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Ridgewood NJ, these “save money” arguments are ridiculous , the Ridgewood School Budget is over $115 Million dollars ,please give us a break !
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Ridgewood NJ, the realty of school budgeting is that many prices of the budget puzzle are not covered by the 2% cap.
False Claim #3 (continued): “If our Board of Education develops a budget that calls for a school tax increase greater than 2%, a public vote is required on that budget.”
TRUTH: To be clear, if our local elections are moved to November, there is no public vote on the school budget. The so-called 2% cap is only on a portion of the school budget There are high priced expenses, like health insurance cost increases, that are exempt from that 2%. In truth, the budget could double, triple, or more over that 2% cap without ever triggering a vote. Case in point, 2018. Our Board of Education elections were in November that year, so there was no budget vote despite a 3.62% increase. That extra 1.62% above the so-called 2% cap represented $1.5 million charged to the taxpayers for the 2018-2019 school year. And once in place, that extra $1.5 million is charged each and every year going forward, compounded by each year’s tax increase. That budget proposal was very vocally disapproved by residents and carried by the affirmative votes of only 3 out of 5 board members.
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Ridgewood NJ, this is one of the crazier claims made by “One Village One Vote “. “One Village One Vote ” is a special interest group looking to eliminate the Ridgewood School budget vote . The Ridgewood school budget is a whopping $155 million ! The Ridgewood school district need more supervision ,not less, in both its curriculum and budgeting process.
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West Orange NJ, A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections and intended to be delivered to West Orange residents, from his assigned routes in Orange and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of delay, secretion, or detention of mail and one count of obstruction of mail. He is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court.
Continue reading Feds Nab Postal Employee Dumping Election Ballots
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Chester NJ, U.S. Senate nominee Rik Mehta’s campaign has secured a large ad and advertising push for the final weeks of the 2020 election. Mehta’s campaign has targeted voters from the Asian American community with a large radio, TV, and digital ad buy that will reach hundreds of thousands of eligible voters. Additionally, the campaign has also rolled out a billboard advertisement in Newark questioning whether the current Senator was scared to debate Rik Mehta and defend his failed record in the wake of his refusal to return scheduling calls. Appearing on local NJ Channel 12 News, Booker agreed to debate Mehta on September 09 and has since failed to return phone calls from both the Mehta campaign and interested media outlets.
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Totowa NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado wrote to New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way demanding a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding 6,535 mail-in-ballots that were incorrectly postmarked for the wrong day.
Continue reading 6,500+ Vote By Mail Ballots have Wrong Postage Date
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Manville NJ, “This isn’t me. I have no idea who this is.” Manville resident Leeanna Schumacher looks down at the ballot in her hands, which bears her address but not her name.
Somerset County GOP Chairman Tim Howes says, “Leeanna is not alone. We are less than 48 hours from when residents started receiving ballots, and the reports of phantom ballots are already rolling in.”
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River Vale NJ, according to Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi , “My office is starting to hear stories of loved ones who have died receiving ballots as well as multiple ballots being sent to the same person at the same address for this election. If this has happened to you or someone you know please let me know aswschepisi@njleg.org. We are trying to understand how prevalent this issue is in our communities. DO NOT fill in multiple ballots or the ballot of someone who died. It is illegal.”
Continue reading Vote By Mail : Reports of “Dead ” Receiving ballots
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police (NJFOP) announced endorsements of 2020 Presidential, U. S. Senate and New Jersey Congressional candidates at its September Board meeting.
NJFOP President Robert J. Fox says, “NJFOP, along with all of the other state FOP Lodges in the Nation, unanimously endorsed President Donald J. Trump for re-election in this year’s Presidential race. I encourage all of our members to vote on November 3 and support President Trump and our US Senate and Congressional candidates listed below.
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Hackensack NJ, Working to comply with Governor Phil Murphy’s executive order that mandates each county have secure ballot drop boxes, the Bergen County Board of Elections is pleased to announce that there will be 18 such drop boxes throughout the county.
Continue reading BERGEN COUNTY TO INSTALL 12 ADDITIONAL SECURE BALLOT DROP BOXES
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey residents will be permitted to vote early and in person at designated polling sites if legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce is swiftly enacted into law.
DeCroce’s legislation will permit voters to cast their ballots for candidates in the November election starting 14 days before the General Election. The legislation states that each county board of elections shall designate the building in each municipality in which the office of the municipal clerk is located as the site for early voting to occur.
Continue reading New Legislation Promises Early In Person Voting
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce today, voters in New Jersey will cast their ballots this fall to decide the next president and whether marijuana will be legal mostly through mail in an attempt to keep the coronavirus from spreading.
Continue reading Murphy Administration to Push Vote By Mail in November
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MOUNTAINSIDE NJ, Marine veteran and job creator Bob Hugin is leading corrupt, career politician Bob Menendez by a staggering 10 points, 46% to 36%, in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, according to a Stockton University poll released today. This represents a 33-point swing from the Democratic House candidate in one of the country’s most competitive districts.
Continue reading Stockton University poll : Hugin leads Menendez 46% to 36%
