Bergen County recently joined the numerous counties in New Jersey in restricting government contracting opportunities for business entities that make political contributions.  Bergen’s “pay-to-play” ordinance went into effect on January 1, 2012. Under the Ordinance, covered individuals or entities may … Continue reading →

Interested in attending an informative program on pay-to-play regulations in the financial sector and earning NY and NJ CLE credit? When: Today, Monday December 5, 2011; 6-9PM Where: NY County Lawyers’ Association (14 Vesey Street, NY, NY) Faculty: Rebecca Gordon, … Continue reading →

Yesterday, New Jersey voters went to the polls to elect candidates for local and legislative office.  Despite the fact that all 120 seats in the New Jersey Legislature were up for grabs, in a press release issued last week, ELEC reports … Continue reading →

ELEC issued White Paper No. 22 today entitled “Trends in Legislative Campaign Financing: Fundraising in the Era of Pay-to-Play Reform, Self-Funders and Recession”. The White Paper was released just as the 2011 legislative election cycle kicks into high gear and focuses on … Continue reading →

Yesterday, ELEC Executive Director Jeffrey Brindle and State Comptroller Matthew Boxer appeared together at a press conference to discuss pay-to-play reform in New Jersey. In conjunction with this press conference, the State Comptroller issued both a press release and a … Continue reading →

The adoption of a stringent pay-to-play ordinance is at the top of the Christie Administration’s 2011 Best Practices Checklist.  A copy of the checklist can be found here. The best practices check list is designed to provide standards by which … Continue reading →

The City of Newark has had a contractor pay-to-play executive order in effect since 2007, which specifically excludes redevelopment contracts.  All that is about to change.  In one week, a new redeveloper pay-to-play ordinance will take effect in Newark.  The … Continue reading →

New Jersey local government officials are required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement (“FDS”) by April 30th of each year.   Forms are filed at the local level of government and are subsequently forwarded to the New Jersey Department of Community … Continue reading →

The White House is circulating a draft executive order to require federal government contractors to disclose contributions or expenditures made within the two years prior to submission of their offer by the bidding entity, its directors or officers, and affiliates … Continue reading →

Most New Jersey school districts will be holding their annual school board elections on Wednesday, April 27th. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission reports in White Paper #21 that overall spending on school board elections has doubled during the … Continue reading →