N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-14.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 19:25-14.4 - Recall committee depository and filing requirements

(a) A recall committee shall appoint a treasurer and open a depository account for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures no later than the date on which that recall committee first receives any contribution or makes or incurs any expenditure in connection with a recall effort.

(b) No later than 10 days after establishing a recall committee, the recall committee shall file a designation of campaign depository and treasurer (Form RC-1) which shall be certified as true and correct by the chairperson and treasurer of the recall committee, and shall contain the following information:

1. The full name of the recall committee, which name must contain the name of the elected official sought to be recalled;

2. The name, mailing address and telephone number of the person appointed as chairperson;

3. The name, mailing and resident address and telephone number of the person appointed as treasurer;

4. The name, mailing address and telephone number of the bank at which the campaign depository has been established, the account name and number, and the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of all persons authorized to sign checks or otherwise make transactions.

(c) A recall committee shall file its initial election fund report certified as true and correct by the chairperson and treasurer no later than on the first date established for candidate committee reports by 19:25-8.3(b) falling after the date of the establishment of the recall committee depository.

(d) A recall committee shall continue to file election fund reports certified as true and correct by the chairperson and treasurer on the dates set forth in 19:25-8.1 and following for candidate committee reports, provided that in no event shall more than three months elapse between the last day of a period covered by one such report and the last day of the period covered by the next such report.

(e) There shall be no obligation to file the election fund reports referred to in (c) and (d) above on behalf of any recall committee that files no later than on the first date established for candidate committee reports by N.J.A.C. 19:25-8.3(b) falling after the date of the establishment of the recall committee depository, or no later than the 29th day before the recall election, whichever is earlier, a certified statement to the effect that the total amount expended or to be expended on behalf of the recall committee in the recall election shall not in the aggregate exceed $ 5,800.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-14.4

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 908(a), effective 2/20/2018

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 2185(a), effective 12/21/2020