Ernest Caposela Archives

Grand jury indicts Paterson councilmen Mendez, Jackson on voter fraud charges

March 3, 2021 4:05 pmMarch 3, 2021 7:41 pm

A state grand jury indicted two Paterson councilmen on election fraud charges last month, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Wednesday. Councilmen Alex Mendez and Michael Jackson were charged with election fraud, mail-in ballot fraud, unauthorized possession of ballots, tampering with...

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...

Murphy declines to endorse, condemn deputy attorney general’s call for election monitors in campaign headquarters

August 19, 2020 3:52 pmAugust 19, 2020 4:04 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he agreed with a deputy attorney general’s call for election monitors to be placed inside of certain campaign headquarters and track campaign workers to ensure a fair November election in Paterson. “I have...

Murphy administration wants election monitors inside campaign HQ, suggests ability to follow campaign workers

August 19, 2020 1:23 pmAugust 19, 2020 3:50 pm

The Murphy administration today proposed placing election monitors inside certain campaign headquarters’ and to track campaign workers as a way of ensuring a fair November general election. Deputy Attorney General George N. Cohen offered his proposal in Superior Court hearing...

After voter fraud allegations, judge orders new election in Paterson

August 19, 2020 10:39 amAugust 20, 2020 5:21 pm

Judge Ernest Caposela today ordered a new election in a Paterson city council election that led to criminal charges against the winner and others. Both candidates – challenger Alex Mendez, who finished the May 12 election 240 votes ahead and...

Trump campaign suing N.J. to block Murphy vote-by-mail order, report says

August 18, 2020 11:03 pmAugust 19, 2020 9:01 am

Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is suing Gov. Phil Murphy in a bid to overturn an executive order to requires nearly 6.2 million New Jersey voters to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3 general election. In an Op-Ed for...

Paterson candidates agree to another election in contest mired by voter fraud allegations

August 11, 2020 1:23 pmAugust 11, 2020 2:27 pm

A Paterson city council race that resulted in criminal charges of voter fraud against one of the candidates will get a do-over in November. Both candidates – challenger Alex Mendez, who finished the May 12 election 240 votes ahead and...