[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley 11-27-2001 by Ord. No. 2712 (Ch. 50 of the 1978 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as an "Ordinance Prohibiting Political Fund-raising on or by Use of Public Property."
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit political fund-raising by candidates or elected officials on or by use of public property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CANDIDATE
Any individual seeking election to a public office of the federal, state, county or municipal government or school district or political party or political organization.
ELECTED OFFICIAL
Any person holding elective municipal office.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
All loans and transfers of money or other things of value to a candidate or elected official.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All buildings owned or leased by the municipality and shall include vehicles, phones, fax machines, computers, stationery or municipal letterhead, postage or other office equipment or supplies owned or leased by the municipality.
SOLICIT
To request or ask for, by oral or written communication, a political contribution as same is defined herein.
No elected official or candidate may solicit or receive payments of, or commitment for payment of any political contribution while in any public building in the municipality.
No candidate or elected official may solicit or receive payment of, or commitment for payment of any political contribution while utilizing public property.
In the event public facilities are made available to any group for nongovernment use, such as a meeting facility, this prohibition shall not be deemed to prevent fund-raising of any sort among members of such groups during the time such groups have reserved exclusive use of the meeting facility.
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days and/or a fine not exceeding $1,000.