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Parker will drop local re-election bid, focus on Atlantic commissioner special election

July 13, 2021 2:07 pmJuly 13, 2021 2:07 pm

Republican Andrew Parker is eschewing his bid for re-election to his municipal office in order to concentrate on a special election for Atlantic County Commissioner. Hours after Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczyk ordered a November 2 do-over election for the...

Judge orders Atlantic Commissioner special election for November

July 13, 2021 10:15 amJuly 13, 2021 10:28 am

A Superior Court Judge today ordered a special election for Atlantic County Commissioner to be held concurrently with the general election on November 2, eschewing a bid by Republicans to hold a special election in late August or early September....

GOP seeks special election for vacant Atlantic commissioner seat

July 7, 2021 2:21 pmJuly 13, 2021 9:47 am

Republicans are asking a judge to order a special election for Atlantic County Commissioner, where a blunder by the county clerk led to the invalidation of a close November 2020 election. Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczak will hear from both...

2020 Atlantic commissioner race where county clerk mailed wrong ballots must be re-run, appellate court says

June 29, 2021 9:58 amJune 29, 2021 2:45 pm

A state appellate court has ordered a special election to fill an Atlantic County Commissioner seat that has been vacant since January after a significant ballot snafu left the results of the November 2020 general election in limbo. Superior Court...

Witherspoon asks judge to reinstate county commission win after opponent fails to file reply brief

March 31, 2021 10:35 am

Attorneys for Democratic Atlantic County Commissioner candidate Thelma Witherspoon asked an appellate panel to reverse a trial judge’s decision to nullify the results of the county’s District 3 commissioner race after Republican Andrew Parker missed the deadline to file a...

Atlantic judge stays do-over county commissioner election

January 27, 2021 3:06 pm

A do-over election for Atlantic County Commissioner initially set for April 20 has been stayed pending an appeal by Democratic candidate Thelma Witherspoon. Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczyk had voided the results of the November 2020 election after County Clerk...

Atlantic Democrats go to court to get Witherspoon sworn in

January 14, 2021 8:13 pmJanuary 14, 2021 8:18 pm

The Atlantic County Democratic Committee filed a brief seeking to force the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners to acknowledge Thelma Witherspoon’s appointment to fill the county’s third-district seat. Witherspoon defeated Republican Andrew Parker by 286 votes in November, but a...