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Ridgewood NJ, in a significant shakeup of the 2024 presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday that he is suspending his independent campaign for the White House and endorsing former President Donald Trump. The move, which has the potential to sway Kennedy’s supporters towards Trump, comes as a surprise late in the campaign season.
Continue reading Bergen County Board of Elections is Looking for Poll Workers
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Teaneck NJ, a Bergen County from Teaneck man has filed lawsuits against boards of elections in two New Jersey counties, claiming they have refused his OPRA requests to view ballot test reports used to determine the logic and accuracy of voting machines.
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Trenton NJ, “The three commissioners who comprise the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission resigned Thursday afternoon,” according to published reports.
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Ridgewood NJ, first, changing Schedler from Preservation & Environmental Concerns to Ball Fields.
Continue reading RIDGEWOOD COUNCILWOMAN WINOGRAD CHANGES HER TUNE AGAIN
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Ridgewood NJ, preventing cheating in elections is a priority for voters, who expect the issue to be important in next month’s midterm elections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 84% of Likely U.S. voters believe the issue of election integrity will be important in this year’s congressional elections, including 61% who expect it to be Very Important. Just 13% don’t think the issue will be important. In August, 80% of voters expected election integrity to be an important issue in the midterms. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Continue reading Election Integrity: 61% Say Issue Is Very Important
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Ridgewood NJ, Many voters still believe cheating affected the 2020 presidential election, and a majority fear the upcoming midterm elections could be tainted by cheating.
Continue reading 50% of Voters Think Cheating Likely in Midterm Elections
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Ridgewood NJ, Election season is upon us, with the General Election being held on November 2, 2021. The rule apply for everybody , not just the little people.
Continue reading Election Season : Village of Ridgewood Regulations for Political Signs
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Hoboken NJ, Democrats’ odds to win the 2021 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election have worsened since last month, according to betting industry analysts at USsportsbonus.com (See Disclaimer Below). In mid-June, Democrats were the 1/15 favorites to win (93.8% implied probability), but those odds have since worsened to 1/10 (90.9%).
Continue reading Republican Chances for NJ Gubernatorial Win Climb
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Ridgewood NJ, despite all the media hyperbole according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 29% of Likely U.S. Voters say laws requiring photo identification at the polls discriminate against some voters. Sixty-two percent (62%) say voter ID laws don’t discriminate. (To see survey question wording, click here.)Most voters say it’s more important to prevent cheating in elections than to make it easier to vote and, by more than a two-to-one margin, they reject claims that voter ID laws are discriminatory.
Continue reading Poll: 62% Don’t Think Voter ID Laws Discriminate
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Ridgewood NJ, Major League Baseball pulled its All-Star Game from Atlanta to punish Georgia for enacting a new election integrity law, but most voters support the law and oppose calls for business boycotts against Georgia.
Continue reading 75% Say Voter ID Necessary, Majority Oppose Georgia Boycott
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 211, postponing the upcoming February fire district elections, March special school elections, and all other special elections for filling vacancies to April 20, 2021.
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Ridgewood NJ, “One Village One Vote”, is not the first to promote “the dangers of taxpayers voting in public schools”. School safety during voting is a false claim made for years by “educators” looking to hide from tax payers what is going on in public education. Recent protests demonstrate the need for more parent involvement in the education process not less. Administrators clearly do not want parents near schools so the lack of learning will not be challenged.
Continue reading False Claim #1: “Thousands of voters enter our schools on each election day.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the “One Village One Vote” campaign is filled with misinformation and if it passes, residents will lose their right to vote on BOE budgets. The “One Village One Vote” campaign is a blatant attempt to to remove taxpayer oversight form the school budgeting process . The $115 million school budget account for approximately 2/3 of the Village property tax bill.
The most offensive part of this claim is the idea that because many residents choise not to vote , that means no one should get that right .
Continue reading False Claim #2: “Ridgewood voter turnout is higher in November.”
