The Record/Gannett: Some NJ officials will no longer have to disclose their addresses. This is why

There needs to be an effort to find a balance, said Heather Ferguson, director of New Jersey operations for Common Cause, a Washington, D.C.-based ethics advocacy group.

“There’s a good way to balance the transparency aspect and also help out elected officials as I think we have been entering some unprecedented times where they’re rightfully concerned about their safety and security,” she said.

Ferguson noted that in New Mexico, legislation is on its way to the governor’s desk that would allow for each of their elected officials to decide for themselves if they want their addresses to be made public. That state had seen several attempted attacks on the homes of elected officials by a candidate that lost and saw no pushback on the new rule.

 

To read the full story, click here.