06-30-08 A-2776-07T2
The 2005 amendment to the Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reporting Act, which prohibits any state agency from awarding a contract with a value over $17,500 to a business entity that has contributed more than $300 during the preceding eighteen months to the Governor, a candidate for Governor or any State or county political party committee, is constitutional. A contractor is only entitled to the exemption from the disqualification from bidding on State contracts that the amendment imposes for a violation of this prohibition if it not only requests, but also receives, reimbursement of the disqualifying contribution within thirty days.
