Councilwoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
East Ward
Accountable and Responsive Newsletter
Special Election Newsletter
October/November 2012
“VOTE” NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Volume 1, Number 3
Contact Us:
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
East Ward Councilwoman
319 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
[email protected]
Tel: 609-557-7620 or
609-310-1438
TRENTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT 911
609-989-3905
609-989-3663 Confidential
989-DRUG for Drug Tips
Internet Web Page
Trentonpolice.com
E-Mail
[email protected]
Text-A-Tip address
message to CRIMES
(274637) and enter the
word TPDTIPS
Mercer County
Prosecutor's Office
609-989-6351
Domestic Violence 609989-6041
Homicide 609-989-6292
Juvenile 609-989-6366
SP. Investigations/Gang
609-989-6432
Report a Crime
http://www.mercercountypro
secutor.com/report-a-crime
INSPECTIONS
Cleveland Thompson
Department Director/
Construction Official
[email protected]
Tel: 609-989-3543
Dear Neighbor,
I am a proud American and member of the League Of Women Voters. On
September 12, 2012, Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women
Voters U.S., gave testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the
Citizens United Court and the Continuing importance of the voting rights act. She
said, “The United States of America is the greatest country on earth. One of the
things that makes our country great is that every citizen is included in our democracy.
Voters make the decisions in our system of government and it is through voting that
we, the people, control our country, state, county, and municipality and control our
own destinies.
After more than seventy years of struggle, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving
women the right to vote. The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax and the 26th
Amendment extended voting rights to citizens 18 years of age or older.
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s transformed American society
in many ways, and voting rights was a core value and essential goal of that
movement. With the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the promise of the 15th Amendment
is now being enforced. Once, only white male property owners could vote, now every
American citizen over the age of 18 has the right to vote.”
As the East Ward Councilwoman, I cannot overstate the importance of voting in
the national, state, county, and municipal elections. Take control your right to vote and
stand up for your community! Don’t let others decide the fate of our country, state,
and city. Let’s transform our needs into action by casting a ballot! See you soon.
Sincerely,
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
October Important Trenton Public School Dates
October 24 Reduced Day – High School Students Only
(Parent/Teacher Conference)
November Important Trenton Public School Dates
November 6 Election Day/Schools Closed
November 8&9 NJEA Convention – Schools Closed
November 12 Veterans Day/Schools Closed
November 22&23 Thanksgiving Recess – Schools Closed
PUBLIC WORKS
Luis Mollinedo Director
[email protected]
Tel: 609-989-3151
TRENTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Francisco Durán
Superintendent of Schools
609-656-5454
[email protected]
TRENTON BOARD OF
EDUCATION
December Important Trenton Public School Dates
December 5-7 Reduced Days – Parent/Teacher
Conferences Elem. and Middle Schools
December 5-7 Report Card Pick-up – All Schools
December 19 Interim Reports Distributed
January Important Trenton Public School Dates
January 1 New Year’s Day/Schools Closed
January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Schools Closed
February Important Trenton Public School Dates
February 4 Staff Development – Schools Closed for Students
February 8 Report Card Pick-up – All Schools
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
– Board Workshop
Monday, October 22, 2012
– Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 13,
2012 – Board Workshop
Monday, November 26,
2012 – Regular Meeting
Monday, December 17,
2012 – Regular Meeting
Monday, January 14, 2013
– Board Workshop
Monday, January 28, 2013
– Regular Meeting
Monday, February 11,
2013 – Board Workshop
Monday, February 25,
2013 - Regular Meeting
Friday, March 1, 2013 –
8:00 A.M. – Action on
Submission of Budget to
County
Monday, March 11, 2013 –
Board Workshop
Monday, March 25, 2013 –
Regular Meeting/Public
Hearing on Budget
Monday, April 22, 2013 –
Regular Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2013 –
Organization meeting
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 –
Regular Meeting
Monday, June 10, 2013 –
Board Workshop
Monday, June 24, 2013 –
Regular Meeting
Editor’s Note
It is vitally important to give credit where credit is due. I do not want to deny
Councilwoman Caldwell-Wilson credit for her support and ideas.
In Volume 1, Number 1 of the Accountable and Responsive Newsletter the
Landlord Ordinances section stated “On October 5, 2010, I introduced a
revised version of our Landlord Ordinance.” This statement is factually
incorrect. Ordinance 10-49 was sponsored by Councilwoman CaldwellWilson, supported by all of council on the 1st reading.
References
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Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President League of Women Voters of
League of Women Voters of the United State Senate for the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary on the Citizens United Court and the Continuing
importance of the voting rights act, Wednesday, September 12, 2012.
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http://www.lwv.org/content/testimony-elisabeth-macnamara-lwvus-presidentus-senate-committee-judiciary
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League of Women Voters of the United States gave permission for this onetime use. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization,
with its national office in Washington, DC, and local and state Leagues in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.
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Trenton Public School, http://www.trenton.k12.nj.us/1213%20school%20calendar.htm
Suggested Readings
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Franklin, Mark N. "Electoral Engineering and Cross National Turnout
Differences." British Journal of Political Science. 1999
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Kanazawa, Satoshi. "A Possible Solution to the Paradox of Voter Turnout."
The Journal of Politics.
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Lijphart, Arend. "Unequal Participation: Democracy's Unresolved Dilemma."
American Political Science Review. vol. 91 (March 1997): 1–14. p. 12
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McDonald, Michael and Samuel Popkin. "The Myth of the Vanishing Voter."
American Political Science Review. 2001.
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Niemi, Richard G. and Herbert F. Weisberg. eds. Controversies in Voting
Behavior. Washington, D.C: CQ Press, 2001.
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Norris, Pippa. Elections and Voting Behaviour: New Challenges, New
Perspectives. Aldershot: Ashgate, Dartmouth, 1998.
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Rose, Richard, ed. Electoral Participation: A Comparative Analysis. Beverly
Hills: Sage Publications, 1980.
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Wolfinger, Raymond E. and Steven J. Rosenstone. 1980. Who Votes? New
Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
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Wolfinger, R., Glass, D., Squire, P.(1990). Predictors of electoral turnout:an
international comparison. Policy Studies Review, 9(3), p551–574, 24p
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Highton, B. (1997, May). Easy registration and voter turnout. The Journal of
Politics, 59(2), pp. 565–575.