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[edit] 2005 Election

I was just thinking about how we should migrate to the new assembly information after the 2005 election results are certified. I'd like to propose that we move the existing information to a new page, perhaps New Jersey General Assembly, 2004 or XXth New Jersey General Assembly (whatever the actual number is). We can then create New Jersey General Assembly, 2006 or NNth New Jersey General Assembly with the Assemblymen-elect information. After they are sworn in, that information can optionally be moved back into the main article. Thoughts? --ChrisRuvolo (t) 15:17, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

I was having very similar thoughts. I have already seen several New Jersey municipality pages that have already been updated (as early as last night) to reflect the election results, as if the results were certified and the candidate was in office already. I think the stepped approach you described above makes perfect sense. In the existing New Jersey General Assembly page, we should put in a statement that the members listed will be in office until January XXth and refer via a link to the new page listing who the Assembly members will be as of 2006, once they're sworn in and take office. On swearing-in day (whatever that might me, and let's confirm it), we would change the New Jersey General Assembly page and remove the reference. To show the newly elected members as being in office already is just plain incorrect. Alansohn 16:06, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Sounds good. Creating New Jersey General Assembly, 2004-2005 term. As for swearing in, according to the legislature web site, "The two-year legislative term begins at noon on the second Tuesday in January of each even-numbered year. At the end of the second year, all unfinished business expires." This places the beginning of the next term at January 10th 2006. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 17:51, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

By the way, my sympathies and commiseration on your preview problems. Every time I click on "save page" when I meant "preview" there's always a blindingly obvious typo that would have been caught by a preview. I had read the same text on the NJ Legislature web site and interpreted it as you had regarding the start of the term. My only question is on the year range for the terms of office. As the terms start and end in early January, I think they should be listed as 2004-2006 and 2006-2008, rather than 2004-2005 and 2006-2007. You could also base it on elections and say 2003-2005 and 2005-2007, but I think that the even year ranges make the most sense and are most accurate. Alansohn 18:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

I was going by the date as given on the roster. However, looking at the legislative calendar, it does show actions in 2006 before the new assemblymen take office. Changing to even years would be fine with me. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 21:01, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

-- Can anyone find out the salary of an assemblyman?