N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.7

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

Section 19:25-15.7 - Separately maintained primary and general bank accounts

(a) Any candidate may establish and designate to the Commission a depository bank account, and/or a matching fund account pursuant to 19:25-15.1 7(b), for a gubernatorial general election and may deposit contributions in such respective accounts at any time after designation. Such general election bank accounts may be established prior to the date of the primary election for nomination for the office of Governor, and prior to the conclusion of any such candidate's primary election campaign. However, if a candidate establishes general election bank accounts prior to or on the date of the primary election for the office of Governor, and such candidate is also a candidate in such primary election, no moneys deposited in such candidate's general election accounts may be transferred or expended until the day following such primary election and may not be expended at any time for primary election expenses.

(b) No candidate establishing bank accounts for the general election may deposit or transfer at any time into such accounts any contributions received on behalf of such candidate's primary election campaign.

(c) No moneys deposited in a candidate's campaign bank accounts for the primary election may be expended at any time for any general election expense of such candidate.

(d) The primary election campaign bank accounts of each candidate (that is, depository bank account, matching fund account and public fund account) shall be separate from the general election campaign bank accounts of such candidate and shall be separately designated in reports required to be filed under the Act. Funds in primary election campaign accounts shall not be commingled with funds in general election campaign accounts.

(e) An expenditure which was made from a candidate's primary election bank account and which is determined after the date of the primary election to be allocable in part to that candidate's general election candidacy shall be reimbursed to the candidate's primary election depository account, established pursuant to 19:25-16.4, with general election funds. In no case shall funds from a candidate's primary election public funds account established pursuant to 19:25-16.2 0 be used for any purpose attributable to the general election.

(f) Reimbursements pursuant to (e) above shall be limited strictly to reimbursements for ordinary office expenditures for such purposes as office, furniture, and equipment rental and insurance and salaries, and shall be made on a date after the date of the primary election.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-15.7

As amended, R.1984 d.561, effective 12/17/1984.
See: 16 N.J.R. 2765(a), 16 N.J.R. 3485(b).
Deleted the text "with commission approval".
Amended by R.1989 d.341, effective 6/5/1989.
See: 21 N.J.R. 1109(a), 21 N.J.R. 1837(a).
"Commission" capitalized.
Amended by R.1996 d.583, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 4395(b), 28 N.J.R. 5199(a).
Added (e) and (f).
Amended by R.2010 d.062, effective 4/19/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4682(a), 42 N.J.R. 811(a).
In (d), substituted "that is," for "i.e." and "Act" for "act".