N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:25-11.5 - Equal attribution requirements

(a) A candidate who has established a candidate committee in an election and is also participating in a joint candidates committee in that election may not receive contributions to those committees from a contributor that in the aggregate exceed the applicable contribution limit set forth in 19:25-11.2.

(b) Each contribution received in an election by the joint candidates committee of a candidate who has also established a candidate committee in that election must be equally attributed to each of the candidates participating in the joint candidates committee, and the contribution limits in this subchapter must be applied to those participating candidates and to any candidate committee established by any of the participating candidates.

1. Example: The ABC joint candidates committee, consisting of Candidates A, B, and C, receives a contribution from an individual in the amount of $ 15,600 in an election. For purposes of applying the contribution limits to the participating candidates and their individual candidate committees, the contribution must be equally attributed to each of the three participating candidates so that each is deemed to have received a contribution in the amount of $ 5,200 in the election from the contributor. The sum of $ 5,200 is the maximum amount an individual can contribute to a candidate in an election. Therefore, no further contributions can be made by the contributor in the election to the ABC joint candidates committee, or to any candidate committee established in the election by candidates A, B, or C.

2. Example: The ABC joint candidates committee receives a contribution of $ 300.00 in an election from a contributor who has contributed $ 5,200 in that election to an individual candidate committee established or maintained by candidate A. The sum of $ 5,200 is the maximum amount an individual can contribute to a candidate committee in an election. Application of the equal attribution requirement set forth at (a) above would result in the attribution of $ 100.00 to Candidate A of the total $ 300.00 contribution to joint candidates committee ABC. Since the sum of the amount contributed to the candidate committee of A $ 5,200, plus the attribution of $ 100.00 of the $ 300.00 contribution made to the ABC joint candidates committee, results in a total contribution from the contributor in the election of $ 5,300 to Candidate A, the ABC joint candidates committee must refund the $ 300.00 contribution to avoid receipt of an excessive contribution, or alternatively, the candidate committee of A must refund $ 100.00 in order that the total contribution from the contributor in the election does not exceed the $ 5,200 per election contribution limit of candidate A.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.5

Amended by R.1996 d.582, effective 12/16/1996 (operative January 1, 1997).
See: 28 N.J.R. 4388(b), 28 N.J.R. 5193(b).
Raised contribution limits.
Amended by R.2000 d.472, effective 11/20/2000 (operative January 1, 2001).
See: 32 N.J.R. 2987(a), 32 N.J.R. 4112(a).
In (b), increased dollar amounts throughout.
Amended by R.2004 d.471, effective 12/20/2004 (operative January 1, 2005).
See: 36 N.J.R. 4071(a), 36 N.J.R. 5692(b).
Increased dollar amounts throughout.

Amended by 56N.J.R. 1109(b), effective 6/17/2024