Assembly passes bill raising poll worker pay to $300
While substantive legislation was far from the main focus of today’s voting sessions at the New Jersey State Capitol, the Senate and Assembly did in fact pass a number of bills, among them an Assembly bill that would raise poll worker pay from $200 to $300.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblymembers Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison), Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff), and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood), was previously passed by the Senate in June. Votes in both houses were unanimous.
The legislation will now go back to the Senate for concurrence before reaching the desk of Gov. Phil Murphy, who is likely to sign it. In October, Murphy issued a separate executive order temporarily raising poll worker pay from $200 to $300 for the 2021 elections, alongside other election worker-related changes.
Shortly after the bill was passed today, its two Assembly cosponsors issued a joint statement praising election workers for their hard work and applauding their soon-to-be increased pay.
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