N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.17A

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

Section 19:25-15.17A - Reporting of issue advocacy organization information

(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 the candidate became a candidate for election to the office of Governor or office of Lieutenant 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.

(c) The report filed by a candidate for Governor pursuant to (a) above shall include the following:

1. The name(s) of the issue advocacy organization(s) in which the candidate was a participant during the four years prior to the date upon which he or she became a candidate for election to the Office of Governor or in which the candidate is a participant;

2. The section of the Federal Internal Revenue Code under which the issue advocacy organization is organized;

3. A list from each issue advocacy organization, verified as correct by the candidate, which shall report all contributions received from the inception of the issue advocacy organization, and which shall include for each contribution, the date of receipt, the name of the contributor, the amount of the contribution, and if the contribution was a monetary contribution, an in-kind contribution, or loan;

4. A list from each issue advocacy organization, verified as correct by the candidate, which shall report all expenditures made from the inception of the issue advocacy organization, and which shall include for each expenditure, the date of the payment, the payee name, and the payment amount; and

5. A certification by the candidate of the correctness of the report.

(d) The report filed by a candidate for Lieutenant Governor pursuant to (a) above shall include the following:

1. The name(s) of the issue advocacy organization(s) in which the candidate was a participant during the four years prior to the date upon which the candidate became a candidate for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor or in which the candidate is a participant;

2. The section of the Federal Internal Revenue Code under which the issue advocacy organization is organized;

5. A certification by the candidate of the correctness of the report.

(e) A candidate shall continue to file the Issue Advocacy Organization Report of Contributions and Expenditures (Form P-2) on each date that the candidate applies to receive public matching funds pursuant to 19:25-15.1 8 and on each date established for reporting by a candidate committee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 19:25-8, until such time as the candidate certifies that there are no funds remaining in the issue advocacy organization or organizations and that the issue organization or organizations have wound up their business and been dissolved.

(f) A candidate shall not be required to file the Issue Advocacy Organization Report of Contributions and Expenditures (Form P-2) if the candidate certifies and files the Candidate Certification-Issue Advocacy Organization Participation (Form P-2A) to the effect that:

1. The candidate was not, during the four years prior to the date upon which the candidate became a candidate for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor a participant in any issue advocacy organization and is not at the time of the application for receipt of public matching funds participating in any issue advocacy organization; or

2. The candidate participated during the four years prior to the date upon which the candidate became a candidate for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor in an issue advocacy organization or organizations, or is a participant in an issue advocacy organization or organizations at the time of the application for receipt of public matching funds, but the organization or organizations file reports of contributions and expenditures with the Commission or with the Federal Election Commission.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.17A

New Rule, R.2004 d.400, effective 10/18/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2985(a), 36 N.J.R. 4837(a).
Amended by R.2012 d.172, effective 10/15/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 1593(a), 44 N.J.R. 2380(a).
In (a), substituted the first occurrence of "the candidate" for "he or she" and "office of Governor or office of Lieutenant Governor" for "Office of Governor"; in (b)1, (b)2 and (b)3, inserted "that is"; in the introductory paragraph of (c), inserted "by a candidate for Governor"; added new (d), recodified former (d) and (e) as (e) and (f); and in (f)1 and (f)2, substituted "the candidate" for "he or she" and inserted "or Lieutenant Governor".