Kathleen Sheedy Archives - Page 2 of 2

New petition rules after judge lets candidates merge petitions after voters signed them

April 21, 2022 5:19 pmApril 22, 2022 4:57 pm

In a decision that marks a significant change to generations of political common law, Superior Court Judge Kathleen Sheedy ruled that three candidates for Howell Township Council may retroactively combine nominating petitions to reach the minimum number of signatures to...

Judge takes Howell ballot challenge down to the wire

April 20, 2022 9:54 pmApril 20, 2022 10:21 pm

Military and overseas vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7 primary election are due to be mailed out on Saturday, but that hasn’t created any sense of urgency for a Superior Court Judge hearing a petition challenge in Monmouth County. The...

2019 Holmdel election challenge invalidates just one vote

December 1, 2020 6:16 pm

A Monmouth County Superior Court judge invalidated only one ballot in last year’s Holmdel Township Committee races after a Republican candidate left two votes behind following a recount filed an election challenge. Judge Kathleen Sheedy ruled only one of the...