New Jersey 101.5 » Election http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sun, 19 May 2013 11:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Court Hears Argument About NJ Voting Machines http://nj1015.com/court-hears-argument-about-nj-voting-machines/ http://nj1015.com/court-hears-argument-about-nj-voting-machines/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:23:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=237751 Voting rights lawyers returned to a New Jersey appeals court Tuesday to ask the judges to force the state to replace paperless voting machines with a new system that they say would be less vulnerable to hacking and could be used for a recount.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/court-hears-argument-about-nj-voting-machines/feed/ 0 Ethan Miller, Getty Images Congress Seeks Clarity From Election For Agenda http://nj1015.com/congress-seeks-clarity-from-election-for-agenda/ http://nj1015.com/congress-seeks-clarity-from-election-for-agenda/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:28:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=170072 A frustrated Congress has quit the nation's capital with at least one hope -- that the stark choice in the upcoming election will give lawmakers some clarity about what Americans want from their government.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/congress-seeks-clarity-from-election-for-agenda/feed/ 0 Libyans Vote in First Election After Gadhafi http://nj1015.com/libyans-vote-in-first-election-after-gadhafi/ http://nj1015.com/libyans-vote-in-first-election-after-gadhafi/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:36:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=132063 Libyans have started voting in the first parliamentary election since the ouster and slaying last year of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/libyans-vote-in-first-election-after-gadhafi/feed/ 0 Getty Images Is NJ in for a Decade of Non-Competitive Elections? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/is-nj-in-for-a-decade-of-non-competitive-elections-audio/ http://nj1015.com/is-nj-in-for-a-decade-of-non-competitive-elections-audio/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:32:20 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=115917 Redistricting in done every ten years after U.S. Census numbers are tallied and population shifts are determined. This year, New Jersey lost one congressional seat as a result of redistricting and that's the reason there was one competitive primary yesterday. Redistricting protected incumbents which leads one political pundit to predict that the lack of competition will likely last for the next decade.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-nj-in-for-a-decade-of-non-competitive-elections-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Rochelle Hartman Election Results Revolutionized by Technology [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/election-results-revolutioniaed-by-technology-audio/ http://nj1015.com/election-results-revolutioniaed-by-technology-audio/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:00:14 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=115198 As consumers continue to use the latest in smart phone technology and high speed internet service, Local and County Clerks' Offices through out the state utilize the high tech world to speed up the election process.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/election-results-revolutioniaed-by-technology-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Silatix NJ Judge Allows Absentee Ballots to be Counted http://nj1015.com/nj-judge-allows-absentee-ballots-to-be-counted/ http://nj1015.com/nj-judge-allows-absentee-ballots-to-be-counted/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:11:14 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=115216 About 2,000 absentee ballots will be counted in the hotly contested Democratic primary in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-judge-allows-absentee-ballots-to-be-counted/feed/ 0 Flickr User Chris Phan Two Close Races Top NJ's Primary Tuesday [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/two-close-races-top-njs-primary-tuesday/ http://nj1015.com/two-close-races-top-njs-primary-tuesday/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:59:57 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=114576 New Jersey's primary is tomorrow and voter turnout is expected to be light, except for two close congressional races in the northern part of the state.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/two-close-races-top-njs-primary-tuesday/feed/ 0 Cain Still In The Hunt http://nj1015.com/cain-still-in-the-hunt-2/ http://nj1015.com/cain-still-in-the-hunt-2/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:00:44 +0000 Jeff Deminski http://nj1015.com/?p=11133  
The first major poll is out since the sexual harassment allegations surrounding Herman Cain surfaced.  Looking at the numbers you might be inclined to think loutish behavior is a great career move.  A

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]]> http://nj1015.com/cain-still-in-the-hunt-2/feed/ 0 Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Voter Interest Sagging http://nj1015.com/voter-interest-sagging/ http://nj1015.com/voter-interest-sagging/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:56:19 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=4408 With elections only a scant three weeks away on November 8th, experts are predicting a very lackluster turnout.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/voter-interest-sagging/feed/ 0 Ilya Hemlin