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Citing voter fraud allegations, McKoy seeks recount in Paterson

May 22, 2020 2:21 pmMay 23, 2020 1:39 pm

In an election already knee-deep in allegations of ballot tampering, Paterson Councilman William McKoy has filed for a recount after losing his re-election bid by 245 votes in last week’s non-partisan municipal election. Alex Mendez, a former at-large councilman, leads...

Paterson races will face likely recount, probably court challenge

May 20, 2020 2:25 pmMay 20, 2020 5:33 pm

In a controversial Paterson City Council race that is part of a federal law enforcement probe, 26% of all votes cast were not counted, according to voting records obtained by the New Jersey Globe. Unofficial results from the city’s Third...

More suspicious ballots seized in Paterson

May 12, 2020 12:54 pm

Allegations of fraudulent vote-by-mail ballots in the Paterson city council election broadened today after an announcement of a third wave of suspect ballots were delivered to the Passaic County Board of Elections today. The Board of Elections, chaired by Democratic...

Source: law enforcement probing Paterson VBM ballots

May 11, 2020 6:14 pmMay 11, 2020 6:15 pm

Federal and state law enforcement are investigating allegations of voter fraud in tomorrow’s Paterson City Council election, with hundreds of vote-by-mail ballots being collected by the U.S. Postal Service from single mailboxes in Haledon and South Paterson, the New Jersey...

Sayegh elected mayor of Paterson in huge win

May 9, 2018 4:25 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Andre Sayegh won a lopsided victory to become the next mayor of Paterson, winning the office on his third try with 41% of the vote in a six-candidate field. Sayegh, a 44-year-old councilman, becomes Paterson’s first Arab-American mayor in a...

Prosecutor asked to investigate Paterson mailer

May 7, 2018 8:22 amMay 7, 2018 2:18 pm

The head of a progressive advocacy group is expected to ask the Passaic County Prosecutor to investigate how an unauthorized mailing showed up in the mailboxes of some Paterson residents. The Progressive Values Committee is supporting Andre Sayegh for mayor...

Hispanic group endorses Sayegh

April 4, 2018 11:37 amApril 4, 2018 1:33 pm

A Paterson Hispanic organization announced it was throwing its weight behind city councilman Andre Sayegh in the city’s upcoming mayoral race. Hispanos Unidos con Sayegh (The Hispanic Committee for Sayegh), a 300-member organization, said it was organizing voters across the...