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Currie will name Jones as Democratic redistricting chairman, with Avelenda as executive director

November 15, 2020 4:30 pmNovember 16, 2020 3:31 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie will announce later today that LeRoy Jones, Jr. will serve as his party’s chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission, with Saily Avelenda as the executive director. Currie will name Jones, Senate President Steve...

Democrats close to naming legislative redistricting commission members

November 13, 2020 4:55 pmNovember 13, 2020 9:10 pm

New Jersey Legislative Reapportionment Commission will follow the guidelines set in a deal over the Democratic state party chairmanship last year, with seats going to Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and South Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The five...

Democrats will make redistricting picks by next week’s deadline, Murphy says

November 9, 2020 3:48 pmNovember 9, 2020 3:53 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said the state’s Democrats intend to nominate their half of the legislative redistricting commission ahead of next week’s deadline, but he gave little indication of how soon that announcement would come. “There’s a date by which we...

Essex GOP re-elects Barlas for another four years

August 4, 2020 8:24 pm

Al Barlas was re-elected to a four-year term as Essex County Republican Chairman on Tuesday evening without opposition. Mary Devon O’Brien was re-elected vice chair. “Together with our Executive Committee, we are committed to ensuring our Party is always moving...

Mazo, McCormick file suit over slogans

July 3, 2020 9:29 amJuly 3, 2020 10:13 am

Two House challengers filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Tahesha Way and a handful of county clerks over statutes requiring candidates to get permission from individuals or incorporated entities to named in campaign slogans. Rutgers University Law professor Eugene...

Attorney General confirms Singh cease and desist letter, report says

July 2, 2020 10:21 amJuly 2, 2020 1:31 pm

The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a cease and desist letter ordering Senate candidate Hirsh Singh to stop sending a mailer asking voters who voted for a primary rival to vote again, according to More Monmouth...

Singh wants county chairs to apologize over condemnations of mailer that asked voters to cast second ballot

July 1, 2020 6:39 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:34 pm

Republican Senate candidate Hirsh Singh wants Republican chairs to apologize for attacking him over a mailer asking voters who backed rival candidate Rik Mehta to request and return duplicate ballots. “Trying to steal our party’s nomination from President Trump was...