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Mazo, McCormick file suit over slogans

July 3, 2020 9:29 amJuly 3, 2020 10:13 am

Two House challengers filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Tahesha Way and a handful of county clerks over statutes requiring candidates to get permission from individuals or incorporated entities to named in campaign slogans. Rutgers University Law professor Eugene...

Attorney General confirms Singh cease and desist letter, report says

July 2, 2020 10:21 amJuly 2, 2020 1:31 pm

The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a cease and desist letter ordering Senate candidate Hirsh Singh to stop sending a mailer asking voters who voted for a primary rival to vote again, according to More Monmouth...

Singh wants county chairs to apologize over condemnations of mailer that asked voters to cast second ballot

July 1, 2020 6:39 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:34 pm

Republican Senate candidate Hirsh Singh wants Republican chairs to apologize for attacking him over a mailer asking voters who backed rival candidate Rik Mehta to request and return duplicate ballots. “Trying to steal our party’s nomination from President Trump was...

Seven more GOP chairs call for Singh to drop Senate bid

June 29, 2020 10:39 amJune 29, 2020 12:52 pm

Seven Republican County chairs called for Hirsh Singh to drop his Senate bid over a mailer asking voters who cast ballots backing primary rival Rik Mehta to request a second chance to vote by mail. “Given the fact that for...

DuBois calls on Singh to drop Senate bid

June 26, 2020 5:54 pmJune 27, 2020 12:03 am

Salem County Republican Chairwoman Linda DuBois called for Hirsh Singh to end his Senate bid after the candidate sent a mailer asking voters who cast ballots in support of primary rival Rik Mehta to request another ballot and vote again....

Gloucester County Republican Chair Jackie Vigilante. Photo courtesy of the Vigilante Law Firm.

Vigilante wants Singh to apologize for mailer encouraging voters to cast multiple ballots

June 26, 2020 4:05 pmJune 27, 2020 12:03 am

Gloucester County Republican Chairwoman Jacci Vigilante called on U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh to apologize to the county’s Republicans for a mailer sent by his campaign that asked voters who backed his primary rival to vote again. “Republican County Chairmen...

Earlen hits Singh over duplicate ballot mailer

June 26, 2020 9:32 am

Burlington County Republican Chairman Sean Earlen dinged U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh over a letter the candidate sent telling voters to request a duplicate ballot if they had voter for one of his primary opponents. “I’m appalled by Hirsh Singh’s reckless...