New Jersey § 19:44a-8

§ 19:44a-8.

a. Each political committee, as defined in subsection i. of section 3 of P.L.1973,

c. 83 ( C.19:44A-3 ), which aids or promotes the nomination for election or the election of a candidate

or the passage or defeat of a public question, each independent expenditure committee,

as defined in subsection t. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-3 ), each continuing political committee as defined in subsection n. of section 3 of

P.L.1973, c. 83, and each legislative leadership committee as defined in subsection

s. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c. 83, shall submit to the commission a statement of

registration which includes: (1) the complete name or identifying title of the committee and the general category

of entity or entities, including but not limited to business organizations, labor

organizations, professional or trade associations, candidate for or holder of public

office, political party, ideological grouping or civic association, the interests

of which are shared by the leadership, members, or financial supporters of the committee; (2) the mailing address of the committee and the name and resident address of a resident

of this State who shall have been designated by the committee as its agent to accept

service of process; and (3) a descriptive statement prepared by the organizers or officers of the committee

that identifies (a) the names and mailing addresses of the persons having control

over the affairs of the committee, including but not limited to persons in whose name

or at whose direction or suggestion the committee solicits funds, and persons participating

in any decision to make a contribution of such funds to any candidate, political committee

or continuing political committee and, in the case of an independent expenditure committee,

any decision to make an independent expenditure ; (b) the name and mailing address of any person not included among the persons identified

under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph who, directly or through an agent, participated

in the initial organization of the committee; (c) in the case of any person identified

under subparagraph (a) or subparagraph (b) who is an individual, the occupation of

that individual, the individual's home address, and the name and mailing address of

the individual's employer, or, in the case of any such person which is a corporation,

partnership, unincorporated association, or other organization, the name and mailing

address of the organization; and (d) any other information which the Election Law

Enforcement Commission may, under such regulations as it shall adopt pursuant to the

provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), require as being material to the fullest possible disclosure of the economic, political

and other particular interests and objectives which the committee has been organized

to or does advance. The commission shall be informed, in writing, of any change in the information required

by this paragraph within three days of the occurrence of the change. Legislative leadership committees shall be exempt from the requirements of subparagraphs

(a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph. b. After submission of a statement of registration to the commission pursuant to this

section, the committee shall use the complete name or identifying title on all documents

submitted to the commission, in all solicitations for contributions, in all paid media

advertisements purchased or paid for by the committee in support of or in opposition

to any candidate or public question, and in all contributions made by the committee

to candidates or other committees and, in the case of an independent expenditure committee,

any decision to make an independent expenditure . c. Each report of contributions under section 8 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-8 ) by a political committee, continuing political committee, independent expenditure

committee, or legislative leadership committee required under subsection a. of this

section to submit a statement of registration shall include, in the case of each contributor

who is an individual, the home address of the individual if different from the individual's

mailing address, or, in the case of any contributor which is an organization, any

information, in addition to that otherwise required, which the Election Law Enforcement

Commission may, under such regulations as it shall adopt pursuant to the provisions

of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), require as being material to the fullest possible disclosure of the economic, political

and other particular interests and objectives which the contributing organization

has been organized to or does advance. d. Any political committee, continuing political committee, independent expenditure

committee, or legislative leadership committee may at any time apply to the commission

for approval of an abbreviation or acronym of its complete, official name or title

for its exclusive use on documents which it shall submit to the commission. Upon verification that the abbreviation or acronym has not been approved for such

use by any other political committee, continuing political committee, independent

expenditure committee, or legislative leadership committee, the commission shall approve

the abbreviation or acronym for such use by the applicant committee, and the committee,

and any individual, corporation, partnership, membership organization or incorporated

or unincorporated association which, under the provisions of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C.19:44A-1 et al.), submits any documents to the commission containing a reference to that committee,

shall thereafter use that approved abbreviation or acronym in documents submitted

to the commission. The commission shall, during its regular office hours, maintain for public inspection

in its offices a current alphabetically arranged list of all such approved abbreviations

and acronyms, indicating for each the name of the committee for which it stands, and

shall make copies of the list available upon request. e. No foreign national, government, instrumentality, or agent may register as an independent

expenditure committee for the purpose of making independent expenditures in any State

or local election.