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Q: My town is holding a Special School Board Election on 9/17/24. The sample ballot provides a bond proposal question.

The bond proposal question includes the BOE acquiring a new building and undertakings to update existing school buildings and an athletic field. What the bond proposal question does not disclose and what the BOE is planning to do is close 2 existing school buildings, in affect omitting this... View More

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The omission of critical information, such as the closure of school buildings, from a bond proposal question on a ballot may raise concerns, but whether it's illegal depends on local and state election laws. Election laws generally require that ballot measures provide sufficient information... View More

1 Answer | Asked in DUI / DWI, Election Law and Gov & Administrative Law for New Jersey on
Q: If a government official is arrested for and convicted of a dui, is that an impeachment or grounds for one?
H. Scott Aalsberg
H. Scott Aalsberg
answered on Oct 27, 2019

A DUI in NJ is a motor vehicle offense not a crime

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Constitutional Law and Election Law for New Jersey on
Q: Can a dui arrest be an impeachment?
H. Scott Aalsberg
H. Scott Aalsberg
answered on Oct 27, 2019

An impeachment for what. I suggest reposting your question with more information

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3 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights and Election Law for New Jersey on
Q: I was forced off a public sidewalk by a sitting elected town council person while viewing a public event. My recourse?

A currently elected and serving elected town council person ordered me from a sidewalk in front of his store during a public event, parade. The reason he made the order is simply that we have different point of view on how government is run and he does not like me. I was in the peaceful act of... View More

H. Scott Aalsberg
H. Scott Aalsberg
answered on Feb 5, 2019

Best to speak to a civil rights lawyer rather than a criminal lawyer.

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