新泽西州贝黑德选民资格争议落定：11人自愿除名，其余选民投票不受阻
新泽西州海洋县贝黑德（Bay Head），持续数周的选民资格争议10月30日落定：共有11人自愿要求从该镇选民册上除名，其余受到审查的选民在选举日投票时不会遇到任何阻碍或挑战。《阿斯伯里帕克新闻报》报道，海洋县选举委员会主席 George Gilmore 10月30日确认了这一结果。
争议始于8月：贝黑德镇议会主席兼镇共和党主席 Dennis Shaning 提交了一份39名登记选民的名单，称这些人的市政房产税单被寄往镇外；名单只包括登记的民主党人与无党派选民，没有列入寄单情况完全相同的登记共和党人。海洋县选举委员会随后向名单上的居民寄出问卷，要求核实主要住所。
新泽西州美国公民自由联盟代表新泽西州妇女选民联盟提起紧急诉讼，认为这种问询违反州法律关于选举前不得清理选民册的规定。州高等法院法官 Robert Lougy 10月13日驳回了禁令申请，允许选举委员会继续调查。
Gilmore 表示，早期的除名申请者确实不在贝黑德居住或不具备在该镇投票的资格；选举委员会秘书 Wyatt Earp 则批评最初名单的片面构成给当地选民制造了不必要的障碍。选举日为11月3日。
Bay Head Voter Eligibility Dispute Ends: 11 Removed at Their Own Request, Others Clear to Vote
BAY HEAD, N.J. — A weeks-long dispute over voter eligibility in this Ocean County borough concluded October 30 with 11 people voluntarily asking to be removed from the voter rolls, county officials said. The remaining voters who were scrutinized will face no impediments or challenges when they vote on Election Day, Ocean County Board of Elections Chairman George Gilmore told the Asbury Park Press on October 30.
The controversy began in August, when Borough Council President and municipal Republican chairman Dennis Shaning submitted a list of 39 registered voters whose municipal property tax bills were mailed outside the borough. The list included only registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters, omitting registered Republicans in identical billing circumstances. The county election board then mailed questionnaires asking the residents to verify their primary domicile.
The ACLU of New Jersey sued on behalf of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, arguing the inquiries violated state law against pre-election voter-roll purges. Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy denied an injunction on October 13, allowing the board to continue.
Gilmore said the early removal requests came from people who in fact did not live in Bay Head or were otherwise ineligible to vote there. Board secretary Wyatt Earp criticized the one-sided composition of the original list as creating needless obstacles for local voters. Election Day is November 3.
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