TAPPING THE POWER OF ELEC’S WEBSITE

WWW.ELEC.STATE.NJ.US

PREPARED FOR OPENDATANJ, MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY- MAY 15, 2014

Election

Law

Enforcement

Commission

L E EC

1973

ELEC WEBSITE GOES LIVE IN 1997

WEBSITE CIRCA 2014

ELEC SITE HAS TONS OF INFO

SEARCHABLE CONTENT INCLUDES: CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL CANDIDATES

AND PARTIES STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRENDS ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTS FILED BY LOBBYISTS PRESS RELEASES THAT ANALYZE CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRENDS ANNUAL REPORTS FILED BY PUBLIC CONTRACTORS COMPLAINTS AND FINAL DECISIONS AGAINST VIOLATORS DEEP RESEARCH REPORTS CALLED WHITE PAPERS INFORMATION ON GUBERNATORIAL PUBLIC FINANCE

PROGRAM PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS FILED BY

CANDIDATES ADVISORY OPINIONS COMMISSION MINUTES

Best New Jersey Website in 2010

STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

POSSIBLE FUTURE CHANGES:ELECTRONIC FILING FOR ALL CANDIDATES

AND LOBBYISTS INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS LIKE THOSE ON

CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS WEBSITESEARCHABLE EXPENSE DATAUPGRADED SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE-

NOW 15 YEARS OLDMORE STREAMLINED

OTHER USEFUL CAMPAIGN FINANCE WEBSITES

• FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION- WWW.FEC.GOV

• CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS- WWW.OPENSECRETS.ORG

• POLITICAL MONEY LINE- WWW.POLITICALMONEYLINE.ORG

• NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MONEY IN STATE POLITICS- WWW.FOLLOWTHEMONEY.ORG