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 19:25-15.3 - Definitions for this subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
"Candidate" shall also mean an individual who is selected and
					 certified pursuant to
					 N.J.A.C.
					 19:25-15.4A who seeks election to the office of
					 Lieutenant Governor.
"Contribution" is used as defined in
					 N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7 and
					 includes loans, except that a loan in the ordinary course of business by a bank
					 pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-44 is not a contribution by that
					 bank.
"Contribution eligible for match" means contributions from one
					 contributor to be matched from public funds on a two-for-one basis. No contribution,
					 which must be, or is intended by the contributor or the recipient to be, refunded or
					 repaid at any time, no loan obtained pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-44, no funds
					 received from the housekeeping account of a State political party committee or
					 county political party committee authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-10.2, no
					 amount of the candidate's own funds in the aggregate in excess of $ 4,900, no
					 in-kind contribution, and no other moneys received by the candidates for Governor
					 and for Lieutenant Governor, their campaign treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer,
					 except those contributions described at N.J.S.A. 19:44A-29(a) shall be deemed
					 contributions eligible for match.
"County committee" means the county committee of a political
					 party established pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:5-3.
"Debate sponsor" means the organization or organizations to
					 which the Commission has delegated the responsibility for conducting one or both of
					 the two televised interactive general election debates for candidates for the office
					 of Governor or the one televised interactive general election debate for candidates
					 for the office of Lieutenant Governor.
"Depository bank account" means the campaign bank account
					 designated by a candidate pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-9 for the deposit pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-12 of funds received by the campaign
					 treasurer.
"Gubernatorial candidate" means an individual seeking election
					 to the office of Governor, an individual seeking election to the office of
					 Lieutenant Governor, or both, for purposes of this subchapter, in a general election
					 in which the office of Governor is to be filled.
"Gubernatorial inaugural fund-raising event" means any event or
					 events held between the date of the general election for the offices of Governor and
					 of Lieutenant Governor and 30 days after the date of the inauguration of the
					 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, whether the event is sponsored by the inaugural
					 committee, the State committee representing the party of the Governor-elect, or any
					 other person or persons, and at which the Governor-elect or Lieutenant
					 Governor-elect are prominent participants or for which solicitations of
					 contributions include the name of the Governor-elect or Lieutenant Governor-elect in
					 prominent display.
"Interactive general election debate" means the moderated
					 reciprocal discussion of issues among the candidates for the office of Governor or
					 among the candidates for the office of Lieutenant Governor, which involves responses
					 by the candidates to questions posed by the representative or representatives of the
					 sponsor organization.
"Matching fund account" means the campaign bank account or
					 accounts opened pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-32 by a campaign treasurer of a candidate,
					 or deputy campaign treasurer, in which only contributions eligible for match may be
					 deposited.
"Municipal committee" means the municipal committee of a
					 political party established pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:5-2
. "Non-participating candidate" means any candidate who does not
					 make application for public funding in a general election pursuant to N.J.S.A.
					 19:25-15.17, or who is not a "qualified candidate" as that term is defined in this
					 section. In no case shall a candidate who qualified for and receives any public
					 funding for a general election be subsequently deemed a non-participating candidate
					 for that election.
"Own funds" means funds to which the candidate is legally and
					 beneficially entitled, but shall not include funds as to which the candidate is a
					 trustee or funds given or otherwise transferred to the candidate by any person other
					 than the spouse of the candidate for use in aid of his or her candidacy.
"Person" includes an individual, a corporation, an association
					 or a labor union. For purposes of this subchapter, person does not include a
					 partnership. A spouse of any person is deemed to be a separate person.
"Public fund account" means the campaign bank account created by
					 the Commission pursuant to
					 N.J.A.C.
					 19:25-15.20 on behalf of qualified candidates and
					 for the deposit of public matching funds.
"Qualified candidates" mean candidates for election to the
					 offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor who have deposited and expended $
					 490,000 pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-32; and who, not later than September 1
					 preceding a general election in which the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant
					 Governor are to be filled, apply to the Commission to receive public funds for
					 gubernatorial campaign expenses; and who certify and file required reports regarding
					 any issue advocacy organization involvement; and the candidate for election to
					 office of Governor certifies their agreement to participate in two interactive
					 general election debates and the candidate for election to the office of Lieutenant
					 Governor certifies their agreement to participate in one interactive general
					 election debate.
"State committee" means the State committee of a political party
					 established pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:5-4.
"State committee account" means the campaign bank account
					 created by a State committee of a political party pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-29(d)  on behalf of any
					 candidate the committee intends to or does assist for election to the offices of
					 Governor and of Lieutenant Governor in a general election, and in which only
					 contributions eligible for match may be deposited and proceeds from any loan made by
					 the State committee pursuant to
					 N.J.S.A.
					 19:44A-44.
"Submission for matching funds" includes a list of all
					 contributions received and all expenditures made or incurred, whether a qualified
					 candidate or a non-participating candidate, filed for the purpose of receiving
					 public funds for campaign expenses or for participation in the series of interactive
					 debates.