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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.
| Date | Topic of Press Release | |
| 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. |
| December 20, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has taken a major step forward in its ongoing effort to enable electronic filing of reports by the regulated community. |
| December 14, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| December 7, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review December 7, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| December 5, 2011 | |
Candidates spent nearly $14 million during the final days of this year’s legislative elections, almost 36 percent of the funds spent during the entire campaign, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| November 30, 2011 | |
One year after they made record contributions in New Jersey, “special interest” political action committees (PACs) cut their outlays more than 20 percent in 2010 during an off-election year, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| November 16, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced its meeting schedule for 2012. |
| November 14, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission announces that the time for the meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15 has been changed from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, in Trenton. |
| November 9, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| November 3, 2011 | |
While overall legislative fundraising continues to lag past elections, one trend hasn’t changed- battleground districts still are receiving most of the campaign money, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| November 2, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today November 2, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| October 26, 2011 | |
Starting today, candidates vying in the November 8 general election in New Jersey must begin filing “48-hour notices” as they receive late-arriving contributions or loans, according to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| October 25, 2011 | |
With legislative elections looming, county political party committees boosted their financial reserves by nearly $700,000 but there were continuing signs that fundraising is more difficult than in the past, according to quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| October 19, 2011 | |
With just three weeks until the Nov. 8 election, the state’s two major political parties have raised a combined $6.9 million so far this year while spending $5 million, according to their latest quarterly reports on campaign finance activity. |
| October 18, 2011 | |
Legislative candidates have raised and spent slightly less than they did at the same time four years ago while incumbents appear to be gaining an increased advantage over challengers, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| October 12, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| October 12, 2011 | |
The third quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees will be available for public inspection. |
| October 5, 2011 | |
ELEC learns that the State Appellate Division has granted its motion to intervene in the case of Margaret Nordstrom v. William “Hank” Lyon. |
| October 5, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review as of October 5, 2011 on the ELEC website. |
| October 5, 2011 | |
ELEC has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2011 General Election. |
| September 26, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has filed a motion with the state appellate division for leave to intervene in a case in which the Superior Court recently nullified the results of a Morris County freeholder election based in part on alleged campaign finance violations. |
| September 22, 2011 | |
Legislative candidates raised $194 million and spent $179 million on campaigns since 1999, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| September 15, 2011 | |
Executive Director Jeff Brindle appeared on Thursday, September 15 with State Comptroller Matt Boxer at a press conference regarding pay-to-play reform. |
| September 14, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| August 9, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has cancelled the Commission meeting scheduled for August. |
| July 21, 2011 | |
As the state’s two major parties gear up for fall legislative campaigns, county party committees jointly have raised $1.5 million during the past three months and added approximately $300,000 to their financial reserves, according to quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| July 20, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today July 20, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| July 19, 2011 | |
With legislative elections looming this fall, the state’s two major political parties have amassed a combined war-chest of $3.3 million, according to their latest reports. |
| July 14, 2011 | |
Annual lobbying reports for calendar year 2010 are now available for online viewing. |
| July 14, 2011 | |
On Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., the second quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees, filed on or before July 15, 2011, will be available for public inspection. REVISED: July 14, 2011 |
| July 13, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| July 6, 2011 | |
Legislative candidates have set aside $13.7 million in reserves as they head toward this fall’s general election. REVISED: July 8, 2011 |
| July 6, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions available for review on the ELEC website. |
| June 29, 2011 | |
20-day post-election reports will be available July 5th. |
| June 23, 2011 | |
On Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., Personal Financial Disclosure Statements filed by independent legislative candidates who are participating in the 2011 general election will be available for public inspection at the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| June 15, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| June 3, 2011 | |
With Tuesday’s primary looming, legislative candidates from both parties have raised $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million in recent weeks. |
| June 1, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today June 1, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| May 26, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission filed a civil lawsuit today in the Superior Court of New Jersey seeking repayment of $94,004 in campaign funds that were used to fund criminal defense costs on behalf of Sharpe James, a former Newark mayor and state senator. |
| May 18, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today May 18, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today. |
| May 18, 2011 | |
More than 90 percent of all candidates seeking legislative seats in the June 7 primary have filed their personal financial disclosure reports (PFDs), according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| May 16, 2011 | |
Legislative candidates have amassed more than $12 million in campaign reserves as the two major parties vie for control of the 120-seat Legislature for the first time in four years, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| May 11, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| May 9, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) announces the disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2011 Primary Election. |
| May 3, 2011 | |
With legislative campaigns looming this fall, county party committees jointly have $1.0 million in reserve after raising nearly $1.1 million during the first three months of 2011, according to quarterly reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| April 27, 2011 | |
On Monday May 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., Personal Financial Disclosure Statements filed by legislative candidates who are participating in the 2011 primary election will be available for public inspection at the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| April 20, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| April 19, 2011 | |
As the state’s two major political parties gear up for a fall showdown over all 120 legislative seats, the latest reports from their top six fundraising committees show they already have stockpiled a combined $2.2 million for the campaign. |
| April 13, 2011 | |
Disclosure dates for the First quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees. |
| April 11, 2011 | |
2011 May Municipal Election report disclosure schedule. |
| April 6, 2011 | |
Public contractors reported making $9.4 million in political contributions in 2010, a 13 percent falloff from a year earlier. |
| April 6, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review today April 6, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| March 30, 2011 | |
On Wednesday, April 6, 2011, the Business Entity Annual Statements, due to be filed by March 30, 2011, will be available on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website. |
| March 9, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| March 9, 2011 | |
Record spending on television and radio advertising campaigns caused a large increase in spending by lobbyists during 2010, Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced today. |
| March 2, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review March 2, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| February 22, 2011 | |
Data summarizing the Annual Reports of Lobbying Activity for the 2010 calendar year period will be available in ELEC’s public records room on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. |
| February 16, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review February 16, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. |
| February 9, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| February 2, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review February 2, 2011 on the ELEC website. |
| January 24, 2011 | |
County Political Party Committees jointly raised $7.6 milliion and spent $8.7 million during 2010. |
| January 20, 2011 | |
New Jersey’s two major political parties and four Legislative Leadership Committees together raised $6.2 million last year and spent $5.9 million, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). |
| January 14, 2011 | |
Fourth quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees and the Leadership Committees filed on or before January 18, 2011 will be available for public inspection. |
| January 11, 2011 | |
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. |
| January 5, 2011 | |
New enforcement actions are now available for review January 5, 2011 on the website of the New Jersey Election Enforcement Commission. |
