Category: New Jersey

More Than 8,000 Double-Registered Voters Found on New Jersey Rolls

New Jersey voter registration records contain more than 8,200 duplicate names making it possible for one person to cast two ballots, plus another 61 triplicate registrations, seven quadruplicates, three pentaplicates and one sextuplicate, according to the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF). “New Jersey’s voter registration system, like nearly every other studied by PILF, can be…


New Jersey GOP Primary Winners Aiming to Gain at Least Two Congressional Seats in November

New Jersey’s 12 Democratic and Republican congressional district primary elections feature well-funded incumbents who are expected to breeze in on June 7 and advance on to November’s ballots, where many will face familiar foes in rematches from the 2020 elections. Democrats now hold 10 of the state’s dozen U.S. House seats with November’s ballot already…


New Jersey Republicans Vying for Chance to Flip Two Congressional Seats in November

New Jersey’s Democratic and Republican congressional district primary elections feature well-funded incumbents who are expected to breeze in on June 7 and advance on to November’s ballots, where many will face familiar foes in rematches from the 2020 elections. Democrats now hold 10 of the state’s 12 U.S. House seats with November’s ballot already set…


Former US Army Reservist Convicted on All Counts in Jan 6. Case

A former U.S. Army reservist on May 27 became the fifth person convicted by a jury on charges linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, who worked as a security contractor at a Navy base when he joined the Capitol breach, was convicted of obstructing Congress, entering and remaining in a…


New Jersey Sued for Illegally Concealing Election Records Policy

An election integrity group is suing New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way for allegedly violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by refusing to disclose documentation explaining how election officials resolve duplicate voter registrations. The Indianapolis-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) says it needs to view the documents because recent studies show thousands of…


New Jersey Parental Rights Bill Would Restrict Sex, Gender Teaching in K-12 Schools

Amid the backlash against New Jersey’s K-12 sex education standards, a Republican state senator is pushing a bill that would impose restrictions on how schools can teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. State Sen. Edward Durr, a former trucker who unseated long-time Democrat career politician Steve Sweeney in last year’s election, on Monday introduced…


New Jersey Officials Honor Falun Dafa Day With Flag Raising Ceremony, Proclamations

A blue flag on which read “Falun Dafa Day” was raised at the city hall of New Jersey’s capital city, Trenton, on May 12. At the ceremony, Mayor Reed Gusciora presented a proclamation “honoring Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance” to New Jersey Falun Dafa Association. A longtime supporter of Falun Dafa, Gusciora said he has celebrated…


New Jersey Supreme Court Draws Backlash Over Granting Parole to Cop Killer

The New Jersey Supreme Court ordered to release on parole the killer of a New Jersey state trooper, thus overturning the decision of the parole board that denied to release the murderer. The court ruling drew backlash from the governor, the state’s Attorney General, lawmakers, and police. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday with…


New Jersey’s Graphic Sex Education For Children Prompts ‘My Child, My Choice’ Bill

There are growing rumblings against New Jersey’s new sex education curriculum that proposes lessons about gender identity for first graders. One parents’ group slammed it as being tantamount to grooming children. Another parent said the lesson plan was too graphic and inappropriate. And New Jersey Republican Congressman Jefferson van Drew, who called the lesson plans “outrageous” and “just wrong,”…


New Jersey Reverses Restrictions on Car Chases Amid Sharp Rise in Car Theft

To address a significant increase in car thefts, New Jersey Attorney General announced on Friday the reversal of a policy preventing police from pursuing stolen vehicles. Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin revised New Jersey policies to permit police officers to chase stolen vehicles and vehicles involved in five other crimes including home burglaries. (pdf) “Specifically,…