New Jersey Regulations § 19:25-8.6A Expenditures made immediately before an election
Regulation Text
(a)
A candidate, or a campaign treasurer of a candidate committee or joint candidates committee, shall file a notice (Form E-1 or 72/24-HR) with the Commission of an expenditure of money or other thing of value in excess of $ 200.00, or aggregate expenditures that total in excess of $ 200.00, made, incurred, or authorized by the candidate committee or joint candidates committee to support or defeat a candidate in an election, or to aid the passage or defeat of any public question, during the period of time between the 13th day prior to the election and the date of the election, which notice shall contain:
1.
The name of the candidate or joint candidates making the expenditure;
2.
The name of the person, firm, or organization to whom or which the expenditure was paid; and
3.
The amount and purpose of the expenditure.
(b)
The notice described at (a) above shall be signed by the campaign treasurer or a candidate and filed with the Commission:
1.
Within 72 hours of the making, authorizing, or incurring of the expenditure, if the expenditure is made, authorized, or incurred on or after the 13th day prior to the election up to and including the eighth day prior to the election; or
2.
Within 24 hours of the making, authorizing, or incurring of the expenditure, if the expenditure is made, authorized, or incurred on or after the seventh day prior to the election up to and including the date of the election.
(c)
There shall be no obligation to file the notice at (a) above if an expenditure has been made by a candidate to support the candidate's own candidacy or by joint candidates to support their own candidacies, or to support or defeat a candidate for the same office in the same election. For the purposes of this subsection, the offices of member of the Senate and member of the General Assembly shall be deemed to be the same office in a legislative district; the offices of member of the board of county commissioners and county executive shall be deemed to be the same office in a county; and the offices of mayor and member of the municipal governing body shall be deemed to be the same office in a municipality.
History
Amended by
Amended by 52 N.J.R. 2185(a), effective 12/21/2020
Amended by
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