New Jersey Regulations § 19:25-25.1 Definitions
Regulation Text
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
"Business entity" means any natural or legal person, business corporation, professional services corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, association or any other legal commercial entity organized under the laws of this State or of any other state or foreign jurisdiction.
"Campaign Reporting Act" means the New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act,
19:44A-1
et seq.
"Campaign treasurer" means the person or persons appointed as treasurer by a candidate committee or joint candidates committee or the person or persons undertaking activity relating to contributions and expenditures of a candidate committee or joint candidates committee pursuant to the Campaign Reporting Act.
"Candidate committee" means a committee established by a candidate pursuant to
19:44A-9
(a)
for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
"Contribution" includes every loan, gift, subscription, advance or transfer of money or other thing of value, including any in-kind contribution, made to or on behalf of any candidate committee or joint candidates committee and any pledge or other commitment or assumption of liability to make such transfer. For the purposes of this subchapter, any such commitment or assumption shall be deemed to have been a contribution upon the date when such commitment is made or liability assumed. Funds or other benefits received solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual should become a candidate are contributions.
"Contribution reportable by the recipient" shall mean a currency contribution in any amount or a contribution or contributions in excess of $ 200.00 in the aggregate per election made to or received by a candidate committee or joint candidates committee.
"County committee of a political party" means a committee organized pursuant to
19:5-3
.
"Currency" means United States government notes and coins in circulation as a medium of exchange.
"Fair and open process" means, at a minimum, that the contract shall be:
1.
Publicly advertised in newspapers or on the Internet website maintained by the public entity in sufficient time to give notice in advance of the contract;
2.
Awarded under a process that provides for public solicitation of proposals or qualifications and awarded and disclosed under criteria established in writing by the public entity prior to the solicitation of proposals or qualifications; and
3.
Publicly opened and announced when awarded.
A contract awarded pursuant to a process that includes public bidding or competitive contracting pursuant to State contracts law or the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. (P.L. 1971, c. 198.), shall constitute a fair and open process. The decision of a public entity as to what constitutes a fair and open process shall be final.
"File" or "filed" means deposited in the office of the Commission designated in
19:25-2.1
.
"In-kind contribution" means a contribution of goods or services received by a candidate committee or joint candidates committee, which contribution is paid for by a person or entity other than the recipient committee, but does not include services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering a part of or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or committee.
"Interest" means the ownership or control of more than 10 percent of the profits or assets of a business entity or 10 percent of the stock in the case of a business entity that is a corporation for profit, as appropriate.
"Joint candidates committee" means a committee established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-9(a) by at least two candidates for the same elective public offices in the same election in a legislative district, county, or municipality, but not more candidates than the total number of the same elective public offices to be filled in that election, for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures. For the purposes of this definition, the offices of member of the Senate and members of the General Assembly shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a legislative district; the offices of member of the board of county commissioners and county executive shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a county; and the offices of mayor and member of the municipal governing body shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a municipality.
"Legal person" means a corporation which possesses legal rights.
"Legislative leadership committee" means a committee established, authorized to be established, or designated by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, or the Minority Leader of the General Assembly pursuant to
19:44A-10.1
for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures.
"Municipal committee of a political party" means a committee organized pursuant to
19:5-2
.
"Natural person" means a human being.
"Organizational treasurer" means the person or persons appointed as treasurer by a legislative leadership committee or political party committee or the person or persons undertaking activity relating to contributions and expenditures of a legislative leadership committee or political party committee pursuant to the Campaign Reporting Act.
"Political party committee" means the State committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to
19:5-4
; any county committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to
19:5-3
; or any municipal committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to
19:5-2
.
"Public contract" shall mean a contract with a State agency in the Legislative Branch, a contract with a county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or a contract with a municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
"State agency in the Legislative Branch" means the Legislature of the State and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch.
"State committee of a political party" means a committee organized pursuant to
19:5-4
.
History
Amended by R.2010 d.062, effective
4/19/2010
.
Amended by
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