Celeste Riley Archives - Page 2 of 4

With GOP litigation looming, Cumberland County Clerk will conduct new ballot draw

August 27, 2024 2:47 pmAugust 27, 2024 2:51 pm

Partially caving to litigation from local Republicans, the Cumberland County Clerk’s office has decided to conduct a new ballot draw on Friday for the November general election, but whether or not the county’s new office-block ballot style will remain in...

Cumberland GOP files lawsuit to block office-block general election ballots

August 27, 2024 11:03 am

Earlier this month, the Democratic-controlled Cumberland County Clerk’s office made the surprising move to switch their general election ballots to an office-block format, a major departure from the party-line ballots in use previously. The Cumberland County GOP says not so...

Cumberland County opts to use office-block ballots in general election

August 15, 2024 12:49 pmAugust 20, 2024 9:57 am

When U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued his momentous opinion earlier this year against New Jersey’s party-line ballot design, his ruling only applied to the 2024 Democratic primary – but one South Jersey county is taking his logic further and...

Dem leadership-backed county candidates win in Cumberland

June 4, 2024 10:49 pm

Two candidates for Cumberland County Commissioner allied with the current party leadership won a four-way primary to take on a pair of Republican incumbents in the fall. Former Sheriff Robert Austino (35%) and former Commissioner Johnny Capizola (29%) defeated candidates...

Mayhem and chaos in Cumberland Democratic primary

June 2, 2024 4:27 pmJune 2, 2024 7:27 pm

Over the last two years, Cumberland County has flipped to the Republicans, who now hold all seven county commissioner seats and occupy the sheriff and surrogate posts. The last-standing Democrat is County Clerk Celeste Riley, who faces a tough race...

Chaos reigns in the Cumberland Democratic Party

March 21, 2024 11:16 pmMarch 23, 2024 2:07 pm

Cumberland County Democrats are in complete disarray. Two different groups of Democrats in the South Jersey county – one led by Cumberland Democratic Chair Kevin McCann, the other led by a coalition of anti-McCann committeemembers – met tonight in different...

Four county clerks say Kim’s anti-line lawsuit is too late

February 28, 2024 12:55 pmFebruary 28, 2024 9:54 pm

Four county clerks have a clear message for Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) as he tries to get a federal judge to nullify New Jersey’s county line system: you’re too late. The bipartisan set of clerks – Hunterdon County Clerk Mary...