in American Elections (2007) provides a comprehensive overview of state and local public financing programs in the United States. Center for Governmental Studies

Public Financing of Elections: Where to get the Money? (2003), Center for Governmental Studies.