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