Celeste Fernandez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Risley objects to legal appeal seeking recount in Atlantic

January 10, 2021 6:30 pmJanuary 10, 2021 8:06 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner John Risley, who was sworn in last week after winning re-election by 380 votes, today pushed back on a recount bid by Democrat Celeste Fernandez and asked them to accept the results of the election. “It’s time...

Judge orders sampling-size partial recount in Atlantic freeholder race

December 11, 2020 12:02 pm

A judge in Atlantic County today ordered a partial recount in a close race for Atlantic County freeholder, telling election officials to randomly select 4% of the ballots cast in the November election – about 5,300 — to determine how...

Deputy attorney general suggests limited recount in Atlantic’s at-large freeholder race

December 7, 2020 12:04 pm

A deputy attorney general representing the Atlantic County Board of Elections asked that a recount of ballots cast in at-large freeholder races there be limited to 2% or 3% of ballots cast in that race Monday. The filing follows the...

Atlantic judge grants Fernandez’s recount request

December 2, 2020 9:42 pm

Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez granted a recount request filed by Democratic freeholder candidate Celeste Fernandez Wednesday. Fernandez finished 381 votes behind Republican Freeholder John Risley, 66,427-66,046. It’s not clear when the recount will begin. Mendez said the...

After Risley 381-vote win in Atlantic, Fernandez will seek recount

November 20, 2020 1:43 pm

With just 381 votes separating two candidates for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-large, the race is heading to a recount. Democrat Celeste Fernandez announced today that she will file a court order to make sure that ballots in her bid to unseat...

Updated: Atlantic GOP freeholder ahead by 370 votes after all VBM and provisional ballots counted

November 16, 2020 8:25 pmNovember 17, 2020 10:41 am

A Republican freeholder in Atlantic County has a 370-vote lead after all vote-by-mail and provisional ballots were counted in a race that could come down to 820 cure letters that are due back by November 18. John Risley, a three-term...

Scheffler, Curcio build leads, but freeholder races too close to call

November 6, 2020 4:24 pmNovember 7, 2020 12:55 pm

Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler appears poised to bat aside a challenge from Republican Joe “Tokyo” O’Donoghue, but other races in the county remain too close to call. Scheffler leads his opponent by 10,691 votes, 69,157 to 58,466. Republican Surrogate...