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All press releases and press advisories are sent to the State House Press Corps. If you would like a copy of a specific news release, please contact the Commission at (609) 292-8700.
All press releases and press advisories are sent to the State House Press Corps. If you would like a copy of a specific news release, please contact the Commission at (609) 292-8700.
| Date | Topic of Press Release | |
| May 22, 2013 |  |
ELEC has received a submission for public matching funds for $118,434 from State Senator Barbara Buono. |
| May 22, 2013 | |
Ninety-four percent of all candidates seeking legislative seats in the June 4 primary have filed personal financial disclosure reports (PFDs), according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| May 21, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has approved an additional $229,879 in public matching funds for the gubernatorial campaign of state Sen. Barbara Buono. |
| May 17, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. AMENDED |
| May 15, 2013 | |
The gubernatorial campaign of State Sen. Barbara Buono has submitted $131,391.26 in privately raised contributions to obtain public matching funds for the primary election. |
| May 15, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review May 15, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| May 13, 2013 | |
Gubernatorial and legislative candidates have raised more than $30 million for the current election cycle. |
| May 7, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has approved an additional $97,306 in public matching funds for the gubernatorial campaign of state Sen. Barbara Buono. |
| May 1, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review May 1, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| May 1, 2013 | |
The gubernatorial campaign of State Sen. Barbara Buono has submitted $41,884 in privately raised contributions to obtain public matching funds for the primary election. |
| May 1, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2013 Primary Election. |
| April 24, 2013 | |
The gubernatorial campaign of State Sen. Barbara Buono has submitted $72,066 in privately raised contributions to obtain public matching funds for the primary election. |
| April 24, 2013 | |
County party committee fundraising has declined dramatically from 2009, the last time gubernatorial and legislative candidates both faced reelection. |
| April 22, 2013 | |
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has approved an additional public matching funds for the gubernatorial campaign of state Senator Barbara Buono. |
| April 17, 2013 | |
The state’s “Big Six” political committees- the two major parties and four legislative leadership PACs- have socked away nearly $2.6 million so far with big elections looming this fall, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| April 16, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a telephonic meeting at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Commission’s offices at 28 West State Street, 12th floor, in Trenton. |
| April 12, 2013 | |
On Monday, April 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., Personal Financial Disclosure Statements filed by gubernatorial and legislative candidates who are participating in the 2013 Primary Election will be available for public inspection on E.L.E.C.’s website. |
| April 11, 2013 | |
On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., the first quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees, filed on or before April 15, 2013, will be available for public inspection on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.state.nj.us) and at 28 West State Street, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ. |
| April 8, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2013 May Municipal Election. |
| April 8, 2013 | |
Public contractors reported making $7.6 million in political contributions in 2012, a 23 percent drop from the year before, according to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| April 3, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today April 3, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| April 3, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| April 1, 2013 | |
On Monday, April 8, 2013, the Business Entity Annual Statements, due to be filed by April 1, 2013, will be available on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.state.nj.us). |
| March 20, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today March 20, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| March 13, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| March 7, 2013 | |
A steep falloff in mass media spending in 2012 led to the lowest overall lobbying expenditures in New Jersey in five years, according to an analysis of annual lobbying reports released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| March 7, 2013 | |
The Fourth Quarter Lobbying Report Summary and scanned Quarterly Reports are now available for review on the Commission’s website. |
| March 6, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today March 6, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| February 21, 2013 | |
The Annual Reports of Lobbying Activity filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) reflect the financial activities of represented entities, governmental affairs agents, and persons or groups communicating with the general public (grassroots lobbying). |
| February 13, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| February 6, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today February 6, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| January 30, 2013 | |
Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced today that the Commission is seeking sponsors for primary election debates for gubernatorial candidates. |
| January 25, 2013 | |
County party committees raised $6.4 million and spent nearly $5.9 million in 2012, the lowest totals in at least a decade, according to the latest quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| January 22, 2013 | |
Six candidates for governor have raised a combined $2.4 million and spent just $61,009, according to the latest campaign finance reports on file with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| January 17, 2013 | |
With a governor’s race and legislative elections looming this year, the so-called “Big Six” committees of the two major parties already have set aside nearly $1.7 million for the high-stakes showdown. |
| January 14, 2013 | |
Members of the public and others can now use the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission to view copies of agency minutes dating back to its creation in 1973, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| January 10, 2013 | |
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., the fourth quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees filed on or before January 15, 2013 will be available for public inspection on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.state.nj.us) and at 28 West State Street, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ. |
| January 9, 2013 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| January 2, 2013 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today January 2, 2013 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| December 12, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| December 10, 2012 | |
Spending on 2012 school elections fell to the lowest point since 2001 due to a change in state law that led to far fewer school districts holding public votes on their budgets. |
| December 6, 2012 | |
The Third Quarter Lobbying Report Summary and scanned Quarterly Reports are now available for review on the Commission’s website. |
| December 5, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today December 5, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| November 20, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced its meeting schedule for 2013. Unless otherwise indicated in the future, meetings will be held at the Commission’s offices at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, in Trenton. It is anticipated that meetings will begin at 11:00 a.m., unless otherwise indicated. |
| November 14, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| November 7, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today November 7, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| October 23, 2012 | |
County party committees continued to tread water as national politics dominates New Jersey elections this year and the parties don’t appear to be focusing yet on next year’s gubernatorial and legislative showdown. |
| October 19, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a telephonic meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| October 17, 2012 | |
The so-called “Big Six” committees of the two major parties have raised slightly more than $4 million so far this year and spent slightly less, according to reports that disclose their campaign finance activities since January 1. |
| October 11, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced the following disclosure calendar for quarterly reports for the third quarter of 2012. |
| October 10, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| October 3, 2012 | |
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2012 General Election. |
| October 3, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today October 3, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| September 12, 2012 | |
Special interest political action committees (PACs) in 2011 contributed more than $18 million to New Jersey campaigns, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| September 6, 2012 | |
Second Quarter Lobbying Report Summary and scanned Quarterly Reports are now available for review on the Commission’s website. |
| September 5, 2012 | |
Commission Meeting Announcement and Agenda for September 11, 2012. |
| September 4, 2012 | |
Executive Director Jeffrey M. Brindle announced today that the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing amendments concerning posting Personal Financial Disclosure Statements on the Commission’s website and eliminating the need to file copies. |
| September 4, 2012 | |
Executive Director Jeffrey M. Brindle announced today that the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing amendments concerning electronic filing of annual reports (represented entities and governmental affairs agents, and persons communicating with the general public), and “represented entity” substituted for “lobbyist.” |
| August 22, 2012 | |
An Essex County Superior Court judge has ruled that former Newark Mayor and state Senator Sharpe James violated state campaign finance laws when he took $94,004 from a campaign account to pay for criminal defense costs. |
| August 15, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has cancelled the Commission meeting scheduled for August 21, 2012. |
| August 15, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today August 15, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| August 15, 2012 | |
Executive Director Jeffrey M. Brindle announced today that the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing amendments concerning inflationary campaign cost adjustments for non-Gubernatorial and Gubernatorial candidates and committees. |
| August 7, 2012 | |
Many candidates and treasurers now can quickly figure out what forms they need to file with the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) using a new electronic short-cut available on the agency’s website. |
| August 2, 2012 | |
Copies of all 650 advisory opinions issued by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) since 1973 now can be viewed on the agency’s website, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| August 1, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today August 1, 2012. |
| July 25, 2012 | |
With federal elections dominating New Jersey politics this year, county party committees reported a modest amount of campaign finance activity during the first six months of 2012, jointly raising and spending about $2.1 million during that period, according to quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| July 18, 2012 | |
The tempo of fundraising by the so-called “Big Six” committees- the two state parties and four legislative leadership PACs- picked up during the past three months as they raised a combined $1.7 million during the quarter. |
| July 12, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) is now on Facebook and Twitter. |
| July 12, 2012 | |
On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., the second quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees, filed on or before July 16, 2012, will be available for public inspection on the ELEC website. |
| July 11, 2012 | |
Commission Meeting Announcement and Agenda for July 17, 2012 |
| July 5, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today July 5, 2012. |
| June 20, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review June 20, 2012. |
| June 19, 2012 | |
Contributors could give a maximum of $3,800 per election to gubernatorial candidates in 2013 under new inflation-adjusted limits and thresholds established today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| June 13, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| June 12, 2012 | |
Executive Director Jeffrey M. Brindle announced today that the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing new rules and amendments concerning public financing for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. |
| June 7, 2012 | |
The First Quarter Lobbying Report Summary and scanned Quarterly Reports are now available for review on the Commission’s website. |
| June 6, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review June 6, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| May 9, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| May 7, 2012 | |
ELEC has announced the disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2012 Primary Election. |
| May 2, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today May 2, 2012 on the ELEC website. |
| April 23, 2012 | |
County party committees jointly reported raising and spending less than $1 million during the first quarter of 2012. |
| April 18, 2012 | |
The so-called “Big Six” committees of the two major parties took a breather during the first quarter of 2012, spending only about $1.6 million combined. |
| April 17, 2012 | |
The first quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees, filed on or before April 16, 2012, will be available for public inspection at ELEC. |
| April 13, 2012 | |
Online training is now available for candidates and treasurers at the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| April 11, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2012 May Municipal Election. |
| April 5, 2012 | |
Public contractors reported making $9.6 million** in political contributions in 2011, a 1** percent decline from a year earlier, according to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| April 4, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today April 4, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| April 4, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| March 30, 2012 | |
Thursday, April 5, 2012, the Business Entity Annual Statements, due to be filed by March 30, 2012, will be available on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website. |
| March 22, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has rescheduled the Commission meeting set for April 17, 2012. The meeting has been rescheduled for April 10, 2012 at 11:00 am. |
| March 21, 1012 | |
In the latest of numerous recent initiatives undertaken by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), quarterly reports detailing activities by registered lobbyists will now be available on the Commission’s website. |
| March 14, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| March 7, 2012 | |
Fueled for the second straight year by heavy mass media advertising, lobbyist spending soared to a record $73 million in 2011, Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced today. |
| March 7, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today March 7, 2012 on the ELEC website. |
| February 22, 2012 | |
The Annual Reports of Lobbying Activity filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) reflect the financial activities of represented entities, governmental affairs agents, and persons or groups communicating with the general public (grassroots lobbying). |
| February 15, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| February 7, 2012 | |
The state appellate division today issued a ruling that upholds the authority of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) to enforce the state’s campaign finance laws. |
| February 1, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today February 1, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| January 31, 2012 | |
With all 120 legislative seats at stake in 2011, county party committees jointly raised and spent about $8.5 million, a significant drop from the previous election when both legislative houses were in contention, according to quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| January 27, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (the Commission) will have a telephonic meeting at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, in Trenton. |
| January 20, 2012 | |
The so-called “Big Six” committees of the two major political parties raised and spent more than $15 million last year when all 120 legislative seats were up for reelection, according to their latest quarterly reports on campaign finance activity. |
| January 13, 2012 | |
On Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., the fourth quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees filed on or before January 17, 2012 will be available for public inspection on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s website. |
| January 11, 2012 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| January 4, 2012 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today January 4, 2012 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
