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Redmon, Akhtaruzzaman Call for Recounts in First and Second Ward ...
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McKoy Calls for Recount in Paterson Third Ward Contest
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Unofficial Results: Mendez Set for Return to Paterson City Council, Other ...
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And the Winner Is... Results of Paterson Elections Expected Tuesday
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Paterson Election Day Over, Or is It?
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With Ballots for Paterson Council Seats Hitting Mailboxes, Every Day is ...
By STEVE LENOX
May 28, 2020PATERSON, NJ - Citing the vast number of uncounted ballots, “a considerable number of additional irregularities” that are reported to have occurred during the election, and the belief that federal and state authorities are already conducting their own investigations into the Paterson municipal elections, Nakima Redmon and Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman have both filed for recounts in their ...
PATERSON, NJ - Councilman William McKoy, the longest serving member of the Paterson’s legislative body, is seeking a recount after vote totals showed Alex Mendez, a former councilman and mayoral candidate, beating him out by 245 votes in the 3rd Ward contest.
Filed in Passaic County Superior Court on Friday, McKoy’s petition requests the Passaic County Clerk and Passaic County ...
PATERSON, NJ - According to unofficial results, former Councilman, and mayoral candidate, Alex Mendez will return to the Paterson City Council when the body reorganizes July 1.
While Mendez appears to have bested his nearest competitor Bill McKoy, the body’s longest serving member, by 245 votes, the incumbents in the other four contested Wards successfully fought off their challengers.
PATERSON, NJ – The long-awaited outcome of Paterson’s vote-by-mail election could be known by Tuesday evening. That’s the deadline given to the Passaic County Board of Elections under a 7-day extension granted by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Joseph Portelli so workers had more time to finish its count.
In his order, Portelli said “considerable space constraints ...
PATERSON, NJ - There were no Election Day celebrations for the 18 candidates that competed for seats on the Paterson City Council, and there won’t be until at least May 19, according to City Clerk Sonia Gordon who announced that a ballot count will not be completed until 8:00 p.m. one week after “polls” closed.
Social distancing measures caused Governor Murphy to declare ...
PATERSON, NJ – Just as Paterson City Council candidates were gearing up for the final stretch of campaigning in advance of the May 12 election, they were stopped in their tracks by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With New Jersey essentially shut down in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, candidates have been forced to rethink how to reach voters – safely.
Instead of ...
By NJDSC
May 19, 2020TRENTON, NJ -- Over the past few weeks, Governor Phil Murphy has introduced what has become the state’s new, unofficial motto to implore residents to follow social distancing orders: Don’t be a knucklehead.
Now, the New Jersey State Democratic Committee is launching a campaign asking residents to choose their favorite “Don’t be a knucklehead” t-shirt design ...
By WAYNE WITHERSPOON
May 17, 2020Dear Editor:
The recent reports of alleged voter fraud has put a black eye on the city of Paterson.
Granted, we are living in unprecedented times and circumstances because of COVID-19, however, it would have been prudent for Governor Phil Murphy to have postponed the May election given our past history of voter fraud when it comes to vote by mail.
A postponement to the month of June ...
