Cumberland

Testa wants voter ID added to ballot reforms

State Senate Candidate Michael Testa on Thursday called for Gov. Phil Murphy to add a voter ID provision to a slew of voter-access reforms Murphy announced support for on Wednesday. “A statewide Voter ID law would require any potential voter to provide photo identification at the polls or accompanying their Vote-By-Mail ballot the same as they would when renting a car, buying a six pack, or getting on an airplane,”
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Sitting judge dies

Edward Duffy, the municipal court judge in Commercial and Maurice River, passed away on November 18.  He was 64.  Duffy was a former president of the Cumberland County Bar Association. Duffy served as a municipal prosecutor and solicitor for several Cumberland County municipalities before becoming a judge in 2016.
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Brown: Testa a ‘wonderful choice’ for LD1

State Sen. Chris Brown said Cumberland County Republican Chairman Michael Testa would be a great pick to fill State Sen. Jeff Van Drew’s seat if the latter beats out Seth Grossman for retiring Rep. Frank LoBiondo’s House seat. “There’s a deep bench in the 1st district who would represent families very well,” Brown said. “The name I’ve heard thus far is Michael Testa, who I believe would be a wonderful choice”
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