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On November 20th during the Council meeting Mayor Cory Booker cast a vote for the vacant council seat (that occurred as a result of Donald M. Payne, Jr. being elected to congress) Mayor Cory Booker is only permitted to participate in casting a vote on a decision if and when there is a tie or a lack of quorum. There was no tie and they were in quorum.
Council Member Ramos clearly violated Robert’s Rules of Order, which are the parliamentary procedures that govern the conduct of Council meetings. The other three Council Members (Amador, Gonzalez, and Quintana) knew Council Member Ramos’ actions were out of order, because its about more than the motion he made, its also about his failure to follow procedures for adding an item to the agenda, and for his failure to recognize Council Member Baraka, who clearly spoke up before he attempted to get Gonzalez to cast a vote.
By signing this petition you will let Mayor Cory Booker and Council Members Amador, Gonzalez, Quintana, and Ramos know that what they did was wrong and that we as registered voters of the City of Newark demand to hold a SPECIAL ELECTION.
By having a SPECIAL ELECTION this puts the decision in the hands of the constituents to decide on who should occupy the vacant seat for Council Person at Large.
This total and utter disregard for democratic principles is a
disenfranchisement of the citizens of Newark, NJ.
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we just hit 250 signatures and it feels like people are finally starting to pay attention to what went down at that meeting. thanks for sticking with me while we push for this special election because newark deserves better than these backroom deals.
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we just hit 100 signatures and i am honestly blown away. thanks for helping me pull this together because it shows that the city is actually paying attention to these rules.
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were almost at 100 signatures and i want to keep this momentum going strong. please message a few friends right now and get them to sign so we can show them how many of us demand a special election.
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Newark needs to do better than this. Let the people vote like it should be.
RIDICULOUS. Why do they think they can just ignore the rules when it suits them? Special election now.
do it right for once. give us our vote back.
so tired of these politicians playing games. stop trying to bypass the voters.
This is completely shady. The voters deserve to choose their own representatives not some backroom deal by the mayor.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
On November 20th during the Council meeting Mayor Cory Booker cast a vote for the vacant council seat (that occurred as a result of Donald M. Payne, Jr. being elected to congress) Mayor Cory Booker is only permitted to participate in casting a vote on a decision if and when there is a tie or a lack of quorum. There was no tie and they were in quorum.
Council Member Ramos clearly violated Robert’s Rules of Order, which are the parliamentary procedures that govern the conduct of Council meetings. The other three Council Members (Amador, Gonzalez, and Quintana) knew Council Member Ramos’ actions were out of order, because its about more than the motion he made, its also about his failure to follow procedures for adding an item to the agenda, and for his failure to recognize Council Member Baraka, who clearly spoke up before he attempted to get Gonzalez to cast a vote.
By signing this petition you will let Mayor Cory Booker and Council Members Amador, Gonzalez, Quintana, and Ramos know that what they did was wrong and that we as registered voters of the City of Newark demand to hold a SPECIAL ELECTION.
By having a SPECIAL ELECTION this puts the decision in the hands of the constituents to decide on who should occupy the vacant seat for Council Person at Large.
This total and utter disregard for democratic principles is a
disenfranchisement of the citizens of Newark, NJ.
There's no donation required. Just sign the petition. Then close the donation page.
Thank You
Updates
April 16, 2019
we just hit 250 signatures and it feels like people are finally starting to pay attention to what went down at that meeting. thanks for sticking with me while we push for this special election because newark deserves better than these backroom deals.
Reached 250 supporters
April 14, 2019
December 6, 2012
we just hit 100 signatures and i am honestly blown away. thanks for helping me pull this together because it shows that the city is actually paying attention to these rules.
Reached 100 supporters
December 6, 2012
December 5, 2012
were almost at 100 signatures and i want to keep this momentum going strong. please message a few friends right now and get them to sign so we can show them how many of us demand a special election.
6 Comments
Rules are rules. If they keep violating the procedure like this how can we trust anything they do?
Newark needs to do better than this. Let the people vote like it should be.
RIDICULOUS. Why do they think they can just ignore the rules when it suits them? Special election now.
do it right for once. give us our vote back.
so tired of these politicians playing games. stop trying to bypass the voters.
This is completely shady. The voters deserve to choose their own representatives not some backroom deal by the mayor.
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Rules are rules. If they keep violating the procedure like this how can we trust anything they do?