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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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“The commissioners, ELEC Chairman Eric Jaso, Commissioner Stephen Holden and Commissioner Marguerite Simon, were expected to find themselves on the chopping block after both chambers of the Legislature, controlled by Democrats, passed a bill Thursday that would grant the governor more power over the watchdog agency that oversees elections.
“That bill, the Elections Transparency Act, is now headed to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk and is expected to be signed into law as early as Monday.
“It gives Murphy unilateral power to select the four commissioners of ELEC without state Senate approval for a 90-day period. Many expected the governor to quickly replace the board and push out the current executive director, Jeff Brindle.”
In a Statement from the We the People coalition on the Elections Transparency Act: “We are deeply disappointed that A4372/S2866, the so-called Elections Transparency Act has passed the State legislature despite persistent bipartisan opposition to the damaging provisions in this bill that supercharge money in politics and dangerously undermine the independence of our elections watchdog. ELEC’s ability to enforce the law is also permanently undermined by this legislation, and the bill kills 80% of current investigations into campaign misconduct.’
Though Gov. Murphy has signaled that he will sign this bill, we urge him to do the right thing and conditionally veto A4372/S2866. If we want a truly representative democracy in NJ with fairer elections, we need a comprehensive campaign finance and ethics overhaul – not this bill, which will instead subvert the will of the majority and ensure that the biggest donors and businesses with vested interests have an outsized say in our government.”
They continue , “We are deeply dismayed by the so-called ‘Elections Transparency Act’ bill, which would effectively legalize corruption in New Jersey by rolling back important ethics protections and weakening the state’s independent elections watchdog.
“This effort has failed so far because advocates from across the state demanded that the bill be put on hold. But now we must make sure that the damaging provisions in this bill never reach the governor’s desk. If we want stronger elections and better state campaign finance and ethics laws, our elected officials must push for major changes to this bill – and ensure that any bill that moves forward works for the people of New Jersey, not shadowy special interests and wealthy donors.”
We the People is made up of labor, advocacy and grassroots groups that support an inclusive democracy. www.wethepeoplenj.org
Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner strongly condemned the Assembly’s passage of S2866 – also known as the “Elections Transparency Act” – since it makes New Jersey’s elections less transparent, more susceptible to corruption, and weakens the integrity of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
“It’s a sad day for New Jersey when our legislators pass a bill that will erode public trust in our government,” said Piperno. “We cannot allow this bill to become law.”
The bill doubles and, in some cases, triples campaign contribution limitations. It also empowers the Governor to unilaterally make four direct appointments to the independent government agency that monitors the integrity of campaign finances in elections in New Jersey.
Additionally, the bill retroactively absolves Democratic Party candidates and committees of more than $800,000 in campaign finance violations.
“Instead of making our campaigns in New Jersey more transparent, the majority party has taken steps to make campaign finance more opaque,” said Eulner. “The majority party is spitting in the face of honest reform efforts by weakening New Jersey’s campaign finance watchdogs. New Jersey deserves better.”
The Monmouth County Legislators were among 30 Assemblymembers who voted against the bill. As both houses have passed the legislation, it will now head to the Governor’s desk for consideration. If he does not sign or veto the bill within 45 days, it will automatically become law.
Added the Assemblywomen, “We strongly urge Governor Phil Murphy to veto this bill.”
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So will they will be collecting ballots in the cemetery just like Chicago?
NJ= one party rule. Democrats destroyed this once great state.
But thankfully no more bags of any kind at the supermarket.. that speaks for itself. FTARDS
If you want to know what a bill does, just take the name and assume the opposite.
Just another step in the glorious color revolution: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/how-to-execute-a-color-revolution