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Investigations plunge as NJ campaign finance law kicks in
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Meanwhile, contributions to NJ's major political committees soar
Major reforms to New Jersey's campaign finance regulations were made months ago, and now the first signs of impact are becoming clear. The state Election Law Enforcement Commission on Friday announced it was dropping investigations into 107 campaign finance complaints, including some that had been lodged against both the Democrat and Republican state committees.
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Investigations plunge as NJ campaign finance law kicks in
Clip: 8/4/2023 | 1m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Major reforms to New Jersey's campaign finance regulations were made months ago, and now the first signs of impact are becoming clear. The state Election Law Enforcement Commission on Friday announced it was dropping investigations into 107 campaign finance complaints, including some that had been lodged against both the Democrat and Republican state committees.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe Election Transparency Act, signed into law in April, is already taking effect, and it feels anything but transparent.
The law doubles the limits for campaign contributions, does away with pay to play laws and cuts the statute of limitations for campaign finance violations from ten years to two.
That last change leading elac the Election Law Enforcement Commission to dismiss 107 campaign finance complaints, including a three count complaint against the Democratic State Committee and a two count complaint against the Republican State Committee.
Complaints were also dropped against the Senate Democratic majority and the Democratic Assembly campaign committees.
All the while, money is rolling in a combined $3.6 million, as contribution limits for those committees were tripled, from 25,000 up to 75,000 per donor.
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