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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NJ Primary Election 2025: Our complete guide to voting, governor candidates, local races
New Jersey's primary election is Tuesday, June 10. On the ballot are 11 candidates for governor — six Democrats and five Republicans. There are also some contested local primary elections and some contested elections for nominations in the race for seats in the New Jersey Assembly, the lower house of the state legislature. Here's our guide to New Jersey's June 10 primary: New Jersey's primary election — on June 10 — is less than two weeks away. This what you need to know if you plan to vote. LINK TK SUNDAY JUNE 1 The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is June 3. Unaffiliated voters interested in voting in the primary by mail must complete and submit a party affiliation declaration form to their county commissioner of registration by June 3 to get a mail-in ballot as well. Here's where voters can cast early in-person or day-of, in-person ballots in the June 10 New Jersey primary. Here is our guide to knowing each of the major Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party nominations for governor in the June 10 primary. With less than a month until New Jersey's primary election, all nine major candidates for governor — six Democrats and three Republicans — filed their 29-day preelection contribution and expenditure report with the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission. What to know. How have candidates for governor in both the Democratic and Republican parties spent on television ads during the primary campaign? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor tackle affordability in the Garden State? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor address climate change and a potential energy crisis in the Garden State? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor approach access to health care in the Garden State? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor approach social issues affecting the Garden State? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor tackle education in the Garden State? How would the candidates running for New Jersey governor tackle ongoing challenges with NJ Transit? A poll of voters age 50 and over also found overwhelming support for Medicaid — more than 90% with registered voters in both parties, according to the survey of 813 registered voters conducted by AARP New Jersey and the Siena College Research Institute. A pair of Democrats will vie for the party nomination to run for mayor in one of two contested primary elections in Passaic County on June 10. There are four Republican candidates running in the June 10 primary election for Franklin Lakes Council. There are no Democrats on the June 10 ballot for Franklin Lakes Council. Democrats are in trouble. It's been nearly seven months since their party's debacle last November and Democrats are still searching for a message and a way to define themselves. If you want to understand how difficult that hunt for the right message has become, take a look at New Jersey. The new battle in New Jersey over sanctuary laws is part of that soul-searching challenge of transformation for Democrats — only on a much larger scale. If the two leading Republican candidates for New Jersey governor harbored concerns that the chaotic scuffle between federal immigration agents — some of them masked — and the mayor of Newark and three members of Congress might not sit well with the New Jersey public, they certainly didn't show it during the May 21 candidate debate. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest at the hands of Homeland Security agents outside Delaney Hall on Friday night was pure gold in terms of political theater. After listening to the three Republican candidates for governor squabble, I was struck by how far the rhetoric drifted away from President Ronald Reagan's farewell remarks on immigration. If Democrat Josh Gottheimer got to go toe-to-toe in a boxing ring in a campaign ad with Donald Trump, then why didn't he just deck him? Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka came to the brink of calling Rep. Mikie Sherrill a racist after she suggested that improving literacy among third graders was the key to closing the alarming disparities between Black and White residents in New Jersey. The gloves are now coming off in a race that has largely proceeded cordially from candidate forum to debate through much of the early going in a packed, six-candidate race for the June 10 primary. Restoring the annual cost-of-living increases for New Jersey's public-sector retirees has been the subject of bold promises by some of the candidates for governor. 'Affordability' is the rallying cry of both major political parties this year. How will the tariffs and rising electric bills impact the June 10 primary? This primary represents the NJEA's chance to grab the ultimate political prize: the most powerful governor's seat in the nation. It's an aggressive push for the union to hold enormous sway over the state's political and educational agendas. No longer would an army of lobbyists be needed to prowl outside the governor's office door — if Sean Spiller wins, the NJEA would have one of its own behind the desk. Rep. MIkie Sherrill committed to making a break from the tired ways of Trenton — implying that, if elected, she would not be a successor to the two-term era of Gov. Phil Murphy — without committing to many specifics. It seems as if the primary contests for New Jersey governor have been going on forever. Here's why. Rep. Josh Gottheimer is trying to break from the pack of Democratic candidates by offering a bold plan: a promise to cut property taxes by as much as 15%. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is challenging the traditional suburban strategy employed by previous Democratic candidates, arguing that voters are looking for a leader who is willing to take a stand on issues like immigration and universal healthcare. The campaign for governor highlights the challenges Democrats face as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk chainsaw political norms and parts of the federal government daily. President Donald Trump's shadow has been cast over much of the New Jersey governor's race. His surprising showing in New Jersey in November — when he lost by just five percentage points to former Vice President Kamala Harris in a blue state that he twice lost by double-digit margins — suddenly changed the calculus for 2025. Here are our impressions of the leading Republican candidates for New Jersey governor. Here are our impressions of the leading Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor. This article originally appeared on NJ Primary Election 2025: Complete guide for voters
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Judge rejects reconsideration of Olney's ballot challenge
May 23—WATERTOWN — A state Supreme Court judge has declined to hear a motion brought by City Councilman Clifford G. Olney III asking the judge to reconsider an earlier ruling that keeps Olney off the ballot for the upcoming City Council race. Judge James P. McClusky had ruled Tuesday that a suit brought by Olney against the Jefferson County Board of Elections be dismissed because notice of the action had not been served on the county and a second defendant, Jeanne Barker, in a timely manner. Olney was challenging a determination made by the board that he lacked the necessary number of valid signatures on his candidate petitions to be included on the ballot. While McClusky's ruling did give validation to enough signatures on the petitions to restore Olney to the ballot, the issue was rendered moot when McClusky further ruled that the defendants were not given sufficient timely notice of the action, resulting in the dismissal of the suit. Barker, a city resident, was named in the action because she was the one who filed a challenge to Olney's petitions with the Board of Elections. Following McClusky's ruling, Olney almost immediately filed a motion with the court asking that the matter be reconsidered or that he have an opportunity to reargue the case. He made the argument, among other things, that his notice upon the defendants had been served in accordance with a timeline set by the court, which he had met. In his subsequent ruling, McClusky said that Olney, who represented himself in the action, did not abide by state Civil Practice Laws and Rules when filing his motion for reconsideration. The judge wrote that, under CPLR, it is Olney's obligation to prepare and serve the defendants with the motion and advise them of a return date for court. McClusky said Olney's motion included no return date or time for argument. The judge also wrote that Olney had provided the court with an affidavit indicating he had personally served the notices. Under CPLR, a party to an action may not serve papers, making Olney's service "ineffective," according to McClusky's ruling. The judge also took issue with six legal cases cited by Olney in his motion that Olney contended supported his claims under Election Law. "None of those cases exist," McClusky wrote. "The citations provided have reference to other cases with no connection to the matters at issue in this case." "The Court is not sure how Petitioner conducted his legal research, but he clearly did not check to ensure that his citations were correct," the judge wrote. "If an attorney had submitted these same papers, the Court would conduct a hearing and, if appropriate, sanction that attorney." Recognizing that Olney was acting as his own attorney, the judge cautioned Olney that he is still held to the same standards as an attorney, "and if further legal papers are submitted with the same type of mistakes, such a hearing will be held." Again recognizing that Olney is representing himself, the judge said he was rejecting his motion "without prejudice," leaving the door open for Olney to refile it. READ FULL DECISION BELOW
Shafaq News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
2 Nineveh coalitions to contest election independently
Shafaq News/ The National Resolve (Al-Hasm Al-Watani) and Nineveh For Its People (Ninawa Li Ahliha) coalitions will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections on two separate lists, an Iraqi lawmaker said on Friday. MP Nayef Al-Shammari told Shafaq News that the decision followed a meeting attended by senior figures from both groups, including Defense Minister Thabit Al-Abbasi, the leader of National Resolve, and former Nineveh Governor Najm Al-Jubouri, who heads Nineveh For Its People. Nineveh For Its People confirmed the meeting in a statement, revealing that discussions focused on political developments, strengthening national partnership, and promoting reforms. The Iraqi Cabinet has set November 11, 2025, as the date for the next parliamentary elections, despite ongoing disputes over the Election Law.
NDTV
24-04-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
US Judge Partly Blocks Trump Order Reforming Elections
Washington: A US judge on Thursday partially blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at sweeping election reforms, the latest legal setback in enacting his agenda. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly specifically prevented the Trump administration from requiring voters to provide proof of US citizenship when registering to vote at the state level. The executive order, signed at the end of March, set its sights on restricting mail-in voting, which Trump has criticized for years. The order faced legal challenges as soon as it was signed, with the Democratic Party itself launching court proceedings against it. Kollar-Kotelly justified enacting a preliminary injunction against Trump's order by arguing that on further review of "the merits, the plaintiffs are substantially likely to prevail." "Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States -- not the President -- with the authority to regulate federal elections," she wrote in her 120-page decision. Kollar-Kotelly declined to block another significant part of the executive order, which required states to impose a deadline for mail-in ballots coinciding with the close of polls on Election Day. Though US citizenship is required to vote in federal elections, not all states require voters to bring documents attesting to their citizenship status, opting instead for other verification methods. States that failed to comply with the executive order were threatened with having their federal election funding cut off. Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles has described the executive order as "dangerous" because it could "potentially disenfranchise millions of voters." In a March post on his Election Law blog, Hasen called Trump's directive "an executive power grab," and noted that "federal elections are largely the responsibility of the states, with Congress setting rules for the conduct of elections." Trump has never conceded defeat in the 2020 presidential election against Joe Biden, and has repeatedly and baselessly claimed widespread voter fraud. Since his return to the White House on January 20, the 78-year-old Republican has issued dozens of executive orders, many of which have faced legal challenges. As recently as Thursday, a judge blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities" that offer protective measures for migrants.
Shafaq News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
IHEC: No proposals to amend Election Law
Shafaq News/ The Iraqi High Election Commission (IHEC) has not received any proposals to amend the current Electoral Law, a senior official confirmed on Thursday. Nebras Abu Souda, assistant spokesperson for the commission, told Shafaq News that the body is proceeding under the existing law — the Third Amendment No. 12 of 2018 — with all preparations and procedures based on this legal framework. If any amendments are proposed, Abu Souda added, the commission will be officially notified through the proper channels. 'Only after that will IHEC review the proposed changes and assess their impact on the election timetable.' The Iraqi Cabinet has scheduled the next parliamentary elections for November 11, 2025, amid disputes over the Election Law. Some blocs are pushing for changes, while others—particularly Sunni factions—reject any amendment, arguing it would violate the constitution and rulings by the Federal Supreme Court.
