Definitions. As used in this section, 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 other political office, or any individual who shall have been elected
to or failed to be elected to any such office.
ELECTED OFFICIAL
A person elected to any public office of the federal, state,
county or municipal government, school district or other political
office.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Any building owned or leased by the municipality for the
conducting of any official municipal business.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
Any person holding any elected municipal office or holding
an appointed position in the municipal government or any agency, commission,
board or office thereof, whether the position is full time or part
time, compensated or uncompensated; and any employee of municipal
government or of any municipal agency, commission, board or office
thereof, whether the position is full time or part time.
MUNICIPAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
All municipal property owned, leased or controlled by the
municipal government including, but not limited to, vehicles, telephones,
fax machines, computers, copy machines, stationery which includes
municipal letterhead, postage and other office equipment.
MUNICIPALITY
The government of the municipality, including any office,
department, board, commission or agency thereof.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING
The conducting of a political campaign for the election of
a candidate to public office to include political canvassing, meetings
to discuss the election of a candidate, writing of political literature,
dissemination or mailing of literature for a candidate, preparation
of political signs for a candidate, direct or indirect contact with
other political candidates, elected officials or representatives of
any political organization or any public or private entity or person
or persons concerning in any way the election of a candidate, or the
storage of any political literature, signs or other political items
used for election of a candidate.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Any loan, transfer of money or other thing of value to any
candidate, elected official or representative of any candidate, elected
official or representative of any political organization or any other
commitment or assumption of liability to make any such transfer. Political
contributions shall be deemed to have been made upon the date when
such commitment is made or liability assumed.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
Any two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation,
partnership or other incorporated or unincorporated association which
is organized to, or does, aid or promote the nomination, election
or defeat or any candidate or candidates for any federal, state, county,
municipal or school board office or political party office. Political
organization includes, but is not limited to, organizations defined
in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-3 as a "political committee," "joint candidates
committee," "continuing political committee," "political party committee"
or "legislative leadership committee."
SOLICIT
To ask for, by oral or written communication, a political
contribution as that term is defined herein.