New Jersey § 19:44a-7

§ 19:44a-7.

a. Not later than December 1 , 2023 and every two years thereafter , the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall adjust the amounts, set forth in subsection

b. of this section, which shall be applicable under P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-1 et al.) to primary and general elections for any public office other than the offices

of Governor and Lieutenant Governor at a percentage which shall be calculated in the same manner as the percentage of change that the commission applies to the amounts used for the

primary election for the office of Governor and the general election for the offices

of Governor and Lieutenant Governor , pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1980, c. 74 ( C.19:44A-7.1 ), and any amount so adjusted shall be rounded in the same manner as provided in that

section. b. The amounts subject to adjustment as provided under this section shall be: (1) the minimum amount raised or expended by any two or more persons acting jointly

who qualify as a political committee and the minimum amount contributed or expected

to be contributed in any calendar year by any group of two or more persons acting

jointly who qualify as a continuing political committee as defined in section 3 of

P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-3 ); (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c. 28 ); (3) the minimum amount of a contribution to a political committee, continuing political

committee, legislative leadership committee or a political party committee received

during the period between the 13th day prior to the election and the date of the election,

the minimum amount of an expenditure by a political committee during that period,

and the minimum amount of an expenditure by a continuing political committee during

the period beginning after March 31 and ending on the date of the primary election

and the period beginning after September 30 and ending on the date of the general

election which triggers an obligation to report that contribution to the commission

pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-8 ), and the minimum amount of a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee or

joint candidates committee received during the period between the 13th day prior to

the election and the date of the election which triggers an obligation to report that

contribution to the commission pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-16 ); (4) the maximum amount which may be expended by the campaign organizations of two

or more candidates forming a joint candidates committee without being required to

file contribution reports, pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-8 ); (5) the maximum amount that a person, not acting in concert with any other person

or group, may spend to support or defeat a candidate or to aid the passage or defeat

of a public question without being required to report all such expenditures and expenses

to the commission pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-11 ) and the maximum amount that a person, not acting in concert with any other person

or group, may raise through a public solicitation and expend to finance any lawful

activity in support of or in opposition to any candidate or public question or to

seek to influence the content, introduction, passage or defeat of legislation pursuant

to section 19 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-19 ); (6) the maximum amount that may be expended, in the aggregate, on behalf of a candidate

without requiring that candidate to file contribution reports with the commission

and the maximum amount that may be expended, in the aggregate, on behalf of a candidate

seeking election to a public office of a school district, without requiring that candidate

to file contribution reports with the commission pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1973,

c. 83 ( C.19:44A-16 ); (7) the maximum amount of penalty which may be imposed by the commission on any person

who fails to comply with the regulatory provisions of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-1 et al.) for a first offense or a second and subsequent offenses, pursuant to section

22 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-22 ); (8) the maximum amount of penalty which may be imposed by the commission on any corporation

or labor organization which provides any of its employees any additional increment

of salary for the express purpose of making a contribution to a candidate, candidate

committee, joint candidates committee, political party committee, legislative leadership

committee, political committee or continuing political committee for a first or a

second and subsequent offenses, pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1993, c. 65 ( C.19:44A-20.1 ); (9) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c. 174 ); (10) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c. 174 ); (11) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c. 174 ); (12) the amount of filing fees which may be collected from a candidate committee,

a joint candidates committee, a continuing political committee, a political party

committee, a legislative leadership committee, or any other person pursuant to section

6 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-6 ) (as that section shall have been amended by P.L.1983, c. 579). c. Not later than December 15 , 2023 and every two years thereafter , the commission shall report to the Legislature and make public its adjustment of

limits in accordance with the provisions of this section. Whenever, following the transmittal of that report, the commission shall have notice

that a person has declared as a candidate for nomination for election or for election

to any public office in a forthcoming primary or general election, it shall promptly

notify that candidate of the amounts of those adjusted limits.