Algernon Ward Archives - New Jersey Globe

Williams will remain on Trenton City Council after judge rejects election challenge

February 15, 2023 5:43 pm

A Superior Court judge rejected an election challenge in Trenton’s North Ward today, at last bringing a monthslong saga to an end and allowing Councilwoman Jennifer Williams to keep the seat she won by one vote. “I can’t wait to...

Ward files election challenge in Trenton council runoff he lost by one vote

February 1, 2023 9:51 am

More than a month after his victorious opponent was seated, Trenton City Council candidate Algernon Ward has filed an election contest challenging his loss, arguing that several ballots that should have been counted were incorrectly invalidated. The Superior Court trial...

Trenton at-large runoff coming on Tuesday

January 20, 2023 2:57 pm

Two and a half months after Trenton voters first went to the polls in November 2022, the city’s local elections may finally come to an end next Tuesday, when a runoff is scheduled for three at-large seats on the Trenton...

Judge orders hand recount of Trenton council race decided by one vote

January 11, 2023 4:51 pmJanuary 12, 2023 1:15 pm

Trenton City Councilwoman Jennifer Williams has been in office for nearly two weeks, but a Superior Court judge today ordered a hand recount of the election that put her there, potentially causing further turmoil in an already-chaotic election cycle for...

Trenton North Ward runoff unlikely to be resolved before reorganization of government

December 21, 2022 1:07 pm

Cure letters in Trenton’s North Ward – where the December 13 runoff between Jennifer Williams and Algernon Ward is currently tied at 425 votes apiece – have until December 28 at 4:30 p.m. to arrive, a deadline that is very...

Trenton North Ward race exactly tied with most outstanding ballots counted

December 20, 2022 1:47 pmDecember 20, 2022 2:33 pm

The race for the Trenton City Council’s North Ward is exactly tied with provisional and late-arriving absentee ballots now counted; Jennifer Williams and Algernon Ward each have 425 votes. In the initial tally, Williams was ahead by 11 votes, 401...

Updated counts in Trenton races expected tonight after messy board of elections meeting

December 20, 2022 11:12 amDecember 21, 2022 1:15 pm

Updated counts in two close runoffs for seats on the Trenton City Council are expected to be provided tonight, with provisional ballots and late-arriving absentee ballots added to the tally. It’s not clear precisely when the results will be available,...