New Jersey nonprofits were supposed to start filing reports on their political contributions with the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) this month, according to rules promulgated last Spring.
ELEC has extended that deadline to October 30, but is facing pressure from politicos (why am I not surprised?) and the nonprofits to drop the requirement, according to reports in the Ledger and the Courier.
The jawdropper is that even Harry Pozycki, Mr. Get-Rid-of-Pay-to-Play, is agin' it.
Huh?!
I don't get it.
If you're a nonprofit and you're making political contributions (which I happen to think you should not), you should report. Pure and simple.
And, yes, I know it's a pain in the butt. Been there, done that.
And if you think that public knowledge of your nonprofit's contributions would disaffect your financial supporters or create bad publicity for your organization, why on earth are you doing it in the first place?
Ledger: "Nonprofit groups get reprieve on campaign donation rules"
Courier: "Nonprofit groups get extension to file forms"
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