Illustration by Sam Romero When Jon Corzine left office on Tuesday, he left a parting gift for political machine bosses across the state. S3157, which has come to be known as the Referendum Kill Bill, helps entrenched incumbent politicians shield themselves from public displeasure by making citizens wait 10 years between city-wide referendums concerning: length…
Outgoing Governor vetoes bill which would limited citizen participation by extending the waiting period between municipal referendums to 10 years.
Outgoing Governor vetoes bill which would limited citizen participation by extending the waiting period between municipal referendums to 10 years.
Dear Governor, I’m writing to you to ask you to veto S3157. S3157/A4264 is a bill that would extend the time citizens have to wait between proposing referenda to their city ballots.  It would more than double the waiting period from 4 years to an unjustifiably long 10 years.  So if an organized, enthusiastic, and…