As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CANDIDATE
A.
Any individual seeking election to a public
office of the federal, state, county or municipal government, or school
district or political party.
B.
Any individual who shall have been elected or
failed of election to any such office.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
Any person holding elective municipal office or holding an
appointed position in the municipal government or in any municipal
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.
MUNICIPALITY
The government of the municipality, including any officer,
department, board, commission, or agency, thereof.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Any loans and transfers of money or other things of value
to any candidate, elected official, or representative of any political
organization, or other commitments or assumptions 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 of any candidate or candidates for 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,"
"candidate committee" or "legislative leadership committee."
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All personal property owned, leased or controlled by the
municipal government, including but not limited to vehicles, phones,
fax machines, computers, stationery, including municipal letterhead,
postage and other office equipment.
SOLICIT
To ask for, by oral or written communications, a contribution
as that term is defined herein.