Stuart Minkowitz Archives - Page 2 of 6

Some counties miss deadlines to mail military ballots as they wait for judges to rule

April 26, 2022 2:49 pmMay 22, 2022 11:21 pm

A federal election law requiring that election officials begin mailing ballots to Americans serving in the military or living overseas at least 45 days before Election Day is sometimes fungible, especially when state court judges move slowly to render decisions...

Judge orders Rockaway mayoral candidate to be put on the ballot, but denies him organization line

April 22, 2022 1:20 pm

A Superior Court judge ordered Rockaway Township mayoral candidate Tucker Kelley to be included on the June 7 Republican primary ballot but refused to allow him to use the Morris GOP organization slogan just because he filed his petition first....

After recount, incumbent beats Kerik-backed candidate by 1 vote in Morris school board race

December 7, 2021 6:44 pmDecember 7, 2021 6:44 pm

An anti-mask candidate endorsed by conservative activist Bernard Kerik has lost his bid for a seat on the Montville Board of Education by one vote after a recount conducted on Tuesday. Incumbent David Mondrak won re-election by just one vote,...

GOP take control in Chatham Township after Democrat drops recount bid

November 24, 2021 8:49 pm

Republican Mark Lois will be sworn in as a Chatham Township Committeeman in January after Democrat Kathy Abbott dropped her recount bid, flipping control of the council and giving Republicans a 3-2 majority and the mayoralty. Lois defeated Abbott by...

Dover alderman primary heads to recount

July 1, 2021 9:15 pm

A Dover alderman who lost the Democratic primary by six votes has filed for a recount. Marcos Tapia, Sr. was defeated by off-the-line candidate Arturo Santana, 111 to 105, a 51%-49% margin in his bid for a second term. Superior...

Ex-Morristown mayor, 75, heads to court to make his 24th run for public office

June 28, 2021 11:37 amNovember 24, 2025 10:52 am

A former Morristown mayor is headed to court next month in a bid to run as an independent in a rematch with the incumbent who unseated him 12 years ago. Donald Cresitello, a local officeholder and perennial candidate in Morristown...

Judge dismisses Rockaway councilman’s claim that opponent was improperly placed on GOP line

May 21, 2021 5:09 pm

Superior Court Judge Stuart Minkowitz today dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Rockaway councilman who alleged that the Morris Republican organization violated its own bylaws by awarding the organization line to his primary opponent. The GOP incumbent, Tucker Kelley, claimed...