In less than two days, New Jersey’s state pay-to-play laws will change again. Effective November 15, 2008, persons and entities doing business with the State of New Jersey will be subject to Governor Corzine’s Executive Orders 117 and 118. We previously discussed these changes here. And here, for the New Jersey Business […]

Yesterday, Governor Jon Corzine signed four executive orders.  Click here for Genova Burns & Vernoia’s thumbnail summary of the new contribution restrictions in relation to New Jersey State procurement contracts and redevelopment agreements (Executive Orders 117 and 118).  The new restrictions will apply to contributions made on and after November 15, 2008.

Governor Jon Corzine issued three executive orders and a legislative reform package today that addresses pay-to-play, “wheeling,” campaign finance, financial disclosures and other reforms.
Currently, the following laws regulate pay-to-play restrictions and reporting: 1) Chapter 51; 2) Chapter 19; 3) Chapter 271; and 4) Local ordinances enacted by various county and municipal governmental entities.
Stay tuned for […]

Our final installment looking at restrictions applicable to lobbyists paying for events at the national party conventions discusses New Jersey.  Previously, we’ve covered federally registered lobbyists and officials and New York lobbyists and officials.

Pursuant to Chapter 271, a business entity that has received $50,000 or more in government contracts in a calendar year must file an annual disclosure statement electronically with ELEC. The disclosure form requires reporting contract information and reportable contributions the business entity has made. The due date for the second annual disclosure report […]

Yesterday was supposed to be the day that non-profit organizations receiving aggregate payments of $50,000 or more through government contracts in New Jersey filed their Chapter 271 Annual Disclosure Statements with ELEC for calendar year 2006. Instead, Governor Corzine signed into law S-3025/A-4660, which exempts non-profit entities from the Chapter 271 Annual Disclosure […]

Yesterday both houses of the NJ Legislature passed a bill that clarifies that nonprofit entities are not subject to Chapter 271’s annual disclosure requirement. As was previously chronicled here, here and here, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has been grappling with this issue for quite some time.  The bill now awaits […]

It is essential that political committees take steps to protect their assets from misappropriation and errors that lead to misreporting. Earlier this year the Federal Election Commission issued a policy statement creating a Safe Harbor for Misreporting Due to Embezzlement and also more general guidance on internal controls.

At a special meeting held today, ELEC voted to extend the reporting deadline for non-profit entities to January 15, 2008.
ELEC had received a letter from an attorney representing the NJ Senate, asking that the November 30, 2007 deadline be extended while the Legislature reviewed legislation to exempt non-profits from disclosure.  At the special meeting today, […]

At a meeting today, the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) voted to require non-profit entities to make the annual disclosure pursuant to Chapter 271. As previously discussed on this blog, here and here, the State Treasurer and Department of Community Affairs had requested an opinion from the Attorney General as to the […]