WESTFIELD, NJ The New Jersey primary election is Tuesday and while there’s no challenge to candidates running for local office in Westfield, voters have some choices to make when it comes to.
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File photo: A voter checks his registration with poll workers.
Facing a potentially severe shortage poll workers, the Legislature on Thursday introduced and quickly approved a number of changes for the June 8 election only, including doubling poll worker pay to $400.
The legislation (A-5842/S-3880) would also allow for voting districts to be staffed by two workers instead of the usual four to six. And it permits National Guard members in civilian clothes to work the polls. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the measure into law hours after it was passed Thursday.
A shortage of poll workers could lead to longer lines and waits to vote.
Credit: Union County Board of Elections (ucnj.org)
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Republicans across the country reportedly fled the party in the days following the riot at the U.S. Capitol that led to the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
Not so in New Jersey, according to voter registration statistics and county officials.
In fact, the number of registered Republicans in the Garden State actually crept up by 355, or 0.02% between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1, while the number of Democrats declined. However, the statewide totals are skewed by a general cleanup of the voter rolls in Union County, which is predominantly Democratic. Excluding Union from the total, Republican registration rose by 0.23%, while the ranks of Democrats increased by a higher 0.35%.
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