N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.28

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:25-15.28 - Independent expenditures

(a) A person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, or continuing political 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 general 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.

(b) An independent expenditure made by a person, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, or continuing political committee pursuant to (a) above shall not be deemed to be an expenditure of a gubernatorial candidate in the general election within the meaning of 19:44A-7.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.28

Amended by R.1984 d.561, effective 12/17/1984.
See: 16 N.J.R. 2765(a), 16 N.J.R. 3485(b).
Administrative Correction to (a), internal N.J.A.C. cite.
See: 21 N.J.R. 3179(a).
Amended by R.1993 d.207, effective 5/17/1993.
See: 25 N.J.R. 910(a), 25 N.J.R. 1994(a).
Revised (a).
Amended by R.1996 d.583, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 4395(b), 28 N.J.R. 5199(a).
Added references to candidate committee and joint candidates committee; changed advertisement to communication expenditure throughout the section; and added (c) and (d).
Amended by R.1999 d.300, effective 9/7/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 1446(a), 31 N.J.R. 2627(b).
Recodified a former (d) as N.J.A.C. 19:25-15.28A.
Amended by R.2000 d.322, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 1291(a), 32 N.J.R. 2930(a).
Rewrote the section.