ELEC

  • What is ELEC?

    Established in 1973‚ ELEC monitors the campaign financing of all elections in the State. Whether the election is for Governor or Mayor‚ member of the Legislature or a City Council‚ candidates and campaign organizations are required to file with the Commission contribution and expenditure reports.

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  • Hours of Operation

    Commission:
    9:00 am-5:00 pm‚ Monday - Friday

    Public Room:
    9:15 am-4:45 pm‚ Monday - Friday

    Email

    To report web site problems and web site feedback via email to webmaster.

  • Address

    As of December 4‚ 2017‚ the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will be located at 25 South Stockton Street‚ 5th Floor‚ Trenton‚ NJ 08608.

    By U.S. Mail

    New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission‚ P.O. Box 185‚ Trenton‚ New Jersey 08625-0185.

    By Commercial Delivery Service

    New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission‚ 25 South Stockton Street‚ 5th Floor‚ Trenton‚ NJ 08608.

  • By Phone

    General information and Help Desk at: (609) 292–8700

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Contribution Limits Chart

 Entities  Making  Contributions Candidate Committee* Political Committee** Continuing Political Committee Legislative Leadership Committee State Political Party Committee County Political Party Committee Municipal Political Party Committee
 Individual Click to View Click to View $14‚400 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $14‚400 per year
 Corporation
 or Union
Click to View Click to View $14‚400 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $14‚400 per year
 Association
 or Group
Click to View Click to View $14‚400 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $14‚400 per year
 Candidate  Committee Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View
 Political  Committee Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View Click to View
 Continuing  Political  Committee Click to View Click to View $14‚400 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $14‚400 per year
 Legislative  Leadership  Committee No Limits
 State
 Political  Party  Committee
No Limits
 County
 Political  Party  Committee
No limits‚ but from January 1st through June 30th of each year‚ a county political party committee is prohibited from making a contribution to another county political party committee and a county political party committee is prohibited from accepting a contribution from another county political party committee. A county political party committee is subject to other restrictions; see N.J.A.C. 19:25–11.7.
 Municipal  Political Party  Committee No Limits
 National  Political Party  Committee Click to View Click to View $14‚400 per year $75‚000 per year $144‚000 per year $75‚000 per year $14‚400 per year
 Political Party Housekeeping Accounts N/A N/A N/A N/A $37‚500 per year $37‚500 per year N/A

A National Political Party Committee is the principal organization supporting election activities of a State political party committee‚ which activities include making contributions to that State political party committee pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A–11.4a(2). There shall be no more than a single national political party committee of a political party for each State political party committee.

*NOTE: The contribution limit to a 2021 gubernatorial candidate is $4‚900.00.

**Public Question Political Committee and Independent Expenditure only committees may receive unlimited contributions.

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