New Jersey Suspension and Replacement of Indicted Elected Officials Amendment (2015)

Not on Ballot
This measure was not put on an election ballot

The New Jersey Suspension and Replacement of Indicted Elected Officials Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in New Jersey as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have suspended elected officials who have been indicted and provide for temporary replacements. It would have provided for the return of the elected official upon acquittal or the declaration of a vacancy, if the official were convicted. At least three versions of such an amendment were proposed in the 2014-2015 legislative session including Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 23 and 27, as well as Senate Concurrent Resolution 78.

Support

ACR 23 supporters

• Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13), sponsor
• Assemblywoman Donna Simon (R-16), sponsor
• Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-12), sponsor

ACR 27 supporters

• Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15)

SCR 78 supporters

• Sen. Shirley Turner (D-15), sponsor
• Sen. Greenstein (D-14), sponsor

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution

At present, proposed constitutional amendments have two ways of achieving ballot access. The New Jersey Legislature can either qualify an amendment with supermajority approval of 60 percent in one legislative session or with simple majorities in two successive sessions. This measure did not receive the necessary supermajority required for a 2014 ballot placement. The measure did not come up for a vote in 2015.

See also

Suggest a link

• 2015 ballot measures
• New Jersey 2015 ballot measures
• List of New Jersey ballot measures

External links

• Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 23, as introduced
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 27, as introduced
• Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 78, as introduced