Alex Mendez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy declines to endorse, condemn deputy attorney general’s call for election monitors in campaign headquarters

August 19, 2020 3:52 pmAugust 19, 2020 4:04 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he agreed with a deputy attorney general’s call for election monitors to be placed inside of certain campaign headquarters and track campaign workers to ensure a fair November election in Paterson. “I have...

Murphy administration wants election monitors inside campaign HQ, suggests ability to follow campaign workers

August 19, 2020 1:23 pmAugust 19, 2020 3:50 pm

The Murphy administration today proposed placing election monitors inside certain campaign headquarters’ and to track campaign workers as a way of ensuring a fair November general election. Deputy Attorney General George N. Cohen offered his proposal in Superior Court hearing...

After voter fraud allegations, judge orders new election in Paterson

August 19, 2020 10:39 amAugust 20, 2020 5:21 pm

Judge Ernest Caposela today ordered a new election in a Paterson city council election that led to criminal charges against the winner and others. Both candidates – challenger Alex Mendez, who finished the May 12 election 240 votes ahead and...

Trump campaign suing N.J. to block Murphy vote-by-mail order, report says

August 18, 2020 11:03 pmAugust 19, 2020 9:01 am

Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is suing Gov. Phil Murphy in a bid to overturn an executive order to requires nearly 6.2 million New Jersey voters to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3 general election. In an Op-Ed for...

Postal Service finds some Paterson VBM ballots not placed in mailboxes

August 13, 2020 9:57 amAugust 13, 2020 5:40 pm

The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General found that vote-by-mail ballots were improperly delivered by letter carriers during the May non-partisan municipal elections, the New Jersey Globe has learned. A postal worker has been fired over the incident. The Paterson election...

Paterson candidates agree to another election in contest mired by voter fraud allegations

August 11, 2020 1:23 pmAugust 11, 2020 2:27 pm

A Paterson city council race that resulted in criminal charges of voter fraud against one of the candidates will get a do-over in November. Both candidates – challenger Alex Mendez, who finished the May 12 election 240 votes ahead and...

Mendez campaign workers are no-shows at deposition

July 22, 2020 11:08 pmJuly 22, 2020 11:13 pm

Two key players in a Paterson voter fraud lawsuit failed to show up for their depositions on Tuesday and a lawyer for council candidate Bill McKoy is asking that they be sanctioned. Henry Sosa and Santos “Chino” Joaquin played leading...