Democrats Redistricting Amendment

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean said a constitutional amendment (SCR-43) being fast-tracked by Democrats is designed to make legislative elections less competitive while cementing permanent Democratic majorities in the New Jersey Legislature.

“The constitutional amendment proposed by New Jersey Democrats is not about making our elections fairer or legislative districts more competitive,” said Kean. “This sham of an amendment is about power. It’s about Democrats who have controlled the Legislature for nearly two decades trying to cement their power by permanently rigging the election process in their favor.”
Democrats first attempted to pass the amendment, then SCR-188/ACR-4, in late 2015 and early 2016.

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In our judiciary committee hearing yesterday I point out the utter hypocrisy of Democratic Party leaders holding a public hearing on an unprecedented four constitutional amendments while keeping the public in the dark and refusing to answer questions. ( Rep. Holly Schepisi New Jersey GOP)

Academics, others slam Democrats’ redistricting amendment

By MATT FRIEDMAN 2:24 p.m. | Jan. 7, 2016follow this reporter

TRENTON — It’s not just Republican lawmakers who oppose redistricting changes that could secure Democrats’ electoral advantage for decades to come.

Two New Jersey academics who have extensively studied how the state draws its legislative districts gave scathing testimony Thursday against the proposed constitutional amendment.

Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said wording of the amendment is deliberately misleading to voters, who must decide whether to approve it.

“This is a bald-faced attempt to pull the wool over voters’ eyes; making them complicit in a process that will only serve to increase their cynicism about politics,” Murray told a Senate committee.

https://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/new-jersey/2016/01/8587244/academics-others-slam-democrats-redistricting-amendment