Joanne Rajoppi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Scutari, Union County elected Dems coalesce behind Mapp for Congress

April 10, 2026 3:06 pm

The leader of the state Senate is officially taking sides in the race to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), joining other Union County Democrats to endorse Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp for Congress. Senate President Nicholas Scutari, also the Democratic...

Union County Democrats sweep clerkship, commission seats

November 5, 2025 1:30 am

Union County Democrats easily remained in control of all nine seats on the Board of Commissioners, maintaining a winning streak that began in 1996. Incumbent Rebecca Williams was re-elected, along with two Democrats capturing open seats: Roselle Park Mayor Joseph...

Kim, fellow anti-line activists say some issues still need resolving in county line lawsuit

September 30, 2025 3:27 pmSeptember 30, 2025 3:42 pm

Discussion in New Jersey political circles of the county line – the now-defunct ballot design system that gave an upper hand to party-endorsed candidates – may have petered out in the last few months, but Senator Andy Kim and his...

Roselle challenger, Union elections board argue new primary should not be held

September 16, 2025 2:43 pm

A Roselle council candidate and the Union County Board of Elections filed their opposition to a potential primary election redo in an ongoing case stemming from a tight primary The close primary in Roselle has led to months of legal...

Clerks seek to dismiss line lawsuit, citing new ballot design law

March 13, 2025 10:37 pm

Two Democratic county clerks have moved to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of county organization lines, claiming that a new law mandating office block ballots makes the legal challenge moot. In court papers filed tonight, Joanne Rajoppi of Union...

Legislature moves full steam ahead on anti-Shaun Golden bill

May 18, 2023 2:39 pmMay 18, 2023 3:04 pm

A bill to prohibit county constitutional officers from also serving as county party chairs – a distinction that, at least right now, falls exclusively to Monmouth County Sheriff and GOP chairman Shaun Golden – passed two legislative committees today on...

Union County enters consent decree with U.S. Justice Department over bilingual election materials

May 9, 2023 4:11 pmMay 9, 2023 4:12 pm

Union County and the U.S. Department of Justice have entered into a proposed consent decree over the county’s provision of bilingual election materials for Spanish-speaking voters, as is required under federal law in jurisdictions with large non-English-speaking populations. The decree...