For people that aren't regular followers of politics and campaigns, they may not know about the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). Richard Lee, Director of Communications with the Hall Institute interviewed Jeff Brindle, who provided a pretty good overview of the organization's responsibilities and then got into some specifics of election law in New Jersey:Having run campaigns in the past, I'm very familiar with filing deadlines and reporting requirements. They are a non-partisan agency that serves as the watch dog regulating the flow of campaign monies to candidates and committees. Brindle also talked in the interview about changes they would like to see made to the system going forward to close the loopholes that still exist. Though they are non-partisan, members are appointed by the Governor, who is in the process of remaking ELEC. Unfortunately, he has once again stumbled over the whole transparency thing in the process.
In the interview, they also talked about the recent Citizen's United case and how that might impact the campaign finance system. It's interesting that Brindle pointed to the fact that the court actually came out strongly for strengthening the requirements for disclosure over what New Jersey currently has. They also covered our Gubernatorial public financing model as well. If you're at all interested in the financing of elections, the interview is worth a watch. You can find more information on ELEC's website as well.
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