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Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
blog, we'll track developments in the news and changes to the rules and regulations
affecting political committees, corporate PACs, trade associations, non-profit groups
and advocacy organizations. We'll also keep you updated on the lobbying and ethics
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Jeff Brindle: N.J. campaign finance laws could be affected by SpeechNow.org case
Jeff Brindle, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, has this piece.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
CQ Politics: Corzine's Self-Funded Campaign: Will Taxpayers Get Stuck With Tab?
CQ Politics notes that "A check of Corzine's fundraising reports, on file with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, reveals an odd twist to the story of a man who's now spent more than $130 million of his own money in pursuit of higher office -- he's now looking for payback from his campaign committee after the election.
Corzine's most recent ELEC filings reveal that unlike his campaign efforts in 2000 and 2005, when he simply wrote a personal check and donated it to the campaign, this time around he is writing personal checks and loaning the money to his campaign.
He loaned his campaign $2 million on October 19, $1.2 million on October 26, and another $1.5 million on October 27. Grand total: $4.7 million to date.
Thus, Corzine, if he wins reelection next Tuesday, will be the first New Jersey Governor in anyone's memory to have a personal financial stake in the success of his campaign committee's fundraising."
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
NJ Star-Ledger: N.J. Election Law Enforcement Commission names new director
The New Jersey Star-Ledger reports "Jeffrey Brindle has been appointed executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, succeeding longtime ELEC chief Frederick Herrmann, who is retiring June 30."
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Friday, May 22, 2009
CQ Politics: New Jersey: 12 Days Before Primary, General Election Ads Begin
From CQ Politics: "Democrats aren’t waiting until the general election to give New Jersey voters their spin on the leading Republican candidate for governor. On Thursday, they launched an attack ad against former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie. A group called the Mid-Atlantic Leadership Fund released a commercial accusing Christie of engaging in pay-to-play schemes. The ad alleges that Christie helped his brother avoid prosecution for fraudulent Wall Street trading. Numerous polls show Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is vulnerable for re-election and that Christie is the strongest GOP challenger among those running. The New York Times reported May 5 that Corzine’s allies, including the Democratic Governors Association, were forming a group to challenge Christie during the primary. The governors’ association contributed to the ad campaign through a so-called independent expenditure group. The ad’s sponsor, the Mid-Atlantic Leadership Fund, was formed in March. The group is organized under Section 527 of the IRS code, so it is not subject to donation limits and does not have to file reports to the Federal Election Commission."
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer: N.J. pay-to-play limits chafe on some
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports "A sweeping pay-to-play ban that curtails the ability of candidates to raise money - effectively handing an advantage to wealthy politicians who can fund their campaigns - will be tested for the first time in this year's governor's race. . . . [Former Gov.] McGreevey's executive order banned the state from awarding contracts of more than $17,500 to companies in which high-ranking officials contributed more than $300 to a gubernatorial candidate or state or county party organization. . . . In November, [Gov.] Corzine significantly increased the number of people who would be discouraged from giving more than $300 to gubernatorial candidates. McGreevey's order covered contributors who controlled 10 percent or more of companies getting state contracts. Corzine included any partner, officer, or principal of a vendor firm, further limiting the number of people who would be willing to contribute to gubernatorial campaigns. Because Corzine is funding his own campaign, he won't have to worry much about that law. But independent candidate Chris Daggett and the survivor of the increasingly heated Republican primary will."
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Pay-To-Play Law
The Supreme Court of New Jersey upheld a 2005 law prohibiting the state from awarding contracts valued over $17,500 to any business that contributed more than $300 in the previous 18 months to the Governor or a candidate for Governor, or to any state or local political party committee.
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