Credit: Rawf8/Adobe Stock 'Concerning Precedent': ELEC Dismisses More Than 100 Campaign Violation Complaints
"When Gov. Murphy signed the ETA, it opened the floodgates of corruption," Sen. Steve Oroho said. "This ridiculous law stifled the independence of our state's campaign watchdog and limited [its] ability to hold those who commit campaign violations accountable."
August 10, 2023 at 11:39 AM
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Election and Political Law
The decision by the Election Law Enforcement Commission to dismiss 107 complaints of alleged campaign violations following the enactment of the Elections Transparency Act drew ire from some legislative members, including Sens. Steve Oroho, R-Sussex, and Anthony Bucco, R-Morris/Somerset, who said the new law "neutered" election transparency in the state.
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