August 14, 2009 - 4:23pm
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Tom Kean: Corzine More Than 10 Months Late on Ethics Appointments

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean issued the following statement after Governor Jon Corzine named appointees to the "Governor's Local Government Ethics Task Force." It took the governor nearly 11 months to make these appointments after he created the panel with an executive order on Sept. 24, 2008.

"Sadly, it took the indictment of another 44 people for Governor Corzine to move forward with one piece of the ethics reform New Jersey needs," Senator Kean said. "The long suffering citizens of New Jersey can only hope the Governor will put partisan politics aside and call a special legislative session to close the remaining ethical loopholes that help foster corruption."

Republicans have suggested the following bills be considered in a special session:

S-287 (T. Kean), 03-17-2008, limits contributions by certain public contractors; limits contributions by county and municipal political party committees.

S-445 (Pennacchio/Codey), 01-08-2008, "Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.

S-600 (Baroni), 03-17-2008, prohibits campaign contributions by certain individuals, businesses or other organizations that acquire property involved in eminent domain proceedings.

S-684 (Beck), 01-08-2008, a bill that prohibits county committee of a political party from contributing to or accepting contribution from another such county committee.

S-685 (Beck), 12-15-2008, would prohibit the simultaneous holding of certain State, county and municipal elective and appointive positions, often referred to as 'dual office holding'.

S-760 (O'Toole), 03-17-2008, establishes stricter limits on contributions to county committees of political parties and by county committees to candidates; prohibits contributions between county committees.

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ANDREW PRATT can be reached via email at apratt@njleg.org.