HOW TO FORM COUNTY COMMITTEES:

The newly signed consent order states that the NJCP "will be treated as Political Party Committees for the purposes of the Contribution Limits in the New Jersey Campaign Contributions & Expenditures Reporting Act ", provided that we do the following:

a) elect members of committees at our yearly conventions(or meetings);

b)notify the Division of Elections within 10 days of the meeting;

c)designate a treasurer & despository(i.e. open a bank account) by July 1st of the election cycle; and File Form D-3 within 10 days of making that designation.

The NJCP has an annual Issues & Candidates Convention at which our officers(the Chairman & the Treasurer) are offically elected to office. Beginning in 2008 The State Organizing Committee will be notifying the DOE the results of those elections. We will also file the Form D-3 as per law.

It is our interpretation that each County group should :

a) hold a organizational meeting & elect a Chairman & Treasurer by July 1st of 2008(which is the next election cycle);

b) have the Treasurer open a bank account under that county group's name; then

c) File Form D-3 within 10 days(which lists the name & mailing address of the State or County Committee, the name & address of the Chairman, the Treasurer, & the Bank that has the account plus the account number)

Click on the following link to get the Compliance Manual for PPC's:

http://elec.state.nj.us/ForCandidates/cpc_forms.htm

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP SET UP COUNTY COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT STATE SECRETARY STEVE SPINOSA ASAP AT: secretary@njcp.org

ALL COUNTY GROUPS SHOULD NOTIFY STATE SECRETARY STEPHEN SPINOSA WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THEIR FORMING & OF THE CANDIDATES THEY NOMINATE. YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT: secretary@njcp.org

RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN 2008

We hope that each county group will nominate candidates for office at our annual Issues & Candidates Convention(Date & Place to be announced soon!!!). The 2008 election cycle will have openings for the following offices:

STATEWIDE

United States President(1000 petition signatures required. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE A PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATE THIS YEAR)

United States Senate(800 petition signatures required to get on the ballot);[THIS IS VERY TOUGH UNLESS YOU CAN MUSTER A LOT OF MANPOWER].

COUNTY OR DISTRICT WIDE:

United States Congressman(100 petition signatures required);

County Freeholder or Executive(100 petition signatures required);

LOCALLY:

Municipal Committee member(ask your town clerk what the requirement is. The number of signatures vary from town to town).

Once the county committees have nominated their candidates, then each candidate should get their petitions & begin collecting signatures to get on the ballot.

STATEWIDE:

Senate & Congressional Candidates should contact the Division of Elections in Trenton for their petitions(they will be released on January 2nd, 2008). You can write to:

Division Of Elections, P.O. Box 304, Trenton, NJ 08625-9983

THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS REQUESTS THAT ALL CANDIDATES INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR OFFICE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL PLEASE GET THEIR WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR THE NOMINATING PETITIONS IN BEGINNING JANUARY 2nd, 2008. YOU MAY ALSO DOWNLOAD THE PETITIONS FROM THEIR WEBSITE. GO TO:

http://www.nj.gov/oag/elections/electionshome.html

and click on the appropriate links. THOSE INTERESTED IN RUNNING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL PLEASE CONTACT STATE SECRETARY STEPHEN SPINOSA ASAP at: secretary@njcp.org

To find out what congressional district you live in, click here:

http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG07.pdf

This is the League of Women Voters-NJ's annual Guide to Government, a good resource for Federal, State, County, & Municipal information.

COUNTYWIDE:

County Freeholder or Executive candidates should contact their County Clerk's office for their petitions(See the Forms & Membership page for that info).

THE LOCAL LEVEL:

Municipal Candidates should contact their town clerks for petitions(See above).

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL INDEPENDENT PARTY CANDIDATES TO FILE THEIR PETITIONS FOR THE 2008 GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2008(Which is the date of New Jersey's regular Primary election).

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!