Borough of Metuchen, NJ Chapter 38 Political Campaigns

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Metuchen as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article 1 Reports of Contributions and Expenditures

[Adopted 6-1-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-10]

§ 38-1 Filing of reports. [1]

A. All reports of political party committees and local political campaigns required to be filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Metuchen within 72 hours of their respective due dates at Election Law Enforcement Commission; except that, should such due date be a weekend or holiday, same shall be filed on the first business day after such weekend or holiday.

B. Nothing in this section shall be read or construed to impose a requirement on a candidate for the Board of Education Election.

C. Section 1-2 of the Code of the Borough of Metuchen shall not apply to violations of this article.

[Added 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-15[2]]

[2] Editor's Note: This ordinance also included a statement of purpose as follows: "The amendment to this ordinance is intended to clarify that the catch-all penalty provided for in the Borough Code for violation of an ordinance shall not apply to violations of this ordinance. The reason for removing the penalty provision is to prevent undue administrative costs and conflicts in prosecuting a violation."

[1] Editor's Note: The preamble of Ord. No. 2009-10 referenced N.J.S.A. 19:44A-16, regarding reports of contributions and expenditures, as statutory authority, in adopting this article.