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Paulsboro councilman returned to ballot after rival folds

May 6, 2026 3:49 pm

The Paulsboro election kerfuffle is over, and Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey has avoided solving a problem that threatened to cause massive technical issues for the June primary election in Gloucester County. That means Councilman Eric Singleton is back on...

Gloucester elections are a mess, and the judge isn’t sure what to do

May 6, 2026 2:25 pmMay 6, 2026 3:23 pm

The next steps after a small-town South Jersey council candidate was kicked off the Democratic primary ballot after voting had already begun have a Superior Court judge and election lawyers struggling to sort out what happens next. What Judge Benjamin...

VBM ballots mailed tomorrow, but judge will decide local ballot challenge on April 30

April 17, 2026 3:32 pmApril 30, 2026 5:39 pm

A Superior Court Judge today tossed a candidate for a municipal office from the June Democratic primary ballot, even though voting began twelve days ago, underscoring the danger of significant judicial delays in running clean elections that proactively avoid voter...