N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-1.7
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter and in the interpretation of the Act, shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
"The Act" means The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, P.L. 1973, c. 83, as amended, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq.
"Candidate" means:
This definition does not include an individual seeking Federal elective office, or State, county or municipal political party office.
"Candidate committee" means a committee established by a candidate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-9(a) for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
"Continuing political committee" includes any group of two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership, or any other incorporated or unincorporated association, including a political club, political action committee, civic association or other organization, which in any calendar year contributes, or expects to contribute, at least $ 8,600 to aid or promote the candidacy of an individual, or the candidacies of individuals, for elective public office, or the passage or defeat of a public question or public questions, and which may be expected to make contributions toward such aid or promotion or passage or defeat during a subsequent election, provided that the group, corporation, partnership, association, or other organization has been determined by the Commission to be a continuing political committee in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-8.b. A continuing political committee does not include:
"Contribution" includes every loan, gift, subscription, advance, or transfer of money or other thing of value, including any in-kind contribution, made to or on behalf of any candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, or legislative leadership committee and any pledge or other commitment or assumption of liability to make such transfer. For purposes of reports required pursuant to the provisions of the Act, any such commitment or assumption shall be deemed to have been a contribution upon the date when such commitment is made, or liability assumed. Funds or other benefits received solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual should become a candidate are contributions.
"Contributor" means an individual, corporation, labor organization, association, group, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee or legislative leadership committee making a contribution.
"Contributor" does not include an unincorporated business entity, a partnership entity as defined in N.J.A.C. 19:25-11.10(b) or a limited liability company as defined in N.J.A.C. 19:25-11.10(c), which entities are not permitted to make contributions.
"Currency" means United States government notes and coins in circulation as a medium of exchange.
"Depository," "campaign depository," and "organizational depository" mean any bank account, whether checking, savings, or other, that is established by a candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, legislative leadership committee, or independent expenditure committee for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures to aid or promote a candidate in an election, or to support or oppose a public question.
"District" means the State, legislative district, county, municipality or part thereof, school district or other district in which a candidate is seeking election to public office.
"ELEC eFile" means the web-based system available on the Commission's website used to file Forms R-1, R-3, G-1, P-1, and 72/24-HR.
"Election" means any election in which a public question is to be voted upon by the voters of the State or any political subdivision thereof; and any election for any public office of the State or any political subdivision thereof. It does not include Federal elective office, or State, county or municipal political party office.
"Election-related activity" means election activity related to a candidate for public office of the State of New Jersey or its political subdivisions, or public question submitted to the voters of the State of New Jersey or its political subdivisions as set forth in the Act and includes, without limitation, contributions to candidates, expenditures for fundraising, expenditures on behalf of candidates and other related political expenditures.
"Electronic filing system" means all online systems available on the Commission's website www.elec.nj.gov for electronically filing or electronically submitting reports, notices, forms, applications, and other documents.
"Expenditure" includes every transfer of money or other thing of value, including any item of real or personal property, tangible or intangible, made by any candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee or legislative leadership committee and any pledge or other commitment or assumption of liability to make such transfer. For purposes of reports required under the provisions of the Act, any such commitment or assumption shall be deemed to have been an expenditure upon the date when such commitment is made or liability assumed. Payments or commitments made solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual should become a candidate are expenditures.
"Family member" means a spouse, child, parent or sibling.
"File" or "filed" means deposited in the office of the Commission designated in N.J.A.C. 19:25-2.1.
"Housekeeping account" means a separate organizational depository established by a State political party committee organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:5-4, or a county political party committee organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:5-3, to receive contributions and make expenditures for non-political purposes.
"Independent expenditure committee" means a person or group organized pursuant to Section 527 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 527) or pursuant to paragraph (4) or paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501) that makes independent expenditures in excess of $ 7,500, in the aggregate, in an election. An independent expenditure committee does not include:
"In-kind contribution" means a contribution of goods or services received by a candidate, candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee or legislative leadership committee, which contribution is paid for by a person or entity other than the recipient committee, but does not include services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering a part of or all of his or her time on behalf of a candidate or committee.
"Joint candidates committee" means a committee established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-9(a) by at least two candidates for the same elective public offices in the same election in a legislative district, county, municipality, or school or fire district, but not more candidates than the total number of the same elective public offices to be filled in that election, for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures. For the purposes of this definition, the offices of member of the Senate and members of the General Assembly shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a legislative district; the offices of member of the board of county commissioners and county executive shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a county; and the offices of mayor and member of the municipal governing body shall be deemed to be the same elective public offices in a municipality. For the purposes of this definition, a candidate committee formed jointly by candidates for the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor of the same party is not a "joint candidates committee."
"Legal guardian" or "legal guardians" means the person or persons who are the natural or adoptive parents of a minor or the person or persons who have been appointed by a court or other competent authority to act as the guardian of the person or property of a minor.
"Legislative leadership committee" means a committee established, authorized to be established, or designated by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, or the Minority Leader of the General Assembly pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-10.1 for the purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures.
"Minor" means any person under the age of 18 years.
"Minor's earned income" means wages, salaries, and other amounts received by a minor as compensation for personal services actually rendered by the minor in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.1 et seq., provided that the minor's earned income shall not include wages, salaries, and other compensation paid to the minor by the legal guardian or legal guardians of the minor.
"National committee of a political party" means the principal organization supporting election activities of a State political party committee, which activities shall include the making of 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 committee of a political party for each State political party committee.
"Paid personal services" means personal, clerical, administrative or professional services of every kind and nature, including, without limitation, public relations, research, legal, canvassing, telephone, speech writing or other such services performed other than on a voluntary basis, the salary, cost or consideration of which is paid, borne or provided other than by the committee, candidate or organization for whom such services are rendered.
"Political committee" means any group of two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership, or any other incorporated or unincorporated association, which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the nomination, election, or defeat of any candidate or candidates for public office, or which is organized to, or does aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election if the persons, corporation, partnership, or incorporated or unincorporated association raises or expends $ 3,800 or more to so aid or promote the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or candidates or the passage or defeat of a public question. A group or association organized to promote the candidacy of one or more candidates or aid or defeat the passage of a public question, without a term of existence substantially longer than the campaign, is a political committee. Political committee does not include:
"Political party committee" means the State committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:5-4; any county committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:5-3; or any municipal committee of a political party, as organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:5-2.
"Public office" means any elective office of this State or any political subdivision thereof, except that it does not include State, county or municipal political party office.
"Public question" means any question, proposition or referendum (for example, a constitutional amendment, budget adoption or bond issue) required by the legislative or governing body of this State or any of its political subdivisions to be submitted by referendum procedure to the voters of the State or political subdivision for decision at elections.
"Public solicitation" means a solicitation as described in N.J.A.C. 19:25-10.7(a).
"Resident address" means the address at which a person resides. The reporting of a resident address must contain all information necessary to enable service of process of the identified person at the address, including, but not limited to, any apartment, unit, suite, floor, or building number.
"Testimonial affair" means an affair of any kind or nature including, without limitation, cocktail parties, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, dances, picnics, or similar affairs directly or indirectly intended to raise campaign funds on behalf of a person who holds, or who is or was a candidate for nomination or election to public office in this State, or is directly or indirectly intended to raise funds on behalf of any candidate committee, joint candidates committee, political committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, legislative leadership committee, and independent expenditure committee.
N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-1.7