Election Dispute
Truitt was originally elected during a special election convention on January 9, 2006. This meeting came under dispute when it was discovered that only three days notice had been given for the meeting, when state law required seven days notice. In addition there were concerns if a quorum of delegates was present. The Essex County Democrats and New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairwoman Bonnie Watson Coleman would not certify her original election so she could take the oath of office.
The Democratic Committee rescheduled the meeting and Truitt won the second convention as well. In the second convention, she defeated Cleopatra Tucker, the widow of Assemblyman Tucker.
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