RNC files lawsuit after Bergen County refuses to provide list of poll workers

The Republican National Committee today filed a lawsuit alleging that the Bergen County Board of Elections illegally rejected an open public records request seeking a list of poll workers assigned to early voting sites and Election Day polling locations during the 2025 general election.

Republicans want to know if poll worker positions are given predominantly to members of one political party in violation of a state law that says the number of Democrats and Republicans are supposed to be equal.

According to the complaint, sixteen other counties complied with an identical request. Bergen refused, citing exemptions of “emergency or security information and “security measures and surveillance techniques.” The Republicans argue that the election board failed to explain how those exemptions apply.

This may put the state attorney general’s office in an uncomfortable situation. They represent each of the 21 county election boards, and most counties provided their lists in similar requests under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act.



https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/rnc-files-lawsuit-after-bergen-county-refuses-to-provide-list-of-poll-workers/