A judge unfroze the bank account of the independent expenditures committee Jersey Freedom on Thursday, but did not rule on whether a lawsuit can proceed alleging the group broke election reporting law.
The state Election Law Enforcement Commission is asserting its "primary jurisdiction" over investigating and punishing election reporting violations in a proposed amicus brief in a lawsuit against the "dark money" group Jersey Freedom.
The state Election Law Enforcement Commission voted Tuesday to submit an amicus brief in a GOP lawsuit against Jersey Freedom, an independent expenditures committee alleged to have broken campaign finance laws and backed phantom conservative candidates to harm Republicans.