Title 19, ELECTIONS

19:36-1 Time and place of meeting. 19:36-1. The electors of president and vice president shall convene at the State House at Trenton, or in another State building within the State House Complex at Trenton, or the War Memorial at Trenton, on the day appointed by congress for that …

19:36-2 Vacancies; filling. 19:36-2. a. When a vacancy shall happen in the college of electors, or when an elector shall fail to attend, by the hour of three o'clock in the afternoon of the day fixed by congress for the meeting of the college of electors, at the place of holding …

19:36-3 Organization, performance of duties. 19:36-3. After choosing a president and secretary from their own body, such electors shall proceed to perform the duties required of them by the constitution and laws of the United States, and in accordance with the provisions of secti…

19:36-4 "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote." 1. The State of New Jersey hereby enacts into law and enters into the "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" as set forth in this section, and substantially…

19:37-1 Referendum. 19:37-1. When the governing body of any municipality or of any county desires to ascertain the sentiment of the legal voters of the municipality or county upon any question or policy pertaining to the government or internal affairs thereof, and there is no oth…

19:37-1.1 Petition of voters. 2. Whenever a governing body of a municipality has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to section 19:37-1 of the Revised Statutes, upon the presentation to the governing body of such municipality of a petition signed by 10% or more of the vot…

19:37-2 Question placed on ballot by county clerk. 19:37-2. If a copy of the ordinance or resolution certified by the clerk or secretary of the governing body of any such municipality or county is delivered to the county clerk not less than 74 days before any such general electio…

19:37-3. Count and canvass of votes The ballots so cast for or against such public question shall be counted and the result thereof returned by the election officers and a canvass of such election had and announced in the manner now provided by law.

19:37-4. Result not binding Such result shall not bind the governing body from which the ordinance or resolution emanated, nor be taken or construed as other than an expression of sentiment by the voters, to be followed or disregarded by the governing body in its discretion.

19:37-5. Ordinance or resolution necessary The submission of a public question in the manner herein provided shall not become operative in any municipality or county until the governing body thereof shall by ordinance or resolution duly passed declare its desire to submit any que…

19:44A-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act." L.1973, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973.

19:44A-10 Organizational treasurer, depository of committee. 10. Each political party committee shall, on or before July 1 in each year, designate a single organizational treasurer and an organizational depository and shall, not later than the tenth day after the designation of t…

19:44A-10.1. Establishment of legislative leadership committee 16. a. The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly may each establish, authorize the establishment of, or designa…

19:44A-10.2 Segregated depository account, eligible expenses, non-political purposes, certain, permitted; maximum contribution; reporting. 33. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.), or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the two majo…

19:44A-11 Procedures, contributions, expenditures; requirements. 11. No contribution of money or other thing of value, nor obligation therefor, including but not limited to contributions, loans or obligations of a candidate himself or of his family, shall be made or received, and…

19:44A-11.2 Permitted use of contributions. 17. a. All contributions received by a candidate, candidate committee, a joint candidates committee or a legislative leadership committee shall be used only for the following purposes: (1) the payment of campaign expenses; (2) contribut…

19:44A-11.3 Contributions, candidates, limitations. 18. a. No individual, other than an individual who is a candidate, no corporation of any kind organized and incorporated under the laws of this State or any other state or any country other than the United States, no labor organ…

19:44A-11.3a Limitations on receipt of contributions, certain, between county committees; violations, penalties. 13. In addition to any other applicable limit prescribed by law, between January 1 and June 30 of each year, a county committee of a political party shall not make a c…

19:44A-11.3b Candidacy declaration, receiving maximum contribution permitted. 26. Whenever any candidate, as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), declares a candidacy for any election and establishes a candidate committee, a joint…

19:44A-11.4 Contributions, political party leadership committees; limitations. 19. a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, no individual, no corporation of any kind organized and incorporated under the laws of this State or any other state or any …

19:44A-11.5 Contributions, political, continuing political committees; limitations. 20. a. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate committee shall pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of va…

19:44A-11.6. Loans for contributions; limitations 23. Any person, partnership, association, political committee or continuing political committee may make a loan or loans to any person, partnership, association, political committee or continuing political committee with knowledge…

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…