Thomas Daniel McCloskey Archives

Dancer says state should foot the bill when its mistakes cause do-over elections

April 13, 2022 3:04 pmApril 13, 2022 3:17 pm

Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Plumsted) announced today that he will introduce legislation requiring the state to reimburse counties and municipalities for the costs of do-over elections if the cause of the election was a state-made mistake. “Local special elections can cost...

Do Republicans have a VBM problem?

March 23, 2022 1:14 pmMarch 24, 2022 9:52 am

A former Republican councilman who lost a court-ordered special election yesterday in Old Bridge blamed his defeat on the lack of trust by GOP voters in vote-by-mail ballots. “Republicans think it’s a scam. It’s not,” said Mark Razzoli. “ The...

Do-over election in Old Bridge today

March 22, 2022 6:00 amMarch 22, 2022 9:00 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, again. The polls are now open in Old Bridge, where Ward 4 voters will for the second time in 139 days cast ballots for a seat on the township council. Democrat Jill DeCaro,...

State caused Old Bridge election issue, so Middlesex thinks maybe they should pay

March 19, 2022 12:45 amMarch 19, 2022 12:46 am

Middlesex County might ask the state to pay the costs of a do-over election on Tuesday in Old Bridge after a judge found that mistakes that caused a November 2020 Ward 4 council race to be invalidated was the fault...

Old Bridge do-over election still set for March 22 after Supreme Court rejects case

February 28, 2022 8:43 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court will not hear an appeal of an Old Bridge election challenge, which means voters will decide who will hold the Ward 4 Township Council seat in a March 22 do-over election. The top court denied...

Appellate court puts new Old Bridge election on hold

January 18, 2022 10:49 pm

A do-over election in Old Bridge, where a Superior Court Judge invalidated the results of a 2021 council race because some voters received the wrong ballot, is on hold for now. Appellate Court Judge Carmen Messano issued a stay of...

ICYMI: Here’s what’s happened since Friday morning

January 17, 2022 12:04 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and State Sen. Jon Bramnick joined host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC this weekend. Don’t miss Wildstein on John Wallace and congressional redistricting. Click PLAY to listen: As...