Legal Opinion
In Re Election Law Enforcement Commission Advisory Opinion No. 01-2008
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 8, 2010No. A-83 September Term 2008PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Former State Senator Wayne R. Bryant sought an advisory opinion from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) to allow him to use campaign funds to defray expenses related to his defense of criminal corruption charges returned by a federal grand jury. ELEC determined that the use of campaign funds for that purpose did not constitute “the payment of ordinary and necessary expenses of holding public office” and therefore would violate N.J.S.A. 19:44A-11.2(a)(6) of the New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act (Campaign Contributions Act), N.J.S.A.…
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