The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1.4 million in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.

Sponsors of two gubernatorial debates this fall have announced the time and date of their events.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1,174,939 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial general election campaign of one candidate.

With a major election year looming this fall, the so-called Big Six committees reported a $2.3 million cash reserve. According to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), this is the largest war-chest since 2013.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) today selected partnerships headed by William Paterson University and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center to each sponsor a gubernatorial general election debate this fall.

There is growing concern nationally over the outsized role in elections played by super PACs and other independent groups.

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12^th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the second quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees, the Leadership Committees and any 2017 gubernatorial candidate committees filing quarterly reports, filed on or before July 17, 2017, will be available for public inspection on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.nj.gov) and at 28 West State Street, 13^th floor, in Trenton, NJ.

On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the second quarterly report (Form Q-4) filed by Governmental Affairs Agents, filed on or before July 10, 2017, will be available for public inspection on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.nj.gov) and at 28 West State Street, 13^th floor, in Trenton, NJ.

Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today July 5, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.

Independent special interest committees spent $2 million on the 2017 legislative primary, a new high, according to reports filed 20 days after the June 6 election with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).

The goal of the newsletter is to acquaint the State’s residents with important information in the areas of campaign finance‚ gubernatorial public financing‚ lobbying‚ and pay-to-play.