New Jersey § 19:44a-11

§ 19:44a-11.

a. No individual, other than an individual who is a candidate, no corporation of any

kind organized and incorporated under the laws of this State or any other state or

any country other than the United States, no labor organization of any kind which

exists or is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining,

or of dealing with employers concerning the grievances, terms or conditions of employment,

or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment, or any group shall:

(1) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value to a candidate who

has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign

treasurer or candidate committee which in the aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election, or (2) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value

to candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee, which in the

aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election per candidate, or (3) pay or make any contribution of money or other

thing of value to a candidate who has established both a candidate committee and a

joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or

candidate committee or joint candidates committee, which in the aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer or candidate committee shall knowingly accept from an individual,

other than an individual who is a candidate, a corporation of any kind organized and

incorporated under the laws of this State or any other state or any country other

than the United States, a labor organization of any kind which exists or is constituted

for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, or of dealing with

employers concerning the grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other

mutual aid or protection in connection with employment, or any group any contribution

of money or other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,

or their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election per candidate, and no candidate who has established both a candidate

committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign

treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall knowingly accept

from any such source any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the

aggregate exceeds $5,200 per election. b. (1) No political committee or continuing political committee shall: (a) pay or

make any contribution of money or other thing of value to a candidate who has established

only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or candidate

committee, other than a candidate for nomination for election for the office of Governor

or candidates for election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, which

in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election, or (b) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value

to candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer, or the joint candidates committee, which in

the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate, or (c) pay or make any contribution of money or other

thing of value to a candidate who has established both a candidate committee and a

joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or

candidate committee or joint candidates committee, which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer or candidate committee, other than a candidate for nomination

for election for the office of Governor or candidates for election for the offices

of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall knowingly accept from any political committee

or continuing political committee any contribution of money or other thing of value

which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,

their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate, and no candidate who has established both a candidate

committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign

treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall knowingly accept

from any such source any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the

aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election. (2) The limitation upon the knowing acceptance by a candidate, campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any

contribution of money or other thing of value from a political committee or continuing

political committee under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall

also be applicable to the knowing acceptance of any such contribution from the county

committee of a political party by a candidate or the campaign treasurer, deputy campaign

treasurer, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of a candidate for any

elective public office in another county or, in the case of a candidate for nomination

for election or for election to the office of member of the Legislature, in a legislative

district in which, according to the federal decennial census upon the basis of which

legislative districts shall have been established, less than 20% of the population

resides within the county of that county committee. In addition, all contributor reporting requirements and other restrictions and regulations

applicable to a contribution of money or other thing of value by a political committee

or continuing political committee under the provisions of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-1 et al.) shall likewise be applicable to the making or payment of such a contribution

by such a county committee. The limitation upon the knowing acceptance by a candidate, campaign treasurer, deputy

campaign treasurer, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any contribution

of money or other thing of value from a political committee or continuing political

committee under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, except that the

amount of any contribution of money or other thing of value shall be in an amount

which in the aggregate does not exceed $50,000 , shall also be applicable to the knowing acceptance of any such contribution from

the county committee of a political party by a candidate, or the campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer, candidate committee or joint candidates committee of a

candidate, for nomination for election or for election to the office of member of

the Legislature in a legislative district in which, according to the federal decennial

census upon the basis of which legislative districts shall have been established,

at least 20% but less than 40% of the population resides within the county of that

county committee. In addition, all contributor reporting requirements and other restrictions and regulations

applicable to a contribution of money or other thing of value by a political committee

or continuing political committee under the provisions of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-1 et al.) shall likewise be applicable to the making or payment of such a contribution

by such a county committee. With respect to the limitations in this paragraph, the Legislature finds and declares

that: (a) Persons making contributions to the county committee of a political party have

a right to expect that their money will be used, for the most part, to support candidates

for elective office who will most directly represent the interest of that county; (b) The practice of allowing a county committee to use funds raised with this expectation

to make unlimited contributions to candidates for the Legislature who may have a limited,

or even nonexistent, connection with that county serves to undermine public confidence

in the integrity of the electoral process; (c) Furthermore, the risk of actual or perceived corruption is raised by the potential

for contributors to circumvent limits on contributions to candidates by funneling

money to candidates through county committees; (d) The State has a compelling interest in preventing the actuality or appearance

of corruption and in protecting public confidence in democratic institutions by limiting

amounts which a county committee may contribute to legislative candidates whose districts

are not located in close proximity to that county; and (e) It is, therefore, reasonable for the State to promote this compelling interest

by limiting the amount a county committee may give to a legislative candidate based

upon the degree to which the population of the legislative district overlaps with

the population of that county. c. (1) No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy treasurer or candidate committee shall (a) pay or make any contribution of

money or other thing of value to another candidate who has established only a candidate

committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or candidate committee,

other than a candidate for nomination for election for the office of Governor or candidates

for election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, which in the aggregate

exceeds $16,400 per election, or (b) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value

to candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee, which in the

aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient committee, or (c) pay or make any contribution

of money or other thing of value to a candidate who has established both a candidate

committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign

treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates committee, which in the aggregate

exceeds $16,400 per election. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer or candidate committee, other than a candidate for nomination

for election for the office of Governor or candidates for election to the offices

of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall knowingly accept from another candidate

who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign

treasurer or candidate committee, any contribution of money or other thing of value

which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,

their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient committee, and no candidate who has established

both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers,

deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election. (2) No candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee shall (a) pay

or make any contribution of money or other thing of value to another candidate who

has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign

treasurer or candidate committee, other than a candidate for nomination for election

for the office of Governor or candidates for election for the offices of Governor

and Lieutenant Governor, which in the aggregate exceeds, on the basis of each candidate

in the contributing joint candidates committee, $16,400 per election, or (b) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value

to candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or joint candidates committee, which in the aggregate

exceeds, on the basis of each candidate in the contributing joint candidates committee, $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient joint candidates committee, or (c) pay

or make any contribution of money or other thing of value to a candidate who has established

both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers,

deputy campaign treasurers or candidate committee or joint candidates committee, which

in the aggregate exceeds, on the basis of each candidate in the contributing joint

candidates committee, $16,400 per election. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer, or candidate committee, other than a candidate for nomination

for election for the office of Governor or candidates for election for the offices

of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall knowingly accept from other candidates

who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer or joint candidates committee, any contribution of money

or other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds, on the basis of each candidate

in the contributing committee, $16,400 per election, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,

their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds, on the basis of each candidate in the contributing

joint candidates committee, $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient joint candidates committee, and no candidate

who has established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the

campaign treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates

committee, shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or

other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds, on the basis of each candidate

in the contributing joint candidates committee, $16,400 per election. (3) No candidate who has established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates

committee, the campaign treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee

or joint candidates committee shall (a) pay or make any contribution of money or other

thing of value to another candidate who has established only a candidate committee,

his campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or candidate committee, other than

a candidate for nomination for election for the office of Governor or candidates for

election for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, which in the aggregate

exceeds $16,400 per election, or (b) pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value

to candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee, their campaign

treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or joint candidates committee, which in the aggregate

exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient joint candidates committee, or (c) pay

or make any contribution of money or other thing of value to a candidate who has established

both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign treasurers,

deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates committee,

which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,

deputy campaign treasurer, or candidate committee, other than a candidate for nomination

for election for the office of Governor or candidates for election for the offices

of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, shall knowingly accept from a candidate who has

established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the campaign

treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates

committee, any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the aggregate

exceeds $16,400 per election, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,

their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer, or joint candidates committee,

shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or other thing

of value which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election per candidate in the recipient joint candidates committee, and no candidate

who has established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee, the

campaign treasurers, deputy campaign treasurers, or candidate committee or joint candidates

committee shall knowingly accept from any such source any contribution of money or

other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds $16,400 per election. (4) Expenditures by a candidate for nomination for election or for election to the

office of member of the Legislature or to an office of a political subdivision of

the State, or by the campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer, candidate committee or

joint candidates committee of such a candidate, which are made in furtherance of the

nomination or election, respectively, of another candidate for the same office in

the same legislative district or the same political subdivision shall not be construed

to be subject to any limitation under this subsection; for the purposes of this sentence,

the offices of member of the State Senate and member of the General Assembly shall

be deemed to be the same office. d. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to impose any limitation on

contributions by a candidate, or by a corporation, 100% of the stock in which is owned

by a candidate or the candidate's spouse, child, parent or sibling residing in the

same household, to that candidate's campaign. e. For the purpose of determining the amount of a contribution to be attributed as

given to or by each candidate in a joint candidates committee, the amount of the contribution

to or by such a committee shall be divided equally among all the candidates in the

committee.