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NJ Rev Stat § 19:44A-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44A-44 - Borrowing by candidates.

19:44A-44 Borrowing by candidates.  19. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, any candidate in a primary election for the office of Governor, or his campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or any candidate in a general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, or the campaign treasurer or deputy treasurer thereof may borrow funds from any national or State bank. No person or political committee, other than the candidates or the State committee of any political party in a general election, may in any way endorse or guarantee such loan in an amount in the aggregate in excess of $1,500.00. The endorsement shall constitute a contribution for so long as the loan is outstanding. The amount borrowed by any such candidates or their campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer shall in the aggregate not exceed $50,000.00 and must be repaid in full by such candidate or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer from moneys accepted or allocated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-29) 20 days prior to the date of the primary or general election for which the loan was made, and certification of such repayment shall be made by the borrower to the Election Law Enforcement Commission in accordance with commission regulations. Upon the failure of the borrower to repay the full amount borrowed on or before the 20th day prior to the date of the primary election for the office of Governor or general election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, or to certify such repayment to the Election Law Enforcement Commission as required herein, all payments of moneys to such candidates from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33) shall promptly cease; and the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall forthwith seek and may obtain in a summary action in the Superior Court an injunction prohibiting the expenditure by any such candidate or candidates of any moneys received at any time from the fund for election campaign expenses pursuant to said section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33), and any other moneys received in aid of or in behalf of the candidates in said election. L.1974, c.26, s.19; amended 1980, c.74, s.15; 1989, c.4, s.7; 2009, c.66, s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44A-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44A-45 - Interactive debates.

19:44A-45 Interactive debates.  9. a. In any year in which a primary election is to be held to nominate candidates for the office of Governor, there shall be held among the several candidates for each such nomination a series of interactive gubernatorial primary debates, in which all "qualified candidates," as defined by paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), for that nomination who have applied or who intend to apply to receive money for election campaign expenses under subsection a. of section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33) shall participate, and in which any other candidate for that nomination who has deposited and expended the amount necessary, under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), to be deemed a "qualified candidate" may elect to participate, provided that other candidate notifies the Election Law Enforcement Commission of the candidate's intent to so participate within the time allowed under those paragraphs for such notification to be made by candidates wishing to become qualified candidates; except that in any year in which no such candidate or only one such candidate for that nomination is required or elects to participate, no gubernatorial primary debate shall be required to be held under this subsection. b. In any year in which a general election is to be held for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, there shall be held a series of interactive gubernatorial election debates, in which all "qualified candidates," as defined by paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), for election to those offices who have applied or who intend to apply to receive money for election campaign expenses under subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1974, c.26 (C.19:44A-33) shall participate, and in which any other candidates for election to those offices who have deposited and expended the amount necessary, under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection m. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-3), to be deemed a "qualified candidate" may elect to participate, provided those other candidates notify the Election Law Enforcement Commission of the candidates' intent to so participate within the time allowed under those paragraphs for such notification to be made by candidates wishing to become qualified candidates; except that in any gubernatorial election year in which only one pair of candidates, or no candidates for election to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are required or elect to participate, no gubernatorial election debate shall be required to be held under this subsection. L.1989, c.4, s.9; amended 2009, c.66, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-1 - Definitions.

19:44B-1 Definitions.  1. a. "Gift" means any money or thing of value received other than as income, and for which a consideration of equal or greater value is not received, but does not include any political contribution reported as otherwise required by law, any loan made in the ordinary course of business, or any devise, bequest, intestate estate distribution or principal distribution of a trust or gift received from a member of a person's household or from a relative within the third degree of consanguinity of the person or his spouse, or from the spouse of that relative; b. "Income" means any money or thing of value received, or to be received, as a claim on future services, whether in the form of a fee, expense, allowance, forbearance, forgiveness, interest, dividend, royalty, rent, capital gain, or any other form of recompense, or any combination thereof; c. "Member of household" means the spouse of a candidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor or of a candidate for the Senate or General Assembly residing in the same domicile and any dependent children. L.1981, c.129, s.1; amended 2009, c.66, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-2 - Financial disclosure statement; filing and certification.

19:44B-2 Financial disclosure statement; filing and certification.  2. a. Every candidate for the office of Governor and every candidate for the Senate or General Assembly shall file and certify the correctness of a financial disclosure statement on or before the tenth day following the last day for filing a petition to appear on the ballot, and the financial disclosure statement shall be filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. Every candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor shall file and certify the correctness of a financial disclosure statement on or before the 30th day following the day such candidate is selected by the candidate for the office of Governor of the same political party, and the financial disclosure statement shall be filed with the commission. L.1981, c.129, s.2; amended 2009, c.66, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-3 - Forms; preparation; transmittal to candidates.

19:44B-3 Forms; preparation; transmittal to candidates.  3. The commission shall prepare and transmit to each candidate for the office of Governor and the office of Lieutenant Governor and to each candidate for the Senate or General Assembly forms for the filing of financial disclosure statements required by this act. L.1981, c.129, s.3; amended 2009, c.66, s.3
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-4 - Contents

19:44B-4. Contents  Financial disclosure statements shall include the sources of income received from sources other than the State during the preceding calendar year by the candidate and members of his household. Without disclosing the amounts of income, gifts, reimbursements, and holdings, the statements shall include the following: a. Each of the following categories of earned income totalling more than $1,000.00: salaries, bonuses, royalties, fees, commissions and profit sharing received as an officer, employee, partner or consultant of a named corporation, professional association, partnership or sole proprietorship; b. Each of the following categories of unearned income totalling more than $1,000.00: rents, dividends and other income received from named investments, trusts and estates; c. Fees and honorariums totalling more than $100.00 received from named payers for personal appearances, speeches or writings; d. Reimbursements totalling more than $100.00 for travel, subsistence or facilities provided in kind received from named payers or providers other than the State, any political subdivision thereof, a principal employer, or a nonprofit organization; e. Gifts having a value totalling more than $250.00 received from named donors; and f. Ownership, holding, or control of an interest in any land or building in any city in which casino gambling is authorized, which land or building shall be specified. L.1981, c. 129, s. 4, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-5 - Notice to commission of candidates by Secretary of State.

19:44B-5 Notice to commission of candidates by Secretary of State.  5. Upon receipt from any person of a declaration of candidacy or a petition to appear on the ballot for election as Governor or as Lieutenant Governor, or as a member of the Legislature, the Secretary of State shall, within 2 days of the receipt, notify the commission of the name and address of the candidate and the date of the receipt. L.1981, c.129, c.5; amended 2009, c.66, s.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-6 - Willful and knowledgeable failure to file or filing false statement; penalty

19:44B-6. Willful and knowledgeable failure to file or filing false statement; penalty  a. A candidate who willfully and knowingly fails or refuses to file a financial disclosure statement on a date prior to the election for which he has filed a declaration of candidacy or a petition to appear on the ballot shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. A candidate who willfully and knowingly files any financial disclosure statement which is false, inaccurate or incomplete in any substantial and material manner or particular, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1981, c. 129, s. 6, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-7 - Powers and duties of commission

19:44B-7. Powers and duties of commission  It shall be the duty of the commission to investigate and conduct hearings with regard to possible violations and impose penalties, to issue subpenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses, and to enforce the provisions of this act in the manner set forth in "The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act," P.L.1973, c. 83 (C. 19:44A-1 et seq.). The commission shall have the authority to initiate a civil action in the Superior Court of New Jersey or in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the provisions of this act or enjoining violations thereof or recovering any penalty prescribed by this act. The commission shall promulgate such regulations and official forms and perform such duties as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.1981, c. 129, s. 7, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-8 - Candidate with responsibility for filing reports or documents; failure to file or omission in or incorrect statement; penalty; hearings; enforcement

19:44B-8. Candidate with responsibility for filing reports or documents; failure to file or omission in or incorrect statement; penalty; hearings; enforcement  a. Any candidate charged with the responsibility under the terms of this act for the filing of any reports or other documents required to be filed pursuant to this act who fails, neglects or omits to file any such report or document at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, or who omits or incorrectly states any of the information required by law to be included in such report or document, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000.00 for the first offense and not more than $2,000.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. b. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall have power to hold, or to cause to be held, hearings upon such violation and, upon finding any person to have committed such a violation, to assess such penalty, within the limits prescribed in subsection a. of this section, as it deems proper under the circumstance which penalty shall be paid forthwith into the State Treasury for the general purposes of the State. Such penalty shall be enforceable in a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). c. In assessing any penalty under this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission may provide for the remission of all or any part of the penalty conditioned upon the prompt correction of any failure, neglect, error or omission constituting the violation for which the penalty was assessed, provided the correction is made on a date prior to the election for which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot. L.1981, c. 129, s. 8, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-9 - Financial disclosure statements as public records

19:44B-9. Financial disclosure statements as public records  Financial disclosure statements required to be filed pursuant to this act shall be public records. The commission shall make the statements available to any person upon written request. The statements shall be available for examination and copying during the normal business hours of the commission. No fee shall be charged for the inspection of the statements, but a fee, equal to the cost of copying, may be charged for the use of equipment to copy the statements and a reasonable charge may be imposed for the performance of copying services by personnel of the commission when the person desiring copies requests that assistance. L.1981, c. 129, s. 9, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:44B-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:44B-10 - Use in investigations and production in evidence

19:44B-10. Use in investigations and production in evidence  A financial disclosure statement filed pursuant to this act may be used by the commission in the course of its investigation of any alleged violation of provisions of this act and may be produced as evidence in any hearing conducted by the commission concerning a violation. L.1981, c. 129, s. 10, eff. May 1, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-1 - Payable by state and political subdivisions

19:45-1. Payable by state and political subdivisions  All general elections, special elections, municipal elections, primary elections for general elections and primary elections for delegates and alternates to national conventions held in the state or in any of its political subdivisions shall be conducted at the expense of the state or its political subdivisions.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-1.1 - State to pay all expenses

19:45-1.1. State to pay all expenses  Notwithstanding the provisions in chapter 45 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, the State shall pay all expenses incurred by any of its political subdivisions in connection with any special election held for the purpose of filling a vacancy occurring in the Senate or General Assembly. When such a special election has been held, the Secretary of State shall notify all affected political subdivisions that the State shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with that election.  L. 1981, c.429, s. 7; amended by L. 1987, c. 253, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-2 - Expenses borne by State

19:45-2. Expenses borne by State  All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the State Board of Canvassers, Secretary of State or any other officer or official of the State government in carrying out any provisions of this Title shall be paid by the State.  Amended by L. 1987, c. 151, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-3 - Expenditures by attorney general to prosecute violations of title

19:45-3. Expenditures by attorney general to prosecute violations of title  The attorney general is hereby authorized to expend annually, under the direction and with the approval of the governor, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of securing evidence of violations of this title and assisting in the prosecution of such violations, when such sum shall be regularly appropriated in any annual or supplemental appropriation bill.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-4 - County's expenses

19:45-4. County's expenses  All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the county clerk, county board, commissioner, superintendent, or any other officer or official of a county in carrying out the provisions of this title and the salaries of the members of the county board, commissioner, superintendent, salaries and compensation for extra service of the clerk and other employees of the county board and the compensation of the members of the district boards, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be paid by the county upon certification by the county clerk, county board, commissioner, superintendent or other county officer or official; but the board of chosen freeholders of any county, to facilitate the prompt payment of the compensation of members of district boards and the rental of polling places, is authorized to pay to the several municipal clerks in the county one payment for the gross amount due for such compensation and rentals in the municipality and direct the municipal clerks to pay the individual amounts due the members of the district boards and the lessors of the polling places in the municipality upon the proper certification of the county board. Where any municipality may provide voting machines there shall be paid by the county to such municipality the difference between the costs, charges and expenses incurred and the costs, charges and expenses which would have been incurred had such voting machines not been provided by such municipality, including the saving in rental of polling places and in compensation paid to members of district boards resulting from consolidation of or reduction in number of election districts, and including the saving resulting from the payment of a lesser rate of compensation to members of district boards where such machines are provided by the municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-5 - Municipality's expenses

19:45-5. Municipality's expenses  All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the municipal clerk or any other officer or official of a municipality in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be paid by such municipality except as herein otherwise provided. Where any election is held in and for a municipality only, all costs, charges and expenses, including the compensation of the members of the district boards of the municipality and the compensation and expenses of the county board and the clerk thereof, for such elections, shall be paid by the municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-6.1 - Voucher for compensation

19:45-6.1. Voucher for compensation  A voucher for compensation for services rendered by members of any district board of elections in this State for performing any of the services mentioned in section 19:45-6 of the Revised Statutes shall be submitted to the respective county boards of elections on a form prepared by said county boards of elections. This form shall contain a written declaration to be signed by the individual members of the district board of elections, in lieu of any requirement elsewhere for an oath or affirmation, in which such district board members shall state "I hereby declare under the penalties for false swearing that this voucher is for services performed by me for the election herein mentioned and to the best of my knowledge and belief is true, correct and complete." Any individual who willfully makes and subscribes any such voucher which he or she does not believe to be true and correct as to every material matter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon certification by the county board of elections as correct such vouchers shall be paid by the county treasurer in the manner provided in section 19:45-4 et seq. of the Revised Statutes. L.1952, c. 62, p. 384, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-6.2 - Reimbursement to county from State for certain costs.

19:45-6.2 Reimbursement to county from State for certain costs.  6. In accordance with the provisions of Art.VIII, Sec.II, par.5 of the Constitution, upon application for reimbursement by a county governing body to the Attorney General and approval of the application by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, a county shall be reimbursed by the State for: a. compensation to each member of the district board of elections who shall have served at the general election, the primary election, and any nonpartisan municipal, special, or recall election, and who shall have qualified for and been paid $200 for such service in accordance with R.S.19:45-6, the sum of $125; and b. any additional costs incurred by the county as a result of the provisions of this act, P.L.2001, c.245. L.2001,c.245,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-8 - Compensation of judges holding court

19:45-8. Compensation of judges holding court  Each of the judges holding court, as herein required, shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty dollars for each day he shall be personally present, pursuant to the provisions of this title, in addition to the salary to which he is now entitled by law, which sum shall be paid by the treasurer of the county as other court expenses are paid.
NJ Rev Stat § 19:45-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Elections|Section 19:45-9 - Compensation of county and municipal clerks

19:45-9. Compensation of county and municipal clerks  The boards of chosen freeholders in the several counties may pay the county clerks for extra duties and services imposed upon and performed by them under this title an amount to be fixed by such boards. The governing bodies of the several municipalities may pay the municipal clerks for extra duties and services imposed upon and performed by them under this title an amount to be fixed by such governing body.