- "At-large elections inherently discriminate against minorities and become a way for majority population to keep minorities out of office." - US Dept. of Justice / Boston College Professor Kay Schlozman
EON Needs Your Support in Court Today
Empower Our Neighborhoods will be in court at 1:30 pm today as our legal brief against the City Council is heard.
Our hearing is scheduled at the Middlesex County Courthouse on Bayard St. in the Court of Honorable Judge Currier.
EON filed a brief shortly after City Clerk Torrisi refused to accept a petition with 1,116 signatures of New Brunswick citizens. The petition called for a charter change of the city from an at-large system of voting to a ward-based system of voting. Torrisi grounded his refusal on the advice of City Attorney Hamilton but did not invalidate a single signature. Our brief would overturn Torrisi's decision and force the city to accept the petition calling for charter change. New Brunswick voters would then be able to vote on the issue in November.
We are asking supporters to attend the court hearing in support of our Ward Petition. Please email shull.anthony@gmail.com if you have any questions or need a ride.
If you can't make it, keep it locked on empowernb.com for immediate results.