News Room Archive
2017 Analytical and Topical Press Releases
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Analytical and Topical Press Releases
December 01, 2017 
Driven skyward by what appears to be the most expensive legislative campaign in American history, independent spending in legislative races reached a new record in 2017, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
November 29, 2017 Fueled by record independent spending for a gubernatorial election and significant candidate self-financing, 2017 ranked as the second most expensive gubernatorial election not accounting for inflation, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
November 02, 2017 Driven largely by the most expensive legislative election in state history in the 3rd district, spending by independent special interest committees already has eclipsed previous records with the November 7 election still looming, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
October 31, 2017 As a late wave of independent spending poured into New Jersey’s campaign for governor, total spending has reached $23.8 million on the general election based on reports available 11 days prior to the November 7 election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
October 27, 2017 A gubernatorial election year has helped boost county party fund-raising to the highest level in eight years, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
October 18, 2017 With the governor’s office and both legislative houses facing reelection, the so-called “Big Six” fund-raising committees have raised and spent the most funds since 2013, the last year when political stakes were so high, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
October 17, 2017 Spending by independent special interest groups is on pace to shatter records for a legislative election as an intense battle in the 3rd legislative district shapes up as the most expensive in state history, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
October 12, 2017 Gubernatorial candidates have raised $13.4 million and spent $7 million, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
September 05, 2017 Position statements by six candidates for governor are now available for review on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) and the New Jersey Division of Elections.
August 01, 2017 County party fund-raising during the first six months of 2017 reached its highest point in a decade due in part to an influx of national party funds related to this year’s gubernatorial election, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
July 19, 2017 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.
July 5, 2017 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).
June 28, 2017 Direct and indirect spending on the 2017 gubernatorial primary election set a new record of $43.1 million based on the most recent reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
June 9, 2017 Eighty-six percent of the candidates who sought legislative seats in the June 6 primary filed personal financial disclosure reports (PFDs), the lowest percentage since 2011, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
June 1, 2017 Independent groups have begun spending money in a handful of legislative districts even as direct spending by legislative candidates has reached $17.8 million with the June 6 primary less than a week away.
May 31, 2017 Direct spending by gubernatorial candidates so far has reached nearly $28 million for the 2017 primary elections, according to the most recent reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
May 25, 2017 A modern, more streamlined website with powerful new tools for accessing and interpreting campaign finance and lobbying information was unveiled today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
May 15, 2017 With the June primary election less than three weeks away, legislative candidates have raised $29.4 million, spent $16.3 million and report cash reserves totaling $13.3 million, according to the latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
May 10, 2017 Gubernatorial candidates so far have raised $28.1 million and spent $23.3 million for the 2017 primary elections, according to the most recent reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
May 9, 2017 County party committees have raised 25 percent more during the first three months of 2017 than they did at the same point 2013, the last year when gubernatorial and legislative candidates shared the ballot, according to the reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
April 19, 2017 The “Big Six” fundraising committees enjoyed their best first quarter fund-raising since 2013 and also have socked away the largest reserves since then, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law
Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
April 18, 2017 Final details are now available for four gubernatorial primary debates.
April 6, 2017 For the third consecutive year, political contributions made by public contractors declined in 2016 to $8.1 million, the second lowest total since pay-to-play contribution restrictions began, according to an Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) analysis of annual disclosure reports filed recently.
March 28, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) today selected NJTV Public Media of NJ/ NJ Spotlight, and the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, as the 2017 gubernatorial primary election debate sponsors.
March 2, 2017 Lobbying expenditures totaled $68.3 million in 2016, a 2.5 percent decline from the previous year but still the third highest total ever, according to an analysis of annual lobbying reports released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
February 14, 2017 The Chairman of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Ron DeFilippis, has asked legal staff to provide guidance on selecting debate sponsors for the gubernatorial public financing debates as well as the disbursement of public funds.
January 30, 2017 Fundraising by New Jersey’s county political parties averaged $8.2 million annually during the first seven years of the decade, an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) shows.
January 19, 2017 State political party entities have been diminished over the last decade, according to an analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
Advisories
December 13, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has cancelled the Commission meeting scheduled for December 19, 2017 due to being in the midst of relocating its offices to 25 South Stockton Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ.
December 12, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing amendments concerning statutorily required inflationary campaign cost adjustments for non-Gubernatorial and Gubernatorial candidates and committees.
December 06, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today December 6, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
November 22, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has announced its meeting schedule for 2018.
November 15, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $58,520 in public matching funds for Lt. Governor Kimberly Guadagno, the Republican nominee in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
November 15, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
November 15, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today November 15, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
November 14, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $338,329 in public matching funds for Lt. Governor Kimberly Guadagno, the Republican nominee in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
November 01, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $662,419 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election. Democratic candidate Phil Murphy has now received the maximum funds available for the general election ($9,3000,000).
November 01, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today November 1, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
October 25, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1,335,125 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
October 24, 2017 Starting Wednesday (October 25), candidates vying in the November 7 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 18, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1,088,567 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
October 18, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today October 18, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
October 12, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1,431,035 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
October 11, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
October 10, 2017 On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the third quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees, the Leadership Committees and any gubernatorial candidates filing quarterly reports, filed on or before October 16, 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
October 5, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1,026,428 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
October 5, 2017 On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the third quarterly report (Form Q-4) filed by Governmental Affairs Agents, filed on or before October 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
October 4, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today October 4, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
October 4, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2017 General Election.
September 28, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $717,318 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
September 21, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $639,427 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
September 20, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
September 20, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today September 20, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
September 14, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $545,629 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
September 08, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $982,647 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
August 24, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $808,636 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
August 10, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $816,190 in public matching funds for the two major party nominees in this year’s 2017 gubernatorial general election.
August 09, 2017 A general election debate between the two candidates for Lieutenant Governor will be held at 8 pm Monday, October 16, 2017, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) announced today.
August 09, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has canceled the Commission meeting scheduled for August 15, 2017.
August 02, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today August 2, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
July 28, 2017 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.
July 25, 2017 Sponsors of two gubernatorial debates this fall have announced the time and date of their events.
July 19, 2017 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.
July 18, 2017 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.
July 12, 2017 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, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
July 11, 2017 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
July 6, 2017 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
July 5, 2017 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.
June 16, 2017 On Monday, June 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Personal Financial Disclosure Statements filed by independent legislative candidates who are participating in the 2017 General Election will be available for public inspection on ELEC’s website.
June 15, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $127,342 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of three candidates.
June 14, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the Commission’s office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
June 7, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $672,202 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
June 7, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today June 7, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
June 1, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $292,916 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
May 26, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $468,049 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
May 26, 2017 Executive Director Jeffrey M. Brindle announced today that the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission is proposing readoption of N.J.A.C. 19:25, without amendment.
May 26, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by the candidates and committees participating in the 2017 June Runoff Election.
May 23, 2017 Reports filed by gubernatorial candidates that reflect fundraising activity through May 23 will be released at 10 am Wednesday May 31.
May 18, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $469,886 in public
matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
May 17, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today May 17, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
May 12, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $315,634 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of three candidates.
May 10, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16,2017, at the Commission's office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
May 4, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $365,012 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
May 3, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2017 Primary Election.
May 3, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today May 3, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
April 28, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $143,749 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of two candidates.
April 21, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $163,398 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of four candidates.
April 19, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today April 19, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
April 13, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $796,206 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of three candidates.
April 12, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $1.1 million in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of three candidates.
April 12, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18,2017, at the Commission's office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey. The Agenda* is as follows.
April 11, 2017 On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the first quarterly report of the State Political Party Committees, the Leadership Committees and any 2017 gubernatorial candidate committees filing quarterly reports, filed on or before April 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
April 6, 2017 On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Personal Financial Disclosure Statements filed by gubernatorial and legislative candidates who are participating in the 2017 Primary Election will be available for public inspection on ELEC’s website at www.elec.nj.gov.
April 6, 2017 On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the first quarterly report (Form Q-4) filed by Governmental Affairs Agents, filed on or before April 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
April 5, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has announced the following disclosure calendar for reports filed by candidates and committees participating in the 2017 May Municipal Election.
March 27, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $953,744 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaigns of two candidates.
March 23, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a telephonic meeting at 12:00 Noon on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Commission's office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, in Trenton.
March 23, 2017 On Thursday, April 6, 2017, the Business Entity Annual Statements, due to be filed by March 30, 2017, will be available on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) website (www.elec.nj.gov).
March 22, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will have a meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Commission's office at 28 West State Street, 12th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey.
March 17, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $100,540 in public matching funds for the 2017 gubernatorial primary campaign of Democratic candidate Jim Johnson. It is his second disbursement under the state’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program. His cumulative receipts of public funds total $752,548.
March 16, 2017 Commission meeting for March 21 rescheduled for March 28.
March 15, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today March 15, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
March 3, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has approved $652,008 in public matching funds for the gubernatorial primary campaign of Democratic candidate Jim Johnson. It is the first disbursement approved during the 2017 primary election under the state’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program.
March 1, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today March 1, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
February 24, 2017 On Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., data summarizing the Annual Lobbying Reports for the 2016 calendar year period will be available on ELEC’s website. The summary data includes, total receipts and expenditures, fees, and information on benefit passing. Copies of the annual reports also will be available at that time on ELEC’s website at: (www.elec.nj.gov).
February 15, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has canceled the Commission meeting scheduled for February 21‚ 2017.
February 15, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today February 15, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
January 18, 2017 Updates to enforcement actions are now available for review today January 18, 2017 on the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, Executive Director Jeff Brindle announced today.
January 11, 2017 The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has canceled the Commission meeting scheduled for January 17‚ 2017.
January 11, 2017 On Thursday, January 19, 2017 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, 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.
January 5, 2017 On Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., the fourth quarterly report (Form Q-4) filed by Governmental Affairs Agents, filed on or before January 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, 13th floor, in Trenton, NJ.