Lesniak and Elizabeth Board of Education Square Off Over Mail in Ballots
State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20) says that his ballot reform bill signed into law on Monday by Governor Chris Christie and co-sponsored by Sen. Jim Whelan (D-2) is a way to protect elections from ballot fraud or abuse. Members of the Elizabeth Board of Education, however, see the law as a direct challenge to their authority on the school board and an effort by Lesniak to take control of the board.