The Diner Booth By Rebecca Moll Freed | April 6, 2021, 9:36 am | in The Diner Booth
Now that your ELEC Pay-to-Play Annual Disclosure (Form BE) is behind you (
if it isn’t – don’t panic – you can still file), you have a little bit of breathing room when it comes to all things New Jersey campaign-finance and pay-to-play related. We know that our last two columns were packed with information and some of it could have been overwhelming. So, this column will focus on a pretty straightforward topic – non-partisan elections (
yes – there is such a thing).
Whoever said that it is always election season is NJ was correct! With the exception of certain School Board elections on April 20, the next major date on the election calendar is the non-partisan elections being held in various municipalities on May 11
NJ Government Contractors: Have You Begun to Prepare your ELEC Pay-to-Play Annual Disclosure? By Rebecca Moll Freed | March 7, 2021, 7:59 pm | in Edward Edwards
New Jersey’s annual pay-to-play filing deadline will be here at the end of the month. If your company received payments of $50,000 or more (in the aggregate) as a result of New Jersey government contracts during the 2020 calendar year, the time has come to begin preparing your Business Entity Annual Statement (“Form BE”).
After reading this column, you should mark your calendar, ask Siri to set a reminder or write yourself a note because Form BE must be filed electronically with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission no later than Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Compliance Corner: Pay-to-Play for New Jersey Legislative Elections By Guest Contributor | February 22, 2021, 11:25 am | in Columnist
By Avi D. Kelin
While 2021 has been circled on New Jersey political calendars for years now as the time for a gubernatorial election, it can sometimes be overlooked that all 120 state legislative seats are on the ballot this year as well. With changing demographics in some districts and a number of notable open seats, the 2021 legislative races promise to be competitive and heated.
While it is generally true that contributions to legislative candidates are “safe” when it comes to pay-to-play restrictions, the answer – as is often the case with New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws –depends on your specific contracting goals. Therefore, as businesses and individuals consider how to get involved in New Jersey’s legislative races, it is important to determine whether any of the limited circumstances und