James Beach Archives

Sweeney/Beach pilot program for consolidating municipal courts approved by governor

August 5, 2021 7:09 pm

A new pilot program proposed by Senate President Steve Sweeney and State Sen. James Beach (D-Voorhees) to regionalize the state’s municipal court system was signed into law today by Gov. Phil Murphy. Sweeney and Beach said the program will “establish...

Senate approves poll worker pay to $400

June 30, 2021 2:14 pm

The New Jersey State Senate today passed a bill to raise the pay of Election Day workers from $200 to $400 after amending a version approved by the Budget and Appropriations Committee last week that set the new compensation at...

Senate panel approves poll worker pay hike

June 22, 2021 5:56 pmJune 23, 2021 5:32 pm

A bill to raise the pay of Election Day workers from $200 to $275 was approved today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. New Jersey had a shortage of poll workers for the primary election, forcing officials to offer...

Assembly panel to weigh bill allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primaries Wednesday

May 10, 2021 3:44 pm

The Assembly State and Local Government Committee will weigh a bill allowing 17-year-olds who would turn 18 by the general election to vote in the state’s primaries Wednesday. “Getting young people a chance to have their voice heard is critically...

Addiego’s war chest at nearly $209,000

February 1, 2021 1:48 pm

State Sen. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham) had $208,594 banked for her first campaign as a Democrat at the start of the year. The former Republican raised $348,732 over the course of the cycle, including $178,801 in the fourth quarter of 2020....

Online VBM application moves through N.J. Senate

January 28, 2021 4:07 pmJanuary 29, 2021 9:24 am

Legislation allowing online vote-by-mail applications giving the state up to seven days before an election was approved by the State Senate today in a 27-3 vote. “Voting by mail has only grown in popularity since New Jersey authorized its usage...

Bill allowing voters to request mail-in ballots online comes before full Senate Thursday

January 27, 2021 12:34 pmJanuary 27, 2021 2:15 pm

The full Senate will vote on a bill that would allow New Jerseyans to request a mail-in ballot online until the week preceding an election Thursday. The measure, sponsored by Sens. James Beach (D-Voorhees) and Shirley Turner (D-Lawrenceville), would order...