(a)
A candidate or elected officeholder shall establish a candidate committee by appointing a treasurer and opening a depository for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures no later than the date on which that candidate first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any expenditure in connection with an election.
(b)
No later than 10 days after establishing a candidate committee a candidate shall file a certificate of organization and designation of campaign depository (Form D-1) containing the following information for each depository the candidate has established:
1.
The full name of the candidate committee, which name must contain the surname of the candidate and the office sought;
2.
The name, mailing address and telephone number of the person appointed as chairperson;
3.
The name, mailing and resident address and telephone number of the person appointed as treasurer; and
4.
The name, mailing address and telephone number of the bank at which the campaign depository has been established, the account name and number, and the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of all persons authorized to sign checks or otherwise make transactions.
(c)
The name of the candidate committee reported in the certificate of organization and designation of campaign depository pursuant to (b) above shall be the sole name under which the committee receives contributions, makes expenditures, provides political identification required pursuant to
19:25-13.2
and otherwise does business.
(d)
The certificate of organization and designation of campaign depository shall be certified as true and correct by the candidate, chairperson, and treasurer. The candidate shall further certify that the candidate has not, and will not during the existence of the candidate committee, establish, authorize the establishment of, maintain, or participate directly or indirectly in the management or control of any political committee or continuing political committee.
(e)
The candidate shall file an amendment to the certificate of organization and designation of campaign depository no later than three days after any of the information required in (b) above changes.
History
Amended by R.1996 d.258, effective
6/3/1996
.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 1611(a), 28 New Jersey Register 3006(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 19:25-4.1 and amended by R.2000 d.322, effective
8/7/2000
.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1291(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2930(a).
Rewrote (a) and (b); and in (c), inserted ", provides political identification required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 19:25-13.2" following "expenditures".
Amended by R.2002 d.230, effective
7/15/2002
.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 1367(a), 34 New Jersey Register 2466(c).
In (b), deleted "or DX" following "Form D-1" in the introductory paragraph.