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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...

Howell Dems file suit to boot two GOP council candidates from ballot

April 15, 2022 10:13 amApril 15, 2022 12:13 pm

Howell Democrats filed suit yesterday to block two Republican candidates for Howell Township Council, Fred Gasior and Susan Fischer, from reaching the June primary ballot after neither submitted enough valid signatures on their nominating petitions. Gasior originally submitted 50 signatures...

Howell GOP candidates face challenge after lackadaisical petition drive

April 12, 2022 1:46 pmApril 12, 2022 2:57 pm

Howell Township Republicans might be headed to court after two of the three organization-backed candidates for township council appear to have fallen short of the 50 signatures required to get on the ballot in the municipality of 53,537 people. According...