N.J. lawmakers consider shortening timeline to fill House vacancies • New Jersey Monitor

N.J. lawmakers consider shortening timeline to fill House vacancies • New Jersey Monitor

The bill comes after two sitting House members died last year, leaving their seats vacant for five months. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)New Jersey lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s special election rules after two sitting members of New Jersey’s House delegation died in office last year, deaths that led each of those seats to remain vacant for five months. The legislation, which would shorten timelines for special el…