(a)
A person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, county or municipal political party committee, State political party committee which has not voted to endorse a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor, or legislative leadership committee that makes, incurs or authorizes an independent expenditure, as that term is defined in
19:25-12.7
, for a communication to support or defeat a gubernatorial candidate in a primary election shall:
1.
Report the independent expenditure pursuant to
19:25-12.8
;
2.
Clearly state on the communication the name and address of the person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, or continuing political committee making the independent expenditure pursuant to
19:25-13.2
(a)
, and that the communication has been paid for by that person or committee; and
3.
Include in the communication a clear and conspicuous statement that the communication was not made with the cooperation or prior consent of, or in consultation with or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate, or any person or committee acting on behalf of any candidate.
(b)
An independent expenditure made by a person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, county or municipal political party committee, State political party committee which has not voted to endorse a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor, or legislative leadership committee pursuant to (a) above shall not be deemed to be an expenditure of a gubernatorial candidate in the primary election within the meaning of
19:44A-7
.
History
Amended by R.1984 d.561, effective
12/17/1984
.
See: 16 New Jersey Register 2765(a), 16 New Jersey Register 3485(b).
Amended by R.1992 d.458, effective
11/16/1992
.
See: 24 New Jersey Register 3026(a), 24 New Jersey Register 4274(a).
Revised (a).
Amended by R.1996 d.389, effective
8/19/1996
.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 2524(a), 28 New Jersey Register 3971(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.1999 d.300, effective
9/7/1999
.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 1446(a), 31 New Jersey Register 2627(b).
In (a) and (c), substituted references to county and municipal political party committees for references to political party committees, and inserted references to State political party committees which have not voted to endorse a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor.
Amended by R.2000 d.322, effective
8/7/2000
.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1291(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2930(a).
Rewrote the section.