Requires petition circulators and candidates to take bona fide candidacy oath; makes violation third degree crime; reinstitutes prompt pre-election reporting for independent expenditure committees; affirms court jurisdiction of campaign finance laws.

This New Jersey bill requires petition circulators and candidates for public office to swear an oath that they are conducting a "bona fide candidacy" in good faith and not attempting to "syphon" votes from other candidates. Violating this oath would be a third-degree crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison or a $15,000 fine. The bill also reinstates a requirement for independent expenditure committees (sometimes called "dark money" groups) to promptly report campaign contributions and expenditures within 72 hours (or 24 hours for the final week before election) rather than waiting until after the election. It affirms that the Superior Court has jurisdiction to enforce these campaign finance rules.