Be sure to vote (and here’s why)
Just because Barack Obama and Frank Lautenberg are expected to win by double digits in Democratic-leaning New Jersey, and most of the state's congressional districts are foregone conclusions, don't...
View ArticleFathers and sons
Moments after a young family in Evesham Township declined to tell a reporter who they voted for, the father, Jason Barnes, proclaimed he had someone willing to share his vote: three-year-old Robert...
View ArticleRidiculously busy in South Jersey
Boards of Elections across South Jersey were reporting larger than normal voter turnout today. "We're so busy it's ridiculous," said Peggy Butler, the Salem County Board of Elections registrar. That...
View ArticleSenate wrapup, 2/23/09
A proposal to limit people to one handgun purchases a month -- well, technically it's one every 30 days, so somebody could buy 13 in a year -- stalled one vote shy of passage in the Senate Monday...
View ArticleMail-in ballots are now hand-in ballots
If you've requested a mail-in ballot but haven't sent it back yet, don't mail it now. Too late for that. Hand deliver it to your county board of elections by 8 p.m. tomorrow, or go to your polling...
View ArticlePolls are open; a primer on process
From the state Department of State: Polling places in New Jersey will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 3. The New Jersey Division of Elections recommends that voters with flexible schedules...
View ArticleSenate wrapup II, 06.21.10
Here's what the state Senate did in its voting session last Monday. Two proposed passed with the minimum 21 votes needed for passage -- one encouraging Gov. Chris Christie not to join the multi-state...
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