Thursday, January 15, 2015

Jersey City residents will now vote on when they vote

By a 7-1-1 vote the Jersey City Council is going to put on the ballot the date of citywide elections; Should they continue to be in May or should Jersey City vote on council members and mayors etc in November when the general election is held. The one city council member against putting this up to a vote, Michael Yun, said he's concerned it may help Mayor Fulop both run for governor AND run for Mayor should he lose the big job:

“This is a bad idea,” remarked Yun, while also bringing up the notion that moving the elections would create a safety net for Mayor Steven Fulop, who, if the elections were moved to November, could run in the Democratic primary for governor in June 2017 and, if he loses, run for re-election as mayor five months later.

No, it's a good idea said Ward E councilwoman Candice Osborne:

“It’s so refreshing that we are giving the residents of Jersey City the option to choose when they want the elections,” she said. “Let’s let the public decide.”

So what say you Jersey City? Do we keep the elections in May or do we move them to November? We'll know by next year.

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