Bucco Comments on Signing of Elections Transparency Act

Senator Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statement in response to Governor Phil Murphy’s signing of the Elections Transparency Act today:

“There’s nothing transparent about the Elections Transparency Act,” said Bucco (R-25). “The bill that Governor Murphy signed into law today takes a system that everyone trusts that has been in place for years and turns it on its head. Now that the governor has full control over ELEC and can stack the deck, the agency’s reputation as a fair and independent campaign watchdog is in serious jeopardy. People will suspect that every action taken by ELEC is politically motivated.”