New Jersey Regulations § 19:25-8.6A Expenditures made immediately before an electionVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

(a) A candidate, or a campaign treasurer of a candidate committee or joint candidates committee, shall file a notice (Form E-1 or 48-HR) with the Commission of an expenditure of money or other thing of value in excess of $ 1,900, or aggregate expenditures that total in excess of $ 1,900, 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.

(b) The notice described in (a) above shall be signed by the campaign treasurer or the candidate and filed with the Commission within 48 hours of the making, authorizing, or incurring of the expenditure, or aggregate expenditures, and shall include the following:

(c) There shall be no obligation to file the notice in (a) above if an expenditure has been made by a candidate to support his or her 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 chosen freeholders 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.