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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.60 - Inaugural event contributions from joint checking account

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(a) A
				  contribution to a gubernatorial fund raising event by check drawn on a joint
				  checking account shall be deemed to be made by the joint checking account owner
				  whose signature appears on the check.
(b) If a check drawn on a joint checking
				  account bears the signatures of more than one contributing owner, the
				  contribution will be deemed to have been made equally by all contributing
				  owners whose signatures appear on the check.
(c) If a check drawn on a joint checking
				  account is accompanied by a written statement signed by each contributing owner
				  and containing information identifying the amount of contribution of each
				  contributing owner, the amount of the contribution made by each contributing
				  owner shall be determined as specified in the signed written
				  statement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.61 - Inaugural event contributions from affiliated corporations or unions

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(a) A
				  corporation, association or labor organization or any subsidiary, affiliate,
				  branch, division, department or local unit of any such corporation, association
				  or labor organization shall not make any contribution to a gubernatorial fund
				  raising event which, when added to any other contribution by any related or
				  affiliated corporation, association or labor organization, exceeds $ 500.00 in
				  the aggregate. Whether such corporation, association or labor organization is
				  related or affiliated shall depend on the circumstances existing at the time of
				  such contribution, including, but not by way of limitation, the degree of
				  control or common ownership with related or affiliated corporations,
				  associations or labor organizations, the source and control of funds used for
				  such contributions and the degree to which the decisions whether or not to
				  contribute, to what candidate and in what amount are independent
				  decisions.
(b) For the purposes of
				  (a) above, two or more corporations shall be considered affiliated where one
				  individual owns more than a 30 percent interest in each of two or more
				  corporations or where one corporation owns more than a 30 percent interest in
				  each of one or more corporations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.62 - Partnership contributions to inaugural events prohibited

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(a) A
				  partnership as defined in (b) below shall not be permitted to make
				  contributions as an entity. A contribution received by an inaugural event
				  treasurer and made by means of a check or written instrument drawn on a
				  partnership account shall be signed by a partner or partners and shall be
				  deemed to be a contribution from the partner or partners who signed the check
				  or written instrument by which the contribution was conveyed, or in the case of
				  a contribution of currency, the partner who has conveyed the currency. If the
				  check or written instrument is drawn on a partnership account and is signed by
				  an individual other than a partner, or if it is the intent of the contributor
				  that any portion of the contribution received from a partnership account is to
				  be attributed or allocated to a partner or partners who have not signed the
				  check or written instrument, or in the case of a currency contribution if the
				  currency contribution was conveyed by an individual who is not a partner, the
				  following written information shall be received and maintained by the inaugural
				  event treasurer:
1. Written instructions
				  concerning the allocation of the contribution amount to a contributing partner,
				  or among contributing partners;
2.
				  A signed acknowledgment of the contribution from each contributing partner who
				  has not signed the contribution check or other written instrument;
				  and
3. Contributor information for
				  each contributing partner as required by
				  19:25-7.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.63 - Inaugural event contributions from children or trusts

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(a) A
				  contribution to a gubernatorial fund raising event by a child under the age of
				  18 shall be deemed made by the parent who is responsible for the contribution
				  unless:
1. The child is 14 years of age or
				  older and a signed statement from the child and the child's parent or guardian
				  is submitted to the commission that the decision to contribute was solely that
				  of the child and the funds used to make the contribution were legally and
				  beneficially controlled by the child and were not the proceeds of a gift made
				  for the purpose of the contribution; or
2. The child is 11 years old or older and, in
				  addition to the signed statements set forth in (a)1 above, evidence is
				  submitted satisfactory to the commission that the child acted independently and
				  with full knowledge of the contribution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.64 - Reserved

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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.65 - Complaints alleging violation of general election expenditure limit

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(a) Any
				  complaint filed with the Commission alleging violation by a general election
				  candidate receiving public matching funds of the general election expenditure
				  limit in 19:25-15.1 1(a)3 shall:
1. Be in writing and be verified;
2. Be brought solely against a gubernatorial
				  candidate participating in the pending general election gubernatorial public
				  financing program;
3. Specifically
				  identify the name and address of the complainant and the name and address of
				  the respondent; and
4. Contain a
				  detailed statement alleging with specificity all facts known to the complainant
				  pertinent to the alleged violation of the general election expenditure limit,
				  including the complainant's best estimate of the amount expended by the
				  gubernatorial candidate and the alleged facts supporting that
				  estimate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 15 - PUBLIC FINANCING; GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-15.66 - Postelection proceedings for return of funds

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Candidates for election to the offices of Governor and of
					 Lieutenant Governor who have jointly qualified to and receive public matching
					 funds in an election shall be subject to postelection proceedings undertaken by
					 the Commission seeking reimbursement if the expenditure limit in
					 19:25-15.1 1(a)3 has been
					 exceeded, or if public funds have been spent in violation of
					 19:25-15.2 4, or for any other
					 alleged violation pertinent to the legality of funds awarded in the general
					 election.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.1 - Scope of subchapter

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The provisions of this subchapter shall be applicable to
					 the primary election campaign for nomination for election to the office of
					 Governor of New Jersey in June 1981 and every such primary gubernatorial
					 campaign held thereafter, except that the provisions shall not apply to any
					 primary election campaign for nomination for the office of Governor for which
					 the Legislature fails to make an appropriation for public funding.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.2 - Definitions; generally

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The words and terms used in this subchapter are used as
					 defined in this subchapter or in
					 19:25-1.7.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.4 - Appointment of treasurers and depositories

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(a) Each
				  candidate in a primary election, whether or not intending to participate in
				  public funding, shall:
1. Designate the name
				  and address of his or her candidate committee for the primary
				  election;
2. Appoint a campaign
				  treasurer;
3. Designate a
				  depository bank account; and
4.
				  Notify the Commission pursuant to
				  19:25-4.1A of such appointment and
				  designation no later than the 10th day after receipt of any contribution or
				  after incurring or making any expenditure, whichever comes first.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.6 - Contribution limits; applicability

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(a) Each candidate,
				  whether or not intending to participate in public funding, and each campaign
				  treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer, of such candidate shall not knowingly
				  accept from any person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee,
				  political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee,
				  or legislative leadership committee any contribution in aid of the candidacy
				  of, or in behalf of, such candidate in the aggregate in excess of $ 4,900 in
				  any primary election.
(b)
				  Contributions from a joint account by one owner of the account may not be
				  attributed to other owners of the account.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.7 - Candidates deemed non-participating; effect

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Any candidate, who does not by the last day for filing
					 petitions to nominate candidates to be voted upon in a primary election for
					 Governor, make application for public funding in a primary election pursuant to
					 19:25-16.1 8 (Matching of funds)
					 shall be deemed non-participating in public funding of that primary election
					 and shall not receive public funds on behalf of the candidate's
					 campaign.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.8 - Non-participating candidates

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(a) A
				  non-participating candidate is subject to the $ 4,900 limitation on
				  contributions from a person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee,
				  political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee,
				  or legislative leadership committee pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  19:44A-29.
(b) A non-participating candidate is subject
				  to the $ 4,900 limit on guarantors of bank loans, except if the guarantor is
				  the non-participating candidate himself or herself.
(c) A non-participating candidate is not
				  subject to the overall campaign expenditure limit contained in
				  19:44A-7; is not subject to the $
				  25,000 limit on own funds contained in
				  19:44A-29; is not subject to the $
				  50,000 limit on bank loans contained in
				  19:44A-44; and is not subject to
				  any limits on the amount of bank loans to be guaranteed by the candidate
				  personally.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.9 - Limitations on participating candidates

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(a) Each
				  candidate intending to participate in public funding, in addition to any other
				  requirement imposed by the Act or this subchapter, is subject to the following
				  limitations:
1. No candidate receiving public
				  funds may make expenditures from his or her own funds, including any
				  contributions from his or her own funds, in aid of his or her candidacy in
				  excess of $ 25,000. Any loan guaranteed with such candidate's own funds must be
				  included in calculating the aggregate contribution of the candidate in aid of
				  his or her candidacy until such time as the loan is no longer
				  outstanding.
2. No candidate, or
				  his or her campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, shall borrow an
				  amount that at any one time exceeds $ 50,000 in the aggregate, and such loan
				  must be repaid in full not later than 20 days prior to the primary election for
				  which the loan was made from moneys accepted or allocated pursuant to
				  19:44A-29. Certification of such
				  repayment shall be made by the borrower to the Commission in accordance with
				  N.J.A.C. 19:25- 16.31, Borrowing of funds, repayment.
3. The amount that any qualified candidate
				  may spend in aid of his or her candidacy shall not exceed $ 7.3 million, which
				  amount shall include payments made solely for the purpose of determining
				  whether to become a candidate. Such amount shall not include expenditures
				  listed at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.27.
4. Contributions by any candidate in excess
				  of $ 4,900 from his or her own funds in aid of his or her candidacy shall not
				  be deposited in a matching fund account and shall not be calculated in
				  determining if such candidate is a qualified candidate eligible for public
				  matching funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.14 - Limitation on contributions eligible for match

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(a) Any
				  contribution in the form of the purchase price paid for an item with
				  significant intrinsic and enduring value (such as a watch) shall be eligible
				  for match only to the extent the purchase price exceeds the fair market value
				  of the item or benefit conferred on the contributor, and only the excess will
				  be included in calculating the $ 4,900 contribution limit.
(b) A contribution in the form of the
				  purchase price paid for admission to a dinner or testimonial affair as defined
				  at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-1.7shall be a contribution eligible for
				  match and for purposes of the $ 4,900 limitation.
(c) The purchase price paid to a candidate
				  for a fund raising event or admission to any activity that primarily confers
				  private benefits to the contributor in the form of entertainment (such as a
				  concert, motion picture or theatrical performance) shall be deemed the amount
				  of the contribution made to such candidate. The tickets for such an event and
				  the promotional materials shall state that the purchase price represents a
				  political contribution to the candidate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.15 - Contributions; primary and general elections

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(a) No moneys
				  deposited in a candidate's campaign bank accounts for the primary election may
				  be expended for any candidate's general election expenses.
(b) Any candidate may establish and designate
				  a bank account pursuant to
				  19:44A-12 for the ensuing general
				  election and may deposit contributions for said general election before the
				  date of the primary election. However, no moneys deposited in such candidate's
				  general election account may be transferred or expended until the day following
				  the primary election and may not be expended at any time for primary election
				  expenses.
(c) Contributions made in
				  aid of the anticipated general election candidacy of a candidate in a primary
				  election shall be returned to the contributors in the event such primary
				  candidate fails to be nominated.
(d) The primary election campaign bank
				  accounts of each candidate shall be separate from the general election campaign
				  bank accounts of such candidate and shall be separately designated in reports
				  required to be filed under the Act. Funds in primary election campaign accounts
				  shall not be commingled with funds in general election campaign
				  accounts.
(e) An expenditure made
				  from a candidate's primary election bank account which is determined after the
				  date of the primary election to be allocable in part to that candidate's
				  general election candidacy shall be reimbursed to the candidate's primary
				  election depository account, established pursuant to
				  19:25-16.4, with general election
				  funds. In no case shall funds from a candidate's primary election public funds
				  account established pursuant to
				  19:25-16.2 0 be used for any
				  purpose attributable to the general election.
(f) Reimbursements pursuant to (e) above
				  shall be made on a date after the date of the primary election and shall be
				  limited strictly to reimbursements for the administrative and compliance costs
				  associated with receipt of unsolicited general election contributions, and for
				  ordinary office expenditures for such purposes as office, furniture, and
				  equipment rental and insurance and salaries.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.16 - Expenditure reporting

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(a) Each
				  expenditure from the depository account, matching fund account, or public funds
				  account established by a gubernatorial candidate shall be reported on election
				  fund reports and on submissions for public matching funds by providing the
				  following information:
1. The date the
				  expenditure was made;
2. The
				  checking account title and number;
3. The full name and address of the
				  payee;
4. The purpose of the
				  expenditure;
5. The amount of the
				  expenditure; and
6. The type of
				  expenditure.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.17 - Funds or materials remaining from primary campaign

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(a) Moneys
				  received by a qualified candidate from the fund for primary election expenses
				  may be retained by such qualified candidate for a period not exceeding six
				  months after the primary election for which such moneys were received in order
				  to liquidate all obligations and to pay expenses for the purposes permitted by
				  19:25-16.2 5 (Use of public funds)
				  which expenses were incurred during the primary campaign.
(b) Materials such as campaign literature,
				  buttons and office supplies and equipment remaining from the primary campaign
				  of a candidate may not be transferred to the general election campaign of such
				  candidate if nominated or to any other election campaign of such candidate or
				  of any other candidate or political committee but may be purchased by the
				  general election campaign for cost or other reasonable value.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.18 - Matching of funds

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(a) A candidate for
				  the office of Governor seeking to qualify for receipt of public matching funds
				  shall, no later than the last day for filing a petition to nominate candidates for
				  the primary election for Governor, file with the Commission:
1. Form G-1A (Candidate Certification for Public
				  Financing and Debate Participation);
2.
				  Form P-1 establishing the candidate deposited contributions eligible for match of at
				  least $ 490,000 and that at least $ 490,000 of the contributions have been expended
				  or are committed to be expended.
i. Form P-1 shall
				  report all contributions, regardless of whether they are eligible for, or being
				  submitted for, match showing each contributor's full name and full mailing address
				  (number, street, city, state, zip code); the date of receipt of each contribution;
				  the dollar amount of each contribution; and, for each contributor who is an
				  individual, and whose aggregate contributions to the candidates exceed $ 200.00, or
				  were made in currency in any amount, the occupation of the individual and the name
				  and mailing address of the individual's employer.
ii. Form P-1 shall include scanned images of all
				  documentation that is required as set forth at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.11 and 16.13, as well as deposit slips,
				  receipted deposit slips, bank ledgers, and/or statements or any other documentation
				  to evidence that the contributions for match were deposited into the matching fund
				  account. Additionally, scanned images of all adjustments to contributions shall be
				  included.
iii. Form P-1 shall report all
				  expenditures made or incurred pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.16. The expenditures shall include
				  scanned images of all documentation that is required to substantiate the initial
				  expenditure threshold. Thereafter, scanned images of expenditure documentation shall
				  be required only as set forth at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.20 and 16.25; and
3. Form P-2 or Form P-2A reporting each
				  candidates' involvement or participation in an issue advocacy organization pursuant
				  to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.18A.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.18A - Reporting of issue advocacy organization information

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(a) A candidate
				  seeking to qualify for receipt of public matching funds who participated in an
				  issue advocacy organization during the four years prior to the date upon which
				  he or she became a candidate for nomination for election to the Office of
				  Governor, or who is at the time of the application for receipt of public
				  matching funds participating in an issue advocacy organization, shall be
				  ineligible to receive public matching funds unless the candidate files an Issue
				  Advocacy Organization Report of Contributions and Expenditures (Form P-2). For
				  the purposes of this section, a candidate shall be deemed to be participating
				  in an issue advocacy organization if the candidate forms or formed, assists or
				  assisted in the formation of, or was or is involved in any way in the
				  management of an issue advocacy organization.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the
				  term "issue advocacy organization" shall mean:
1. An issue advocacy organization that is
				  organized under section 527 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (
				  26 U.S.C. §
												527 );
2. An organization that is organized under
				  paragraph (4) of subsection c. of section 501 of the Federal Internal Revenue
				  Code (
				  26 U.S.C.
				  §
												501 ); or
3. An organization that is organized under
				  any other current or future section of the Federal Internal Revenue Code which
				  the Election Law Enforcement Commission determines is similar to any of the
				  organizations described above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.19 - Dates of submission

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(a) Form P-1, and accompanying P-2, if
				  applicable, may be submitted by candidates on or before 12:00 noon of the first
				  Tuesday following January 1 of the year of a primary election for nomination
				  for the office of Governor of New Jersey, and the fourth Tuesday following
				  January 1, and every other Tuesday thereafter through March 31, and every
				  Tuesday thereafter up to and including the date of the primary election being
				  funded.
(b) Form P-1, and
				  accompanying P-2, if applicable, may be submitted by candidates on or before
				  12:00 noon of the first Tuesday following the primary election and every other
				  Tuesday thereafter up to the first Tuesday following the fifth month after the
				  primary election. No further requests shall be considered by the Commission
				  thereafter.
(c) In the event that a
				  date for submission shall fall on a holiday, then the submission may be on the
				  next succeeding business day, which is not a holiday.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve any
				  candidate or committee from the preelection or post-election reporting
				  requirements contained in
				  19:44A-8 or
				  19:44A-16.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.20 - Special account for public funds

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(a) The Commission
				  shall facilitate the creation of, for each qualified candidate, a separate
				  segregated public fund account for deposit of public funds. All public funds
				  approved by the Commission will be transferred by the Commission into such
				  public fund account. No funds other than such public funds shall be transferred
				  to the public fund account, and all expenditures from the account shall be
				  separately identified in all applicable reports filed with the
				  Commission.
(b) The campaign
				  treasurer of a candidate on whose behalf a public fund account has been
				  established shall file with the Commission on each date upon which a submission
				  for public matching funds has been made pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.18, Matching of funds, and 16.19,
				  Dates of submission, and for as long as said public fund account is open and
				  such submissions are being made, a report identifying each disbursement made
				  out of the public fund account since the last such submission for public
				  matching funds. The identification of each disbursement from the public fund
				  account shall include the transaction number, date of payment, full name of
				  payee, full payee mailing address, and a complete statement of purpose of the
				  expenditure indicating which of the permitted purposes set forth in
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.25, Use of public funds is
				  applicable. Failure to file any such report, failure to provide the
				  identification information required in such report, or failure to expend public
				  funds in compliance with
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.25, may result in immediate
				  cessation of public fund deposits by the Commission.
(c) Any report filed pursuant to this section
				  disclosing an expenditure in an aggregate sum exceeding $ 5,000 for the purpose
				  of media consultant services or other services shall be accompanied by a
				  certification from the payee categorizing media advertising purchases or other
				  services provided, incurred or contemplated, and certifying that such funds
				  have been or will be expended in compliance with
				  19:25-16.2 5.
(d) Disbursements from the public fund
				  account identified on submissions filed for matching funds will not be
				  disclosed for public inspection until filed on election cycle
				  reports.
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(a) The campaign
				  treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer, of any qualified candidate for
				  election to the office of Governor in a primary election shall promptly receive
				  on behalf of such qualified candidate from the funds for primary election
				  campaign expenses monies in an amount equal to twice the amount of each
				  contribution eligible for match and deposited in such qualified candidate's
				  matching fund account, described at
				  N.J.S.A.
				  19:44A-32, except that no payment shall be
				  made to any candidate from such fund for primary election campaign purposes for
				  the first $ 156,000 of the $ 490,000 deposited in such qualified candidate's
				  matching fund account.
(b) No
				  candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor or his or her
				  campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer shall receive any primary
				  election public matching funds if the Commission determines that an application
				  for matching funds, submitted pursuant to
				  19:25-16.1 8, contains a
				  contribution or contributions in excess of the primary election contribution
				  limit. The Commission shall permit the candidate or his or her campaign
				  treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer to submit proof that the excessive
				  portion of a contribution or contributions has been refunded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS OF THE ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION › Subchapter 16 - PUBLIC FINANCING OF PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR › Section 19:25-16.22 - Receipt of public funds; limitation

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(a) No public funds
				  shall be deposited by the Commission in the public fund account of any
				  qualified candidate on or before January 1 of the year of the primary election
				  for nomination for the office of Governor of New Jersey.
(b) The maximum amount, which any qualified
				  candidate may receive from public funds shall not exceed 4.6 million.
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Upon receipt and review of all required forms and
					 documentation contained within a request for public funds, the Commission shall
					 authorize the amount to be disbursed to the public fund account of the
					 candidate and shall cause the authorized amount to be transferred
					 therein.
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The Form P-1 submitted in accordance with
					 N.J.A.C.
					 19:25-16.18, Matching of funds, shall not be a
					 public record and shall not be available for public inspection; however, the
					 Commission shall, from time to time, publish a listing of each contribution, except
					 that it shall not include the name, address, or amount of contribution of any
					 contributor whose contributions in the aggregate are $ 200.00 or less, unless the
					 candidate authorizes such disclosure.
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(a) Public funds received on behalf of a
				  qualified candidate from the fund for primary election campaign expenses shall
				  be deposited by the Commission in the candidate's public fund account and the
				  candidate's use of such funds shall be strictly limited to the following
				  purposes:
1. Purchase of time on radio and
				  television stations;
2. Purchase of
				  rental space on outdoor signs or billboards;
3. Purchase of advertising space in
				  newspapers, regularly published magazines and periodicals, and on the
				  internet;
4. Payment of the cost of
				  producing the material aired or displayed on radio, television, outdoor signs
				  or billboards, and in newspapers, regularly published magazines and
				  periodicals;
5. Payment of the cost
				  of printing and mailing campaign literature and brochures distributed under the
				  name of the candidate;
6. Payment
				  of the cost of legal and accounting expenses incurred in complying with the
				  public financing regulations of the Commission and with the public financing
				  provisions of the Act;
7. Payment
				  of the cost of telephone deposits, and installation charges and monthly
				  billings in excess of deposits. Within six months after the primary election, a
				  candidate shall return to the Commission the amount of any public funds used to
				  pay telephone deposits, which are later returned;
8. Payment of the cost of website
				  communications that are not used for fund-raising purposes;
9. Payment of the cost of email
				  communications that are not used for fund-raising purposes; and
10. Payment for the purchase of lists of
				  postal and email addresses.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of
					 19:25-6.2, any transfer of funds
					 from the primary campaign of the gubernatorial candidate to any other
					 candidate, political committee, political party committee or political club
					 will be considered to be an expenditure on behalf of the gubernatorial
					 candidate under
					 19:44A-7. No such transferee shall
					 make any contribution to or on behalf of the gubernatorial candidate prior to
					 or subsequent to such transfer.
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(a) The
				  following expenditures by a qualified candidate shall not be subject to the
				  expenditure limit described in
				  19:25-16.9(a)3,
				  Limitations on participating candidates:
1.
				  Reasonable and necessary compliance with the reporting and certification
				  requirements imposed by the public finance provisions of the Act shall not be
				  deemed to be expenditures within the meaning of
				  19:44A-7. Such expenses shall be
				  specifically identified as such in all reports required under this
				  chapter.
2. Travel expenses of the
				  candidate, as that term is defined in
				  19:25-16.2 8(a) (Travel expenses),
				  or of any person other than the candidate if such traveling expenses are
				  voluntarily paid by such person without any understanding or agreement with
				  such candidate that they shall be, directly or indirectly, repaid to him or her
				  by the candidate, shall not be deemed expenditures within the meaning of
				  19:44A-7.
3. The reasonable value of food and beverage
				  to persons who attend a testimonial affair on behalf of or in aid of a
				  candidate and for whom a contribution in excess of the reasonable value of such
				  food and beverages is reported as provided in
				  19:25-12.2.
4. Election night celebration or event
				  expenses incurred pursuant to
				  19:25-16.3 4(c).
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(a) "The traveling expenses of the candidate"
				  as used in
				  19:25-16.2 7 (Expenses not subject
				  to expenditure limits), shall mean the reasonable and necessary expenses of
				  transportation, food and lodging in connection with travel related to the
				  candidacy of the candidate, and shall include expenses of the candidate and of
				  members of the political campaign staff and immediate family of the candidate
				  traveling with the candidate in the same or accompanying vehicles. The phrase
				  does not include travel expenses of members of the candidate's staff when they
				  are traveling not in the company of the candidate, nor does it include expenses
				  of members of the media or others who are not members of the staff, whether or
				  not those media members are accompanying the candidate.
(b) All of the expenditures, including those
				  excluded from the expenditure limitation contained in section 7 of the Act,
				  must be disclosed in the preelection and postelection reports and all
				  submissions for matching funds on behalf of the candidate.
(c) If any individual, including a candidate,
				  uses a government-owned or government-leased vehicle for transportation to aid
				  or promote a campaign for nomination for election to the office of Governor,
				  such use shall:
1. Be reported as a travel
				  expense pursuant to (b) above;
2.
				  Be valued for purposes of reports required to be filed under the Act and for
				  purposes of the expenditure limit contained in the Act by the reasonable
				  commercial value of the transportation services to the candidate pursuant to
				  19:25-16.3 5; and
3. Be reimbursed immediately from campaign
				  funds to the appropriate government entity providing the conveyance or
				  vehicle.
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(a) A person,
				  candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee,
				  continuing political committee, county or municipal political party committee,
				  State political party committee which has not voted to endorse a candidate for
				  nomination for election to the office of Governor, or legislative leadership
				  committee that makes, incurs or authorizes an independent expenditure, as that
				  term is defined in
				  19:25-12.7, for a communication to
				  support or defeat a gubernatorial candidate in a primary election shall:
1. Report the independent expenditure
				  pursuant to
				  19:25-12.8;
2. Clearly state on the communication the
				  name and address of the person, candidate committee, joint candidates
				  committee, political committee, or continuing political committee making the
				  independent expenditure pursuant to
				  19:25-13.2(a),
				  and that the communication has been paid for by that person or committee;
				  and
3. Include in the communication
				  a clear and conspicuous statement that the communication was not made with the
				  cooperation or prior consent of, or in consultation with or at the request or
				  suggestion of, any candidate, or any person or committee acting on behalf of
				  any candidate.
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No State committee of a political party whose members have
					 voted to endorse a candidate for nomination for election to the office of
					 Governor shall make an independent expenditure to support or defeat a candidate
					 for nomination for election to the office of Governor or in aid of the
					 candidacy of a candidate for nomination for election to the office of Governor
					 in the primary election.
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(a) Any person or
				  entity expending funds to make a communication shall be deemed to have made a
				  coordinated expenditure for a gubernatorial candidate if:
1. The communication makes a reference to the
				  gubernatorial candidate in an audio, visual, printed, or electronic format,
				  which references names, depicts, pictures, characterizes, represents,
				  dramatizes, or in any written, spoken, visual, or electronic manner represents
				  a gubernatorial candidate or opponent;
2. The gubernatorial candidate or his or her
				  campaign committee has consented to, authorized, or exercised control over the
				  production or circulation of the communication; and
3. The expenditure for the communication was
				  made on or after the date upon which the gubernatorial candidate or committee
				  described at (a)2 above applied to receive matching funds pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  19:25-16.18.
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(a) A reference
				  to a gubernatorial candidate appearing in materials paid for by a
				  non-gubernatorial candidate, as defined in (d) below, or by a political party
				  committee, or legislative leadership committee, as defined in
				  19:25-1.7, of the same political
				  party as the gubernatorial candidate, will be deemed insubstantial and not
				  subject to allocation pursuant to
				  19:25-16.3 0 provided that:
1. The reference consists of the name or
				  picture of the gubernatorial candidate in equal or less than equal prominence
				  to the prominence given the names or pictures of non-gubernatorial
				  candidates;
2. The names or
				  pictures of the gubernatorial and non-gubernatorial candidates appear on
				  printed campaign materials used in connection with volunteer activities on
				  behalf of the named or pictured non-gubernatorial candidates, such as materials
				  consisting of buttons, pins, bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, posters,
				  yard signs or palm cards; and
3.
				  The materials in (a)2 above are not used in connection with any broadcasting,
				  newspaper, magazine, billboard, electronic, or similar type of general public
				  communication or political advertising.