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Opinion: The Need for a Redistricting Constitutional Amendment

December 30, 2022 10:57 amDecember 30, 2022 3:01 pm

OPINION In the incoming 118th Congress, New Jersey will be represented by nine Democratic members and three Republican House members. This means our state’s delegation will be 75% Democrat, even though New Jersey Democratic congressional candidates only received approximately 54%...

The time N.J. Republicans won the congressional map but lost the election

November 23, 2022 11:07 amFebruary 14, 2023 9:40 am

The clock on congressional redistricting in New Jersey for 1972 began in 1970 when Gov. William Cahill tried to clear the field for GOP State Chairman Nelson Gross to run for the United States Senate. Republicans thought they could beat...

After internal review, Princeton clears Sam Wang, but doesn’t release report

August 25, 2022 6:21 pmAugust 26, 2022 10:47 am

Princeton University has cleared embattled Princeton Gerrymandering Project director Sam Wang of allegations that he manipulated data as an advisor to the independent tiebreaker on the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission after an internal investigation but did not release any...

Judge dismisses bid to over overturn Jersey City ward redistricting

August 25, 2022 5:00 pmAugust 25, 2022 6:30 pm

A judge has upheld ward redistricting in Jersey City, dismissing a challenge to the new map filed by City Councilman Frank Gilmore and more than a dozen community organizations. Judge Joseph A Turula rejected a bid to invalidate a map...

Gilmore obtained $35,000-a-month redistricting contract in 2011, fueling criticism that he used party post to enrich himself

June 25, 2022 3:56 pmJune 25, 2022 8:56 pm

George Gilmore received a whopping $35,000-a-month contract as an advisor to the panel that redrew New Jersey’s congressional districts after the 2010 census, with taxpayers footing the bill for his services. Gigs that enabled Gilmore to personally profit off his...

Princeton claims ‘no credible allegations of data manipulation’ after initial review of Wang, but not all employees were interviewed

May 2, 2022 9:42 amAugust 25, 2022 5:18 pm

Update: Princeton University declined on Monday to identify who conducted the “initial review” of Wang’s data related to New Jersey congressional redistricting. Princeton University has a new hot take on their investigation of Sam Wang, the director of the Princeton...

Oroho asks SCI to investigate Sam Wang

April 29, 2022 3:41 pmApril 29, 2022 4:29 pm

New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho has asked the State Commission of Investigation to launch a probe into allegations that Princeton Gerrymandering Project head Sam Wang manipulated data while serving as a paid advisor to the independent tiebreaker on...