Bill McKoy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Updated: Mendez leads by 9 votes in Paterson

November 20, 2020 10:23 amNovember 20, 2020 7:43 pm

Update: Alex Mendez current leads Bill McKoy by 9 votes, 3,769 to 3,760. In Ward 2, Shahin Khalique leads Mohammed Akhtraruzzman by 98 votes, 2,757 to 2,659. Alex Mendez appears to have taken an exceedingly narrow lead over incumbent 3rd...

McKoy, Khalique have slim leads in Paterson

November 11, 2020 9:17 am

Two council incumbents have taken slim leads in local Paterson races being rerun because of a tie and alleged mail-in fraud that spurred criminal charge against a candidate and sitting councilman. In the city’s Third Ward Council race, incumbent Bill...

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...

Judge files injunction to stop Mendez taking Paterson Council seat

June 30, 2020 10:24 amJune 30, 2020 12:16 pm

Passaic County Assignment Judge Ernest Caposela will issue an injunction to stop Paterson Councilman-elect Alex Mendez from taking his seat at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, citing voters’ loss in confidence about the election’s results. “There’s so many irregularities with this...

Mendez alleges coordinated bid to suppress Hispanic vote

June 10, 2020 1:56 pmJune 10, 2020 1:58 pm

A Paterson city council candidate who ended the May 12 election with a 240 vote lead says that local politicians sough to suppress the Hispanic vote in the 3rd ward contest. “24% of the total ballots received were rejected and...

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...

Freeman drops out, backs McKoy

January 29, 2018 8:00 pm

Valerie Freeman has dropped her bid for Mayor of Paterson and endorsed Bill McKoy for the post. “It is with a heavy heart that I have decided not to run for Mayor of this great city. When you look at...