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2nd and 8th legislative districts top $6 million in spending

October 21, 2021 11:01 am

The 2nd and 8th legislative districts, widely regarded as the two most competitive districts in the state this cycle, have together witnessed $6.1 million in spending from candidates and outside groups, according to a new report from the New Jersey...

Dem state committees walloping Republicans in fundraising

October 19, 2021 10:45 am

New Jersey’s Democratic committees have outraised their Republican counterparts by a more than 4-to-1 margin in 2021, according to a new report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). The three Democratic committees – the New...

ELEC gives out another $1.8 million, most of it to Ciattarelli

October 8, 2021 1:14 pmOctober 8, 2021 1:22 pm

After the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) distributed nearly $1.8 million in additional funds today, Gov. Phil Murphy has reached 90% of his total limit on matching funds. Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli, meanwhile, has only reached 71%...

ELEC reports close to $58 million spent on gubernatorial election so far

October 6, 2021 12:22 pmOctober 6, 2021 1:15 pm

New Jersey’s gubernatorial election has witnessed $57.9 million in total spending, a new report from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) said today, higher than the $52.9 million spent at this point in the 2017 election. $27.7 million,...

ELEC distributes another $1.4 million in matching funds

October 1, 2021 10:46 am

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) gave a further $1,434,792 to the two gubernatorial candidates today: $748,548 to Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, and $686,244 to Gov Phil Murphy. ELEC has now distributed more than $15 million to the...

Election Day changes trigger new ELEC deadlines

March 23, 2020 10:25 am

Changes of special election and school board elections dates have triggered new reporting deadlines for the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Gov. Phil Murphy announced last week that he was moving March 31 special elections in Atlantic City, Old...

Armstead denied admission to Union Democratic breakfast

October 27, 2019 11:06 amOctober 28, 2019 10:37 am

There was some drama this morning at the annual Union County Democratic pre-election breakfast when Linden Mayor Derek Armstead was refused admittance because he is supporting an independent mayoral candidate in Dover. Armstead, who is also the Linden Democratic Municipal...