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            LOCAL: Hackensack | COUNTY: Bergen County | STATE: New Jersey | FEDERAL: U.S.

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    Counties in New Jersey 
  
          Bergen County
           
          (Hackensack)
          
          Essex County
           
          (Newark)
          
          Middlesex County
           
          (New Brunswick)
          
          Hudson County
           
          (Jersey City)
          
          Monmouth County
           
          (Freehold)
          
          Ocean County
           
          (Toms River)
          
          Union County
           
          (Elizabeth)
          
          Passaic County
           
          (Paterson)
          
          Camden County
           
          (Camden)
          
          Morris County
           
          (Morristown)
          
          Burlington County
           
          (Mount Holly)
          
          Mercer County
           
          (Trenton)
          
          Somerset County
           
          (Somerville)
          
          Gloucester County
           
          (Woodbury)
          
          Atlantic County
           
          (Mays Landing)
          
          Cumberland County
           
          (Bridgeton)
          
          Sussex County
           
          (Newton)
          
          Hunterdon County
           
          (Flemington)
          
          Warren County
           
          (Belvidere)
          
          Cape May County
           
          (Cape May Court House)
          
          Salem County
           
          (Salem)
          
  Hackensack Info

Pop: 43,010
Housing Units: 19,375

  Bergen County Info

Pop: 955,732
County Seat: Hackensack

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               Counties in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA area
        Bergen County
Essex County
Middlesex County
Hudson County
Monmouth County
Ocean County
Union County
Passaic County
Morris County
Somerset County
Sussex County
Hunterdon County

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New Jersey Resources
                                                                                                                                          
                    Find U.S. Representatives for the Zip Code 07601 (House.gov)ziplook.house.gov                    
The U.S. House of Representatives' website offers this service to unscramble gerrymandered districts that cut across zip code boundaries willy nilly.

                    New Jersey Governor Contact Pagewww.state.nj.us                    
The official home page for the New Jersey governor, including contact information.

                    New Jersey Voter Info from Vote Save Americavotesaveamerica.com                    

                    New Jersey Court System Chartwww.courtstatistics.org                    
A chart of the structure of New Jersey’s court system

                    New Jersey Voter Registration Deadlineswww.overseasvotefoundation.org                    

                    2020 Census Data For New Jerseydata.census.gov                    

                    2020 Census Data for Your Countydata.census.gov                    

                    New Jersey School Districts on Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org                    

More Democracy Resources
                                                          How to Contact Elected Officials (USA.gov)
                      www.usa.gov                    
This interagency resource for government information and services is administered by USAGov, formerly the Federal Citizen Information Center.

                                                              Contact Government by Topic (USA.gov)
                      www.usa.gov                    
Find contact information for government programs by topic, such as benefits, consumer safety, fraud, and health.

                                                              Contact Government Officials and Committees (USA.gov)
                      www.usa.gov                    
Find government officials from cabinet members to courts.

                                                              Where to File Consumer Complaints (USA.gov)
                      www.usa.gov                    
Where to file complaints related to consumer products and safety.

                                                              Contact Your State Governor (USA.gov)
                      www.usa.gov                    
Quickly find contact information for your state's governor.

                                                              State Court Websites (NCSC)
                      www.ncsc.org                    
Find the websites for your state's court system, from the National Center for State Courts.

                                                                          New Jersey Voting Rights and ID Requirements (Ballotopedia.org)
                      ballotpedia.org                    
An online encyclopedia of American politics and elections, seeking to inform people about politics at all levels of government.

                                                                          List of U.S. Senators (Senate.gov)
                      www.senate.gov                    
The official U.S. Senate website's list of current senators.

                                                              Swing Districts in the Next Election (SwingLeft.org)
                      swingleft.org                    
"Swing districts" are places where the winner of the last House of Representatives election was determined by a thin margin. Swing Left helps you find and support progressives in your closest swing district.

                                                              American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU.org)
                      www.aclu.org                    
For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

                                                              Directory of Local Action Groups (IndivisibleGuide.com)
                      indivisible.org                    
A list of independent groups committed to resisting Trump's agenda, focusing on local, defensive congressional advocacy, and embracing progressive values.

                                                              The Sunlight Foundation
                      sunlightfoundation.com                    
The Sunlight Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses technology, open data, policy analysis and journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all. 

                                                              News From Democracy Now
                      www.democrac                    
News reports from a national, daily, independent, award-winning program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. 

                                                              New Jersey Consumer Fraud Hotline
                      NSUMER_COMPLAINT_PAGE_                    
How to register a consumer complaint with the New Jersey attorney general.

                                                              News From ProPublica
                      www.propublica.org                    
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism devoted to exposing abuse of power.

                                                                          Vote Smart 
                      justfacts.votesmart.org                    
Type in your zip code in their search box to see a list of all your Federal and State Representatives.

                                                              National Parks Conservation Association
                      www.npca.org                    
Since its founding in 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association has been the independent, nonpartisan voice working to strengthen and protect America's favorite places.

                                                              US Political News from The Guardian UK
                      www.theguardian.com                    

                                                              Center for Investigative Reporting - Reveal News
                      revealnews.org                    
The mission of The Center for Investigative Reporting is to engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling in order to spark action, improve lives and protect our democracy.

                                                              Bill Moyers - Moyers & Company
                      billmoyers.com                    
Now in archive mode, the blog features essays and videos by managing editor Bill Moyers, as well as the perspectives of other journalists, scholars, activists, and creative men and women in the arts and sciences.

                                                              Town Hall Project... Listings of every congressman's office hours and/or town hall meetings.
                      townhallproject.com                    
A google doc that lists every congressman's office hours and/or town hall meetings.

                                                                          The Nation Magazine: Take Action - 3 Things You Can Do Each Week
                      www.thenation.com                    
Three things you can do each week to make a difference. Updated weekly.

                                                              FTC (Federal Trade Commission) - Truth In Advertising
                      www.ftc.gov                    
The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency with a unique dual mission to protect consumers and promote competition. The FTC takes law enforcement actions, provides consumer and business education, issues reports and policy guidance, leads workshops, and parti

                                                              Basic Qualifications to Be Elected to State Legislatures
                      www.ncsl.org                    
Each state's constitution and laws define the qualifications candidates must meet in order to run for office. The tables below show the qualifications in each state.

                                                              All On The Line
                      www.allontheline.org                    
An organization to stop gerrymandering. Their goal is one person one vote. And every vote should count, and not be nullified by sophisticated computer aided gerrymandering 

                                                              2020 NPR Election Report: Secure Your Vote
                      www.npr.org                    
An NPR Special Series linking to all their stories on how to secure your vote in the 2020 election.

                                                                          John Oliver on Police Use of Force
                      www.youtube.com                    
John Oliver explains why police need to be held accountable.

                                                              Brennan Center For Justice - Voting Rights
                      www.brennance                    
Vote suppression has a long and ugly history in the U.S., and over the last two decades, it has resurfaced with a vengeance. Through research, lawsuits, and advocacy, the Brennan Center is fighting vote suppression on every front.

                                                              Democracy Docket
                      www.democracydocket.com                    
Democracy Docket is the leading progressive platform dedicated to opinion, advocacy and information about voting rights, elections, redistricting and democracy.  Founded in 2020 by Marc Elias, Democracy Docket delivers expert opinion and commentary on voting, as well as provides detailed information about important litigation that will shape our elections and democratic institutions for years to come.

                                                              Election Security and Safety Information for mayors and other city officials
                      www.usmayors.org                    
Several organizations have developed materials that may be helpful to mayors and other city officials and we are posting them here. We will continue to update this resource as new information becomes available.

                                                              Who Gives a Crap - Nonprofit Toilet Paper 
                      us.whogivesacrap.org                    
A great way to support the building of rural toilets around the world and save forests with bamboo-based toilet paper.

                                                                          Court Structures By State
                      cspbr.azurewebsites.net                    
An interactive clickable map that lets you explore the court structures of different states.

                                                                                                  Ballotopedia Redistricting Report for New Jersey 
                      ballotpedia.org                    

                                                              John Oliver on Voting Rights 2021
                      youtu.be                    
John Oliver discusses the current attacks on voting rights, who’s behind them, and what we can do about it.

                                                              AARP Fraud Watch Network Scam-Tracking Map
                      www.aarp.org                    
The AARP Fraud Watch Network Scam-Tracking Map shows scams reported in your area in real time.  Report your scam to warn your neighbors and see what else has been reported near you.

                                                              Influence Watch
                      www.influencewatch.org                    

                                                              MGGG Redistricting Lab
                      mggg.org                    
The MGGG Redistricting Lab is a research group at Tisch College of Tufts University that grew out of an informal research collective called the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group

                                                              Citizen University
                      citizenunive                    
We are working to realize the country we know is possible.  A mass multiracial democratic republic that works for everyone. A society with healthy, responsive institutions where every person feels represented and knows how to contribute. A society where we share responsibility for strengthening community and country by reckoning with our past, and recommitting to each other.

                                                              Run For Something 
                      runforsomet                    
Run for Something will recruit and support young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order to build sustainable power for Democrats in all 50 states. 

                                                              The Fight To Vote - Guardian UK Series on US Democracy
                      www.theguardian.com                    
This series examines the systemic ways that voting rights are denied to so many Americans and how this will impact the US presidential elections

                                                              Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson
                      heathercoxrichardson.substack.com                    
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes.  To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here.  That’s where this newsletter comes in.  I’m a professor of American history. This is a chronicle of today’s political landscape, but because you can’t get a grip on today’s politics without an outline of America’s Constitution, and laws, and the economy, and social customs, this newsletter explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American.

                                                                          NCSL — State Elections Legislation Database
                      www.ncsl.org                    
Track New Jersey’s voting legislation by using this database by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Contains state legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year.

                                                              CLC - Redistricting: Campaign Legal Center
                      campaignlegal.org                    

                                                              States United Democracy Center
                      statesuniteddemocracy.org                    
The States United Democracy Center is a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. We focus on connecting state officials, law enforcement leaders, and pro-democracy partners across America with the tools and expertise they need to safeguard our democracy. We are more than a think tank—we are an action tank. And together, we are committed to making sure every vote is counted, every voice is heard, and every election is safe.

                                                              States with Gestational Limits for Abortion
                      www.kff.org                    
A very useful interactive widget that allows you to see what your state allows or prohibits.

                                                              Yellow Pages Listings for Government Services in Hackensack, New Jersey
                      www.yellowpages.com                    

                                                              How Working-Class Life Is Killing Americans, in Charts
                      www.nytimes.com                    
working-class life in the United States is more difficult than it is in any other high-income country. “European countries have faced the same kind of technological change we have, and they’re not seeing the people killing themselves with guns or drugs or alcohol,” Case says. “There is something unique about the way the U.S. is handling this.”

                                                                          How State Legislatures are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering with Election Administration 
                      statesuniteddemocracy.org                    
This report is a partnership between the States United Democracy Center, Law Forward, and Protect Democracy.

In the 21 months since the 2020 election, we have seen a breakdown in the longstanding consensus that election administration belongs in the hands of professional, dispassionate experts, and that naked political interference in vote counting is anathema to a functioning democracy. Over the course of 2021 and into 2022, state legislatures have embarked on a sweeping campaign to propose, consider, and, in some cases, enact measures that increase the risk of election subversion—that is, the risk that an election’s declared outcome does not reflect the choice of the voters.

                                                              Pluribus News
                      pluribusnews.com                    
Pluribus News is a groundbreaking new digital media outlet offering the most comprehensive coverage of state-level public policy in America.

                                                              Five-Thirty-Eight Redistricting Maps for New Jersey 2022 Elections
                      projects.fivethirtyeight.com                    

                                                              How your secretary of state affects elections and why you should care
                      www.pbs.org                    
A once under-the-radar governmental role with significant control over elections is getting a lot more attention.

                                                              ‘Democracy on Trial’ documentary
                      wgntv.com                    
Frontline documentary on Donald J Trump on trial for insurrection.

                                                                          Directory of US States Attorneys General Fraud Prevention Offices
                      www.consumerresources.org                    
Every state has an attorney general that handles consumer fraud within the state. This site, run by an association of state attorney general, has links to every state's fraud investigation unit.

                                                              Fresh Air: Tracing the rise of Christian nationalism, from Trump to the Ala. Supreme Court
                      www.npr.org                    
Bradley Onishi is a former Christian nationalist who's now a professor of religion and the author of Preparing for War, a critique of the movement and its impact on American democracy.

                                                              The Republicans who voted to overturn the election
                      www.reuters.com                    
Just hours after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 147 Republicans lawmakers voted to overturn then-president Donald Trump’s election loss, following months of his baseless claims that the November U.S. election had been stolen.

Since then, remarkably few have been willing to state clearly on the record whether they believe Trump was cheated by widespread voter fraud.

                                                              John Oliver on Special Districts
                      youtu.be                    
Great report on the importance of Special Districts and why you should care about them.

                                                              John Oliver on Payday Loans
                      youtu.be                    
John Oliver explains how the leader of the payday loan industry was appointed by the governor of Texas to head a government oversight agency.

                                                              CBAN: Community Broadband Action Network
                      broadbandaction.com                    
Become a CBAN member and join over 150 existing and aspiring community-based broadband providers, services companies, and other broadband advocates across the United States working for better broadband access, adoption, and affordability for everyone.

                                                              How much to households spend on housing in New Jersey
                      usafacts.org                    
USAFacts.org run by Steve Balmer (ex Microsoft exec) is an attempt to give straight data to Americans about issues they care about.

                                                                                                  Indivisible Guide
                      indivisible.org                    
A practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Former congressional staffers offer best practices for making Congress listen.

                                                              Can I Vote?
                      www.nass.org                    
It’s not difficult to check your records. To start, go to Can I Vote and select New Jersey. This site from the National Association of Secretaries of State will help you figure out what you need to do. 

                                                              Overseas Vote Foundation, County Specific Voting Information
                      www.overseasvotefoundation.org                    
Superb resource for finding detailed voting information for New Jersey and Your County