N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-4.7

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

Section 19:25-4.7 - Establishment of a legislative leadership committee

(a) The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly may each establish, authorize the establishment of, or designate a State political party committee as a legislative leadership committee for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures to aid or promote candidates, or to aid or promote the passage or defeat of public questions.

(b) The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly, or the person authorized by any of them to establish a legislative leadership committee, shall appoint such members and adopt such bylaws for the maintenance of the committee as is deemed appropriate.

(c) Each legislative leadership committee shall appoint an organizational treasurer and designate an organizational depository no later than the date on which it first receives any contribution, or makes or incurs any expenditure. If a State political party committee is designated to serve as a legislative leadership committee, an organizational depository separate from the organizational depository of the State political party committee shall be established and be designated as a depository solely for receiving funds and making expenditures of the legislative leadership committee.

(d) No later than 10 days after a legislative leadership committee is established, the legislative leadership committee shall file a registration statement and designation of organizational depository (Form D-5) containing the following information for each organizational depository the legislative leadership committee has established:

1. The full name of the legislative leadership committee, which name must contain the name of the legislative leader who established it or authorized establishment of it;

2. The mailing address of the legislative leadership committee and the name and resident address of a resident of New Jersey who shall have been designated by the committee as its agent to accept service of legal process;

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

4. The name, mailing address and telephone number of the bank at which the organizational 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;

5. The political party affiliation of the legislative leadership committee, and a statement of the interests which are shared by leadership, members, or financial supporters; and

6. A copy of the bylaws adopted by the legislative leadership committee should be sent to the Commission under separate cover, or, if none have been adopted, a statement to that effect.

(e) The registration statement and designation of organizational depository shall be certified as true and correct by the legislative leader who established, or authorized establishment of, the legislative leadership committee, and by the organizational treasurer.

(f) Within 30 days after a legislative leadership committee is established, the organizational treasurer shall file and certify as true and correct a notice of the membership (Form D-5N) containing the names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, and all other members of the committee.

(g) The legislative leadership committee, or its organizational treasurer, shall file an amendment to the registration statement and designation of organizational depository, or to the notice of membership, within three days of the occurrence of any change in any of the information required at (d) or (f) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-4.7

Amended by R.2000 d.322, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1291(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2930(a).
In (d), inserted a reference to Form D-5, and added "for each organizational depository the legislative leadership committee has established" at the end of the introductory paragraph; and in (f), inserted a reference to Form D-5N.

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