New Jersey
N.J. lawmakers eye election reform ahead of summer recess
“Vote-by-mail has turn into so standard and it’s overwhelming a whole lot of the workers within the Board of Elections workplaces,” Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) stated. “And the longer you are taking to supply outcomes, the extra suspicious individuals turn into. And when it’s important to wait weeks, and in some circumstances a month, to assemble the outcomes from the election individuals suppose there’s ‘hanky panky’ happening.”
It was obvious throughout final week’s public listening to that some have been involved concerning the potential for election consequence leaks if the state permits election staff to canvass mail-in ballots earlier than polls shut on election night time.
The committee additionally cleared payments that might permit sure New Jersey residents who reside abroad to vote in state and federal elections, develop the hours by which minors are permitted to function ballot staff, change sure mail-in poll deadlines, and require the state to bear the prices of a brand new election “if the State is at fault for errors throughout preliminary election that requires new election to be held.”
Some members of the general public additionally urged lawmakers to contemplate eradicating state and county residency necessities for ballot staff. At the moment, individuals can solely function ballot staff within the county by which they’re registered to vote.
New Jersey
Today’s audio update: Snow in the forecast, rattlesnake bites senator, N.J. primary election change
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Police seek ID of body found in refrigerator in Cape May County
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Authorities in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in identifying a body recovered in Belleplain State Forest in Dennis Township, Cape May County.
According to State Police, on Dec. 22, troopers discovered the body believed to be of a Caucasian or a Hispanic woman, approximately 5 feet, 1 inch tall, inside a refrigerator that was dumped in the woods. The body has two tattoos: a koi fish on the upper right portion of the back and a rose on the left ribs, extending from the chest to the hip.
Police would not comment on what led them to the body, but said they found a yoga mat and necklace at the scene.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police at 609-861-5698, or the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135, ext. 3480. Anonymous tips are welcome.
New Jersey
Woman that drove her car into N.J. emergency room called police for help earlier the same day
The Delaware woman that drove her car into a New Jersey hospital on New Year’s Eve had called authorities earlier in the night asking for help, according to police.
The 38-year-old woman from New Castle, Delaware, said that she called New Jersey State Police in Seabrook earlier in the night asking to be admitted to the hospital for a “crisis” after she was upset with her mother-in-law, authorities wrote in a warrant for her arrest.
When police responded, the woman declined to be taken to the hospital and stated she did not want to be transported to the hospital, but wanted to drive herself with an escort, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Once state police left, she found the keys to her car and struck two other vehicles in Seabrook before driving to Bridgeton to find help, she told police after she was arrested.
The woman told police she saw the Inspira hospital and thinking no one would help her, decided to drive her car through the double door entrance to the emergency room hoping to knock herself unconscious.
The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday and the woman’s car reached about 60 feet down a hallway and almost struck a security guard, Bridgeton police said Wednesday.
Authorities said the woman exited the car and was taken to another area of the hospital where she waited for authorities to arrive and was uncooperative, according to charging documents.
A state police spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.
The hospital security guard suffered a minor injury jumping out of the way of the vehicle, according to an Inspira spokesperson.
No one was else was injured, authorities said. The woman was charged with assault by motor vehicle, endangering others and third-degree criminal mischief, according to court documents.
The damage to the hospital was estimated at over $135,000 and ambulances were rerouted away from the hospital until about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to allow authorities to secure the damaged entrance and establish a new temporary entrance, the spokesperson for the hospital said.
The woman did not have an attorney listed in court records as of Thursday.
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