[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Township Committee of
the Township of Winslow 6-27-00 as Ord. No. 0-14-2000. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-26-00 by Ord. No. 0-26-00]
An ordinance banning the use of municipal buildings and municipal
personal property for soliciting or accepting political contributions
or for political campaigning.
[Amended 9-26-00 by Ord. No. 0-26-00]
A.
CANDIDATE — Any individual seeking election to a public office
of the Federal, State, County or municipal government or school district,
or other political office or any individual who shall have been elected
to or failed to be elected to any such office.
B.
ELECTED OFFICIAL — A person elected to any public office of
the Federal, State, County or municipal government, school district
or other political office.
C.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION — Any loan, transfer of money or other
thing of value to any candidate, elected official or representative
of any candidate, elected official or representative of any political
organization or any other commitment or assumption 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.
D.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING — The conducting of a political campaign
for the election of a candidate to public office to include meetings
to discuss the election of a candidate, writing of political literature,
dissemination or mailing of literature for a candidate, preparation
of political signs for a candidate, direct or indirect contact with
other political candidates, elected officials or representatives of
any political organization or any public or private entity or person
or persons concerning in any way the election of a candidate, or the
storage of any political literature, signs or other political items
used for election of a candidate.
E.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION — Any two (2) 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 any 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."
F.
MUNICIPALITY — The government of the municipality, including
any office, department, board, commission or agency thereof.
G.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING — Any building owned or leased by the municipality
for the conducting of any official municipal business. This definition
shall not include the Bud Duble Senior Citizen Building which is owned
by the Township of Winslow in that political campaigning will be permitted
in said building for the purpose of meeting with senior citizens by
candidates for political office and by other elected officials to
discuss campaign issues for an election. No other type of campaigning
will be permitted nor will any solicitation or accepting of a political
contribution be permitted.
[Amended 3-25-03 by Ord. No. 0-14-03]
H.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE — Any person holding
any elected municipal office or holding an appointed position in the
municipal government or any 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.
I.
SOLICIT — To ask for, by oral or written communication, a political
contribution as that term is defined herein.
J.
MUNICIPAL PERSONAL PROPERTY — All municipal property owned,
leased or controlled by the municipal government including, but not
limited to, vehicles, telephones, fax machines, computers, copy machines,
stationery which includes municipal letterhead, postage and other
office equipment.
[Amended 9-26-00 by Ord. No. 0-26-00]
A.
Prohibition against soliciting or accepting political contributions
or political campaigning in a municipal building or room in a municipal
building. No municipal official, employee or appointee may solicit,
commit to pay, or receive payment of or a commitment to pay any political
contribution for any candidate, elected official or political organization
while in any municipal building or room in a municipal building or
undertake or conduct any political campaigning while in any municipal
building or room in a municipal building.
B.
Prohibition against use of municipal personal property for political
fundraising or political campaigning. No municipal official, employee
or appointee may solicit, commit to pay or receive payment of or a
commitment to pay any political contribution for any candidate, elected
official or political organization while utilizing municipal personal
property or undertake or conduct political campaigning while utilizing
municipal personal property.
[Amended 9-26-00 by Ord. No. 0-26-00]
Violation of any provision of this Article shall be punished
by a period of community service not to exceed ninety (90) days or
a monetary fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.).
