Andrew Zwicker Archives - New Jersey Globe

Suite of voting access bills headed to Murphy’s desk

August 27, 2020 5:43 pm

The Senate and Assembly sent a suite of voting access bills to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk Thursday, with some causing sharp splits along party lines. The majority of the Thursday’s debates centered around a bill requiring secure ballot drop boxes...

Murphy signs bill renaming freeholders

August 21, 2020 4:20 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill retiring the title of county freeholder Friday. They’ll be known as county commissioners starting Jan. 1, 2021. “We have an obligation to ensure that governance in New Jersey is inclusive and representative...

Murphy will sign bill renaming freeholders Friday

August 21, 2020 2:15 pmAugust 21, 2020 4:20 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will sign a bill replacing the title of county freeholder with county commissioner later Friday, he announced during today’s COVID-19 briefing. “I’m going to sign the bill … but it will officially end the title of freeholder...

Assembly Committee clears Ballot Cure Act

August 13, 2020 4:41 pm

An Assembly panel advanced a bill that would mandate the creation of a portal allowing voters to confidentially check whether their mail-in, provisional and overseas ballots were counted. “One of the foundations of our democracy is the right to vote,”...

Assembly panel advances bill extending VBM grace period

August 13, 2020 2:36 pm

An Assembly panel advanced a measure that would statutorily extend the grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots to six days after the close of polls Thursday. The measure — sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-East Brunswick), Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South...

Top Mercer Democratic officials back Schroth over Mironov

July 21, 2020 8:37 pmJuly 22, 2020 12:03 am

Some of Mercer County’s most powerful Democrats have moved to oust Janice Mironov as county chair, endorsing David Schroth to replace her. County Executive Brian Hughes, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson...

Freeholder name change bill approved by Assembly Committee

July 20, 2020 11:32 amJuly 20, 2020 11:33 am

Legislation to change the titles of county officials from freeholders to county commissioners was approved today by the Assembly Judiciary Committee. If passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, the new law would go into effect in January. ...