New Jersey § 19:44a-11
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§ 19:44a-11.
a. No candidate who has established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer,
deputy treasurer or candidate committee shall pay or make any contribution of money
or other thing of value to a political committee, other than a political committee
which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question
in any election, or a continuing political committee, which in the aggregate exceeds,
in the case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election, or in the case of a continuing political committee, $14,400 per year, and no candidates who have established only a joint candidates committee,
their campaign treasurer, deputy campaign treasurer or joint candidates committee
shall pay or make any contribution of money or other thing of value to such a political
committee or continuing political committee which in the aggregate exceeds, in the
case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election per candidate in the joint candidates committee, or in the case of a
continuing political committee, $14,400 per year per candidate in the joint candidates committee, and no candidate who has
established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee shall pay
or make any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds,
in the case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election from that candidate, or in the case of a continuing political committee, $14,400 per year from that candidate. No political committee, other than a political committee which is organized to,
or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election,
or a continuing political committee, shall knowingly accept from a candidate who has
established only a candidate committee, his campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer or
candidate committee, any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the
aggregate exceeds, in the case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election, or in the case of a continuing political committee, $14,400 per year, and no such political committee or continuing political committee shall
knowingly accept from 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,
in the case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election per candidate in the joint candidates committee, or in the case of a
continuing political committee, $14,400 per year per candidate in the joint candidates committee, and no such political committee
or continuing political committee shall knowingly accept from a candidate who has
established both a candidate committee and a joint candidates committee any contribution
of money or other thing of value which in the aggregate exceeds, in the case of such
a political committee, $14,400 per election from that candidate, or in the case of a continuing political committee, $14,400 per year from that candidate. For the purpose of determining the amount of a contribution to be attributed as
given by each candidate in a joint candidates committee, the amount of the contribution
by such a committee shall be divided equally among all the candidates in the committee. b. No political committee, other than a political committee which is organized to,
or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election,
and no continuing political committee shall pay or make any contribution of money
or other thing of value to another political committee, other than a political committee
which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question
in any election, or another continuing political committee which in the aggregate
exceeds, in the case of a recipient continuing political committee, $14,400 per year, or in the case of a recipient political committee, $14,400 per election. No political committee, other than a political committee which is organized to,
or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election,
and no continuing political committee shall knowingly accept from another political
committee, other than a political committee which is organized to, or does, aid or
promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election, or another continuing
political committee any contribution of money or other thing of value which in the
aggregate exceeds, in the case of a recipient continuing political committee, $14,400 per year, or in the case of a recipient political committee, $14,400 per election. c. No individual, 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 employees concerning
the grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection
in connection with employment, nor any other group, shall pay or make any contribution
of money or other thing of value to a political committee, other than a political
committee which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of
a public question in any election, or a continuing political committee, which in the
aggregate exceeds, in the case of such a political committee, $14,400 per election, or in the case of a continuing political committee, $14,400 per year, and no such political committee or continuing political committee shall
knowingly accept any contribution in excess of those amounts from an individual or
from such corporation, labor organization, or other group.
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