N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 19:25-11.4 - Joint candidates committee contribution limits

(a) A joint candidates committee established by candidates who have not established any candidate committees in an election may accept a contribution from a contributor in an amount equal to but not in excess of the sum of the number of candidates participating in the joint candidates committee multiplied by the contribution limit applicable to a contribution made by the contributing entity to a candidate committee of a single candidate.

Example: A joint candidates committee in which three candidates are participating, none of whom have established candidate committees, may receive from an individual a contribution not to exceed $7,800 in an election, that is three multiplied by the $2,600 contribution limit applicable to a contribution from an individual to a candidate committee.

(b) A joint candidates committee established by candidates who have not established any candidate committees in an election may make a contribution to a political committee not to exceed $8,200 per candidate in the election, and may make a contribution to a continuing political committee not to exceed $8,200 per candidate in a calendar year.

(c) In the event any of the candidates participating in a joint candidates committee also has established a candidate committee in an election, the amount of a contribution that the joint candidates committee may accept from a contributor without violating the contribution limit will be determined by application of the equal attribution requirement set forth in 19:25-11.5, Equal attribution requirements.

(d) A joint candidates committee may receive a contribution in an election from another joint candidates committee in an amount equal to $8,200 multiplied by the number of candidates participating in the contributing joint candidates committee, and that sum may be further multiplied by the number of the candidates participating in the recipient joint candidates committee, provided that the contributing joint candidates committee, and any candidate committee established by any of the participating candidates, have not made any other contributions to the recipient joint candidates committee, or to any candidate committee established by any of the candidates participating in the recipient joint candidates committee.

Example: Joint candidates committee ABC has three candidates participating in it (candidates A, B and C) and wishes to make a contribution to a joint candidates committee DEFG with four candidates participating in it (candidates D, E, F and G). Neither the joint candidates committee ABC, nor any individual candidate committee established by candidates A, B or C, has made any contributions in the election to the joint candidates committee DEFG, or to any individual candidate committee established or maintained by candidates D, E, F or G. Joint candidates committee ABC may contribute the sum of $98,400 in the election to joint candidates committee DEFG, that is $8,200 multiplied by three (that is, the three candidates participating in ABC), for a total of $24,600, further multiplied by four (that is, the four candidates participating in DEFG) for a total maximum permissible contribution in the election of $98,400.

(e) In the event that a joint candidates committee makes a contribution to another joint candidates committee as described in (c) above, but there have been one or more contributions by the contributing joint candidates committee, or by a candidate committee established by one of the joint candidates committee's candidates, to one or more candidate committees of a candidate or candidates participating in the recipient joint candidates committee, or to the recipient joint candidates committee, the amount of a contribution that the recipient joint candidates committee may receive cannot, after application of the equal attribution requirement set forth in 19:25-11.5, exceed $8,200 per candidate in the election.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.4

Amended by R.1996 d.582, effective 12/16/1996 (operative January 1, 1997).
See: 28 N.J.R. 4388(b), 28 N.J.R. 5193(b).
Raised contribution limits.
Amended by R.2000 d.472, effective 11/20/2000 (operative January 1, 2001).
See: 32 N.J.R. 2987(a), 32 N.J.R. 4112(a).
Increased dollar amounts throughout.
Amended by R.2004 d.471, effective 12/20/2004 (operative January 1, 2005).
See: 36 N.J.R. 4071(a), 36 N.J.R. 5692(b).
Increased dollar amounts throughout.