ELEC Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democratic county parties maintain huge cash advantage over Republicans

May 4, 2022 11:40 am

New Jersey’s 21 Democratic county parties collectively have $3,269,736 in cash on-hand after the first quarter, according to a new report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), while their Republican counterparts have only $602,852. The...

State Democratic committees outraise Republican counterparts 3-1

April 21, 2022 10:54 am

New Jersey’s three main Democratic fundraising committees – the state Democratic committee and the campaign arms for Senate and Assembly Democrats – collectively raised $1,064,011 in the first quarter of 2022, according to a report released today by the Election...

$93.7 million spent by N.J. lobbyists in 2021, the third-highest total ever

March 10, 2022 11:20 amMarch 10, 2022 11:55 am

New Jersey lobbyists spent $93.7 million last year, making 2021 the third-most expensive lobbying year on record but still falling well short of the $106.8 million record spent in 2020. According to New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) executive director...

Sweeney schedules Senate campaign fundraiser for March

January 31, 2022 12:04 pmJanuary 31, 2022 1:52 pm

Steve Sweeney’s Senate campaign committee is holding a high-dollar fundraiser in March, an event that will only fuel speculation that the former Senate President might seek to regain the seat he lost last November to Republican Edward R. Durr. The...

Still nothing to report on ELEC board vacancy, governor says

January 24, 2022 3:28 pmJanuary 24, 2022 4:45 pm

Though one of two Republican seats on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) board has been vacant for more than four years, Gov. Phil Murphy said today that he still has no current plan to fill the vacancy....

‘Big Six’ campaign committees collectively raised $16.9 million in 2021

January 20, 2022 10:24 amJanuary 20, 2022 3:10 pm

According to a report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), the state’s “Big Six” fundraising committees raised a total of $16.9 million, the highest inflation-adjusted total since 2011. But as ELEC executive director Jeff Brindle...

Baraka fined $30,634 for 2014 campaign finance violations

December 1, 2021 10:52 amDecember 1, 2021 4:55 pm

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) released a final decision today on a large number of campaign finance violations committed by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, fining him a total of $30,634. According to the ELEC report, Baraka committed...