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In 24-vote race, judge will entertain move to challenge Palisades Park election

December 10, 2021 8:55 pmDecember 11, 2021 1:31 pm

A Democratic councilman from Palisades Park is contesting the results of the November 2 general election are losing by 24 votes after a Superior Court Judge rejected a request for a recount. Judge Estela De La Cruz denied JongChul Lee’s...

Judge invalidates June race for Bergen GOP chairman, calls for new election

December 10, 2021 6:08 pm

A Superior Court Judge today overturned a June election for Bergen County Republican chairman, forcing incumbent Jack Zisa to face a new election in early next year. Zisa had called an election for the week before the June primary. County...

Alleged Pinkin screw-up could invalidate Old Bridge council race

December 3, 2021 12:00 pmApril 3, 2022 11:35 am

Old Bridge Councilman Mark Razzoli is challenging his 11-vote defeat in the November 2 general election, alleging that Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pinkin put 33 voters in the wrong ward. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

Seven new votes could determine outcome of Rochelle Park race

February 12, 2021 8:54 pmFebruary 19, 2021 4:39 pm

Seven new votes will be counted in a close race for Rochelle Park Township Committee, where Republican Perrin Mosca trailed one Democrat by five votes and another by four in the November 2020. That puts off a final tally of...

Rochelle Park election contest trial set to start on Jan. 28

January 15, 2021 11:04 amFebruary 12, 2021 8:36 pm

A Bergen County judge set a date for a Jan. 28 trial over an election contest in Rochelle Park Friday. There, Republican Perrin Mosca challenged 34 ballots belonging to residents at an assisted living facility in Rochelle Park, claiming they...

Judge blocks Rochelle Park Democrats from taking office

December 24, 2020 10:43 amDecember 10, 2021 8:37 pm

Two certified winners of a disputed election for Rochelle Park township committee will not take office next month after a Superior Court Judge ruled that the merits of a challenge to the November 3 election justify delaying the swearing-in ceremonies....

Rochelle Park Republican files election contest after recount leaves margin unchanged

December 22, 2020 4:04 pm

A defeated Republican candidate for Rochelle Park Township Committee filed an election challenge after a recount failed to change the four-vote margin between him and the race’s second-place finisher. Perrin Mosca’s filing seeks to invalidate 15 votes cast by nine...