Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman Archives

Murphy says Paterson special election will be November 3

July 13, 2020 1:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today set the date of a special election for a Paterson city council seat for November 3 after the May 12 municipal election ended in a tie. Councilman Shahin Khalique and challenger Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman are tied at...

Tied Paterson city council election could mean August special election, clerk says

June 25, 2020 5:42 pm

A special election for Paterson’s 2nd Ward council seat would be set no earlier than August 15 and no later than August 20, according to an opinion issued by city clerk Sonia Gordon today. After a recount last week, Councilman...

Paterson race is now tied after judge’s ruling

June 19, 2020 1:17 pmJune 19, 2020 1:29 pm

Two candidates running for the Paterson City Council are now tied after a judge ruled that a disputed vote be counted in favor of the challenger. That puts incumbent Shahin Khalique and challenger Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman each at 1,730 votes in...

After second recount, Paterson councilman leads expands from one vote to two — maybe

June 19, 2020 12:17 pmJune 19, 2020 1:15 pm

A second recount in Paterson’s 2nd Ward council race puts incumbent Shahin Khalique ahead by two votes, 1,730 to 1,728 against challenger Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman. The number could return to one, depending on what a judge rules . Allegations of improprieties,...

Post Office made a 2.9 mile trip into a 46.4 mile expedition

June 18, 2020 1:20 pmSeptember 28, 2020 3:03 pm

Contact tracing of two ballot cast in the May 12 election for city council in Paterson’s 2nd ward show two uncounted and potentially decisive votes took a circuitous to reach the Board of Elections. On Election Day, Carlos A. Gonzalez...

Voters need to drop VBM ballots in the mailbox themselves, even spouses or partners are ‘technically’ considered bearers

June 17, 2020 3:03 pmJune 17, 2020 4:11 pm

Voters who cast vote-by-mail ballots in the July 7 primary election need to physically put their ballot in the mailbox themselves or risk not having their vote count. That means a spouse or partner can’t walk to the edge of...

Bag of undelivered mail found in Paterson

June 17, 2020 10:24 amJune 17, 2020 9:01 pm

A video showing a large garbage bag mail full of undelivered found on a street in Paterson, NJ has triggered a U.S. Postal Service investigation, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The mail was discovered on June 7, and while...