Fair Campaign Practices Act

New Jersey · Elections · §§ 19:34-1 to 19:34-9 · 64 sections

Overview

The act governs campaign finance disclosure and political advertising, requiring candidates, political committees, and incidental committees to organize formally — registering, designating a treasurer and depository, and keeping records — and to report their contributions and expenditures on a recurring basis, with expedited special reports for independent expenditures, late contributions, and certain advertising. It creates a public disclosure commission empowered to adopt rules, issue subpoenas, adjust contribution limits and reporting thresholds, and suspend or modify reporting obligations in appropriate cases, with the attorney general assigned a supporting enforcement role. It also makes the filed statements public records subject to electronic filing and accessibility requirements, and imposes content rules on political advertising, including sponsor identification and restrictions on the use of a candidate's likeness.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-1False registration or transfer; penalties
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-10Identifying or distinguishing marks on ballots
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-11Fraudulent voting; interference with election or canvass; third degree crime
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-1.1Crimes; election official defined
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-12Attempt to cast illegal vote; third degree crime
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-13Attempts to examine marked ballot, disclose content of mail-in ballot, third degree crime
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-14Member of district board revealing knowledge of how voter voted
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-15Electioneering within or about polling place; disorderly persons offense
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-16Removal, destruction, mutilation of registry, voters' lists
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-17Unlawfully taking ballot box or removing contents; destroying ballots; willfully suppressing records
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-18Interfering with return of ballot boxes
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-19Insignia at polls
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-2Offenses concerning nomination certificates or petitions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-20Soliciting or procuring or assisting unlawful registration and other violations of election law
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-21Voting in wrong party ballot box
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-22False voting at primary
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-23Primary election officials acting before taking oath; willfully disregarding or violating rules
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-24Betting on election
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-25Bribery
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-26Perjury; subornation of perjury
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-27Improperly influencing or intimidating employees
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-28Threatening or intimidating voters
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-29Obstructing or interfering with voter
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-3Ballots; offenses concerning printing, distribution, possession and forgery thereof
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-30Influencing of vote by employer; placards for such purpose
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-31Violation by person or corporation; misdemeanor; forfeiture of charter
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-32Contributions by insurance corporations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-33Contributions by state, county or municipal committees
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-34Expenditures by party committee or organization or petitioners
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-35Other contributions and expenditures
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-38Certain expenditures prohibited
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-39Other expenditures prohibited
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-4Voting by incarcerated person, fourth degree crime
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-40Receipts for certain purposes prohibited
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-41Payments and bank deposits in name of another
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-42Demand of contributions by office holders from other office holders
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-42.1Annual notice
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-42.2Violations; penalty
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-43Soliciting for religious and charitable organizations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-44Solicitation of candidates for contributions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-45Contributions by certain corporations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-46Disenfranchisement as additional penalty
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-47Second offense; punishment
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-48Neglect of duties
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-49Abetting violations of title
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-5Interference with conduct of election
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-50Committeemen acting after their election voided
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-51Failure of delegate to national convention to surrender void certificate
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-53Failure to supply information
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-54Failure to obey subpoena or refusal to testify
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-55False statements under oath
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-56Disobedience of subpoena, penalty
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-57Subpoena to issue, expenses
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-6Prohibited actions in polling place on election day; exception for simulated voting
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-62Prosecutor of pleas to present violations to grand jury
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-63Assistant for prosecutor; employment by citizens
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-64Short title
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-65Person performing function in campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-66Knowing production, transmittal or dissemination of mass communication which appears to originate from or be on behalf of campaign of candidate for purpose of impeding campaign
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-67Payment of or lending money or other valuable consideration to person to induce violation of act
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-68Violators; disorderly persons
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-7Violation of ballot regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-8Sample ballot not to be accepted
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 19:34-9Prompting voter

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