Jason Sena Archives - New Jersey Globe

Fight erupting over election monitors between Justice Department and N.J. Attorney General’s office

October 25, 2025 2:45 pmOctober 26, 2025 5:11 pm

There’s a battle brewing between the U.S. Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General’s office over federal election monitors in Passaic County. Acting Attorney General Angela Cai is pushing back on yesterday’s announcement that the Justice Department would...

Vertreese ally allowed back on council ballot in Hillside

September 12, 2025 4:55 pmSeptember 13, 2025 3:14 pm

A candidate for Hillside Township Council is back on the ballot after her petitions were initially rejected by the municipal clerk, resolving a legal battle that was originally set to take months to resolve. Sonya McBurrows, an ally of Hillside...

On third try, judge appears to salvage his sinking ship

September 8, 2025 9:36 pmSeptember 9, 2025 11:04 am

The controversial election contest in Hillside wound up moving more quickly than expected this morning after Superior Court Judge John Deitch set a speedy briefing schedule and a hearing for this Friday. Deitch is now requiring attorneys to submit their...

Judge sets absurd October ballot eligibility hearing, two weeks after ballots set to be mailed

September 8, 2025 7:12 amSeptember 8, 2025 8:15 am

A tone-deaf Superior Court Judge, John Deitch, has scheduled a hearing for October 3 to first consider a lawsuit filed by a Hillside municipal candidate running in the November 4 general election, even though vote-by-mail ballots are scheduled to go...

Archer law firms launches Political Law group

August 7, 2025 12:56 pm

Archer & Greiner P.C. announced the creation of a Political Law & Compliance Practice Group on Thursday. In the Thursday release, Archer said the group will work with businesses, trade associations, nonprofits, political action committees, lobbying firms, candidates, political parties,...

Republicans fail to kick Testa’s Democratic opponent off ballot

April 3, 2023 11:01 am

Republicans were unsuccessful in their efforts to kick 1st legislative district Democratic candidate Charles Laspata off the ballot today, failing to convince Administrative Law Judge William Cooper that enough of Laspata’s petition signatures were invalid to push him below the...

Jonathan Petro is accused of election fraud.

Petro camp used fake group to smear Hill, lawyer alleges

October 17, 2019 11:36 amOctober 17, 2019 12:49 pm

A complaint alleging election fraud by Toms River Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Petro was filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission today by an attorney representing the Republican nominee, Mo Hill. The complaint alleges that Petro and Toms...