Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman Archives

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...

Paterson Council reruns too close to call

November 4, 2020 12:30 am

Council races in Paterson are too close to call. 3rd Ward Councilman William McKoy leads challenger Alex Mendez by 250 votes in a rerun of Paterson’s non-partisan municipal election spurred by voter fraud allegations against the challenger and Councilman Michael...

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...