Moving ALL elections to November?
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12/31/2009:
This would make complete sense in cash-strapped Hoboken, NJ – but I have a doubtful feeling about the whole situation…
NJ Senate debates election dates…
Not sure if you’ve been paying attention to what’s transpiring in the New Jersey Senate.. but a bill has been floating around about moving the so-called “non-partisan” municipal elections to the same date as the “general” election (second Tuesday of November).
However, since the bill’s introduction – the state government has curiously installed population restrictions on the damn bill!!
On introduction – the bill included ALL non-partisan municipalities in the verbiage – however, it’s been changed to “municipalites with populations under 10,000.”
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Obviously, the NJ Governmental “power brokers” in the state added this language to exclude influential municipalities such as Hoboken, Jersey City, and more. What do you think their motive was? This move would be a “WIN-WIN” for us – less money spent on police, more voters coming out, and more. But some political douchebag had to throw a wrench in the whole process…
You cannot win in New Jersey!
December 31st 2009 - 11:59:08 |
It sounds good for economic reasons; however, will it favor big machine politics who can raise the money to cover all bases? In any event, I believe that an enlightened public is the only way to elect capable and honest rerepsentatives. Keep informed, get involved and take action to improve our quality of life by electing responsible candidates.
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December 31st 2009 - 12:00:27 |
Correction: representatives in post 1.
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December 31st 2009 - 13:02:32 |
Municipal elections in May favor the machine because they rely on their people coming out and others staying in. More people come out for November elections because they’re more popular and more publicized. Why make it more difficult and expensive to vote? This is common sense.
It’s a shame our “reformers” aren’t pushing for this.
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December 31st 2009 - 14:10:51 |
It will save money.
More people will vote in local elections.
We always wind up having two elections for mayor and council, so municipalities with non-partisan elections can have a “open primary” type election in early Sept with the top two candidates for each office facing off in Nov.
The change would definitely shake things up.
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December 31st 2009 - 16:25:52 |
The reformers are on vacation!
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It’s a shame our “reformers” aren’t pushing for this.
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December 31st 2009 - 22:17:09 |
I’m afraid. We must be in REAL trouble if Trenton is starting to float sensible ideas that eliminate pork and actually can save money.
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January 7th 2010 - 23:00:30 |
This bill passed and all 86 municipalities that have May elections can move them to November by passage of an ordinance, if they so choose. May elections help machines like our current majority. I wonder what they’ll do.
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January 8th 2010 - 09:31:22 |
Yes, let’s see what our council does? With the current economic news, I now lean towards the Nov. elections to get the whole show over with. In Hoboken, it should not favor the machine. Look at what Mayor Zimmer and her team did. The did not expend the sums that othere did. Just food for thought.
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