Title 19, Title 19: ELECTIONS

19:44A-11.7. Certain payments, check required 1. Any payment to any individual which is related to efforts by or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, or legislati…

19:44A-11.8 Additional reporting requirements on currency contributions. 1. Any candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, legislative leadership committee, or other person or group r…

19:44A-11.9 Political contributions by public agencies prohibited; definition. 1. A public agency shall not pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value, whether out of public funds or any other funds which the public agency may control, to any candidate, candida…

19:44A-12 Records of contributions. 12. An organizational or campaign treasurer or deputy organizational or campaign treasurer of a candidate committee or joint candidates committee, a political committee, a continuing political committee, an independent expenditure committee, a …

19:44A-16 Candidates, reports, contributions, expenditures. 16. a. The campaign treasurer of each candidate committee and joint candidates committee shall make a cumulative quarterly report, upon a form prescribed by the Election Law Enforcement Commission, of all contributions i…

19:44A-18 Post-election contributions, expenditures, testimonial affairs or public solicitations; reports. 18. If any former candidate or any political committee or any person or association of persons in behalf of such political committee or former candidate shall receive any co…

19:44A-18.1 Inaugural fund-raising event limits. 17. a. No person, candidate or political committee, otherwise eligible to make political contributions, shall make any contribution or contributions for the purpose of any gubernatorial inaugural fund-raising event or events in the…

19:44A-19 Public solicitations. 19. a. No person shall conduct any public solicitation as defined in this act except (1) upon written authorization of the campaign or organizational treasurer of the candidate committee or joint candidates committee, political committee, continuin…

19:44A-19.1 Candidates for elective public office, solicitations on government property; prohibited, certain circumstances. 1. a. For the purposes of this section, the terms "contribution", "candidate", "candidate committee", and "joint candidates committee", shall have the meani…

19:44A-19.2 Definitions relative to professional fund raisers for political contributions; registration requirements. 1. a. As used in this section: "candidate" means a candidate for nomination for election or election to the office of Governor or the office of member of the Sena…

19:44A-2. Policy declaration; political contributions, limited; reporting contributions received, expenditures made. 2. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to limit political contributions and to require the reporting of contributi…

19:44A-2.1 Findings, declarations relative to individuals considering candidacy for public office. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Accessible public disclosure of money and other things of value given to a candidate for public office by an individual, another candi…

19:44A-20 Prohibited contributions, expenditures. 20. No contribution of money or other thing of value, nor obligation therefor, shall be made, and no expenditure of money or other thing of value, nor obligation therefor, shall be made or incurred whether anonymously, in a fictit…

19:44A-20.1 Corporation, labor organization contributions through employees, prohibited; penalties; fourth degree crime. 15. a. No corporation or labor organization of any kind shall provide to any of its officers, directors, attorneys, agents or other employees any additional in…

19:44A-20.10 Violations by business entities, penalties. 9. A business entity which is determined by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to have willfully and intentionally made a contribution or failed to reveal a contribution in violation of this act may be liable to a pena…

19:44A-20.10a Failure to disclose, contribution, fines. 24. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a business entity that fails to disclose a contribution or the existence of a public contract shall be subject to a fine of not less than $2…

19:44A-20.11 Penalty for acceptance of unlawful contribution. 10. Any person who is determined by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to have willfully and intentionally accepted a contribution in violation of the provisions of sections 1 through 4 of this act shall be liable…

19:44A-20.12 Construction of act relative to public exigency. 11. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the awarding of a contract when the public exigency requires the immediate delivery of goods or performance of emergency services as determined by the…

19:44A-20.12a Public contracts, awarding, limiting, contributions, expire; compliance. 25. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any local ordinance, resolution, or regulation, as may be appropriate, adopted by a county, municipality, ind…

19:44A-20.13 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: In our representative form of government, it is essential that individuals who are elected to public office have the trust, respect and confidence of the citizenry; and All individuals, businesses, a…

19:44A-20.14 Contributors, certain, ineligibility, agreement, State, authorities. 2. The State or any of its purchasing agents or agencies or those of its independent authorities, as the case may be, shall not enter into an agreement or otherwise contract to procure from any busi…

19:44A-20.15 Contributions, certain, contractors, certain, State, authorities, prohibited. 3. No business entity which agrees to any contract or agreement, except for a contract or agreement awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, with the State or any department or agency t…

19:44A-20.16 "Contribution" defined. 4. For the purposes of this act, a "contribution" means a contribution reportable by the recipient under "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, " P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.) made on or after the effectiv…

19:44A-20.17 "Business entity" defined. 5. For the purposes of this act, a "business entity" means any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any…

19:44A-20.18 Report of contributions by business entities as part of State procurement process. 6. Prior to awarding any contract or agreement to procure services or any material, supplies or equipment from, or for the acquisition, sale, or lease of any land or building from or t…

19:44A-20.19 Written certification, business entities, contributions. 7. Prior to awarding any contract or agreement, except for a contract or agreement awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, to procure services or any material, supplies or equipment from, or for the acquis…

19:44A-20.20 Request for reimbursement of contribution. 8. If a business entity inadvertently makes a contribution that would otherwise bar it from receiving a contract or makes a contribution during the term of a contract in violation of this act, the entity may request a full r…

19:44A-20.21 Breach, terms, government contract, contributions. 9. It shall be a breach of the terms of the government contract for a business entity to: (i) make or solicit a contribution in violation of this act; (ii) knowingly conceal or misrepresent a contribution given or re…

19:44A-20.22 Exception for public exigency. 10. This act shall not prohibit the awarding of a contract when the public exigency requires the immediate delivery of goods or performance of services as determined by the State Treasurer. L.2005,c.51,s.10.

19:44A-20.23 Applicability, State agencies, authorities. 11. This act shall apply to all State agencies including any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such depar…

19:44A-20.24 Contract, bid applications and specs to describe requirements of act. 12. Every contract and bid application and specifications promulgated in connection therewith covered by this act shall contain a provision describing the requirements of this act and a statement t…

19:44A-20.25 Inapplicability of act under federal law or eminent domain. 13. The provisions of sections 1 through 12 of this act, P.L.2005, c.51, shall not: a. apply in circumstances when it is determined by the federal government or a court of competent jurisdiction that its app…

19:44A-20.26 Submission, list, political contributions, State, local agencies contractor; definitions. 2. a. Not later than 10 days prior to entering into any contract having an anticipated value in excess of $17,500, except for a contract that is required by law to be publicly a…

19:44A-20.27 Annual disclosure statement, business entities, contributions filed with ELEC; definitions; enforcement. 3. a. Any business entity making a contribution of money or any other thing of value, including an in-kind contribution, or pledge to make a contribution of any k…

19:44A-20.3 Contributors, State committee, presiding officer's political party; eligibility, contracts, Legislative branch. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: a State agency in the Legislative Branch shall not enter into a contract having an antic…

19:44A-20.4 Contributors, county committee, political party, elective officers; eligibility, county contracts. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: a county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not enter into a contract having an anticip…

19:44A-20.5 Contributors to municipal committee of political party of elective officers; eligibility for municipal contracts. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: a municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not enter into a contr…

19:44A-20.6 Certain contributions deemed as contributions by business entity. 5. When a business entity is a natural person, a contribution by that person's spouse or child, residing therewith, shall be deemed to be a contribution by the business entity. When a business entity is…

19:44A-20.7 Definitions relative to certain campaign contributions. 6. As used in sections 2 through 12 of this act, P.L.2004, c.19 (C.19:44A-20.3 et seq.): "business entity" means any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liabi…

19:44A-20.8 Business entity to provide written certification, ELEC reports. 7. a. Prior to awarding any contract, except a contract that is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process, a State agency in the Legislative Branch, a county, or a municipality shall require the busines…

19:44A-20.9 Repayment of contribution. 8. If a business entity makes a contribution that would cause it to be ineligible to receive a public contract or, in the case of a contribution made during the term of a public contract, that would constitute a violation of this act, the bu…

19:44A-21. Criminal penalties; forfeiture of office 21. a. Any person who purposely and with intent to conceal or misrepresent contributions given or received or expenditures made or incurred to aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate for public office …

19:44A-22 Violations; civil penalties; forfeiture. 22. a. (1) Except as provided in subsection e. or f., any person, including any candidate, treasurer, candidate committee or joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committ…

19:44A-22.1. Summary action by candidate, injunctive relief 24. If a political committee or continuing political committee, having been established or consisting of members or having received contributions in violation of this act, shall have made any contribution or expenditure …

19:44A-22.2. Findings, declarations relative to campaign advertisements 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. in McIntyre v. Ohio, 63 U.S.L.W. 4279 (U.S. April 19, 1995) (No. 93-986), the United States Supreme Court invalidated, on First Amendment grounds, an Ohio statut…

19:44A-22.3 Communications financing, report to Election Law Enforcement Commission; violations, penalties; rules, regulations. 2. a. Whenever a candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, independent expenditure committee…