TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Kevin Rooney’s bill addressing poll worker shortages by increasing their pay to $300 a day passed both houses of the Legislature on Thursday. Election worker pay has remained stagnant since 2001 when it was raised to $200 per day, up from a $75 daily rate....
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TRENTON, N.J. – To restore voters’ faith in democracy, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips introduced a bill on Monday that permits county election officials to count mail-in ballots as they are received instead of waiting until Election Day. “When vote tallies are changing drastically, or flipping in favor of one candidate...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Democrat-led state Assembly passed legislation Thursday that would bar police officers from being stationed within 100 feet of a polling place after a fiery debate initiated by Republicans. Republicans blasted the bill for demonizing police. Watch: Wirths challenges ban on police near polling locations“I think...
TRENTON, N.J. – Sen. Robert Singer and Assemblymen Sean Kean and Edward Thomson plan to introduce an amendment to the state constitution that prevents changes to future elections like those imposed this year. The 30th District lawmakers said they wanted to head-off attempts to make permanent any changes to...
TRENTON, N.J. – An unprecedented election season amid a global pandemic and staggering joblessness motivated Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi to draft legislation that would encourage the unemployed to work on behalf of the boards of election. “We don’t only need poll workers willing to work on Election Day, but we...