Sponsors say the bill would improve transparency, critics have said it would gut New Jersey's independent election watchdog agency.
The legislation , dubbed the “Elections Transparency Act,” would double several campaign contribution limits that have remained the same for two decades.
Get politics news like this right to your inbox with the N.J. Politics newsletter. Add your email below and hit"subscribe"The bill still needs to be passed by the state Assembly before Murphy could sign it into law. That could happen within the next few weeks. She also said this will “remove the selection of ELEC commissioners from a public, independent and bipartisan process to one that eliminates all check and balances between the commission and the executive branch.”
But Schepisi warned this version of the bill would give the governor even more powers and “weaponize ELEC.”Senate President, D-Union, shot back with a fierce defense of the measure, saying it “represents a far better system than what’s in place already.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 new discoveries in outer solar systemNew findings keep on coming from the mission's July 2015 Pluto flyby ⬇️
Read more »
New ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Footage Shows New Look at The Evil Red WizardsA new DungeonsAndDragonsMovie video shows the adventuring party and a closer look at the enemy they're facing in the Chris Pine-led feature:
Read more »
Weekly Horoscope: New Season Means New BeginningsLet the spring equinox guide you this week.
Read more »
March 2023’s New Moon In Aries Initiates A New EraGoing dark following the vernal equinox, March 2023's new moon in Aries blasts forward into a new chapter.
Read more »
New New York rent-control bill would drive out small landlords, help developersThe erroneously named Good Cause Eviction Bill, now in the New York Legislature, would impose rent controls on market-rate buildings in the five boroughs — and crush many small, immigrant and minor…
Read more »