State Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela has ruled that a new election must be held for the City Council seat after the apparent winner.
Some great news: Judge Caposela is ordering a new election for Paterson's 3rd Ward. We've been asking for this since the very beginning, because when 25% of ballots are rejected, it is not, and cannot be, a fair election.
— Scott Salmon (@VoteSalmon) August 19, 2020
May 12, Alex Mendez had won the special election for a city council seat, but his victory was soon followed by charges of voter fraud.
An investigation launched by U.S. Postal law enforcement division resulted in findings of hundreds of mail-in ballots located in multiple locations.
The 800 ballots that were cast were ultimately not counted by the Passaic County Board of Elections.
Trump tweeted June 28th “Absentee Ballots are fine. A person has to go through a process to get and use them. Mail-In Voting, on the other hand, will lead to the most corrupt Election is USA history. Bad things happen with Mail-Ins. Just look at Special Election in Patterson, N.J. 19% of Ballots a FRAUD!”
Absentee Ballots are fine. A person has to go through a process to get and use them. Mail-In Voting, on the other hand, will lead to the most corrupt Election is USA history. Bad things happen with Mail-Ins. Just look at Special Election in Patterson, N.J. 19% of Ballots a FRAUD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020
WATCH: (From June 25th)
A judge has ruled that a new election will be held in November for a disputed Paterson City Council seat, just weeks after the race's apparent winner and a sitting councilman were charged with voter fraud.https://t.co/umbYH0tqHX
— ABC 7 Amarillo (@ABC7Amarillo) August 20, 2020