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Polistina vs. Grossman debate is off after LWV balks at in-person format

April 26, 2021 10:31 amApril 26, 2021 2:04 pm

Update: The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University announced that the 2nd district State Senate debate has been cancelled. They said Polistina was willing to debate in person, but not under the proposed virtual format. A...

DiMaso, county backed candidates will appear in adjacent columns on ballot

April 16, 2021 3:45 pmApril 16, 2021 4:33 pm

Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) will appear next to Assemblyman Gerald Scharfenberger (R-Middletown) and Holmdel Board of Education President Vicky Flynn, whom county Republicans selected to replace DiMaso on the organizational line, after Wednesday’s ballot draw. Scharfenberger and Flynn are bracketed...

Buena, Buena Vista to trial new voting equipment next week

April 16, 2021 11:45 am

Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township will test run new voting equipment during its April 20 special school and fire district elections, Atlantic County election officials announced Friday. The races there will be run using electronic poll books and new...

Lucide’s petitions survive a challenge

April 14, 2021 10:28 am

Atlantic County Clerk candidate Mico Lucide can remain on the ballot after a petition challenge filed by the Atlantic County Democratic Committee, Deputy County Clerk Michael Sommers said. Michael Suleiman, the county’s Democratic chairman, filed a challenge to Lucide’s petitions...

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Atlantic Clerk’s office tosses Samuel, Wesson petitions

April 12, 2021 5:44 pm

The office of the Atlantic County Clerk tossed petitions filed by Darlene Samuel and Robert Wesson Monday, upholding a challenge filed by Atlantic County Chairman Michael Suleiman. “Our office reviewed the argument provided within the challenge letter with County Counsel,...

Murphy backs Jiampetti for Atlantic County Clerk

April 12, 2021 12:30 pmApril 12, 2021 12:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is taking sides in the Democratic primary for Atlantic County Clerk, endorsing Lisa Jiampetti in the June 8 primary election. “As a three-term mayor of Egg Harbor City, Lisa Jiampetti has earned the reputation of a driven,...

Suleiman challenges petitions of rival Democratic clerk, county commission candidates

April 9, 2021 11:09 amApril 9, 2021 3:50 pm

This article was updated at 3:49 p.m. to censor the name of an individual who signed the Samuel-Wesson petition under what they said were false pretenses. It was updated at the same time with comment from the individual. Atlantic County...