.widget-value { So will there be a recount? Former councilman Alex Mendez has unseated five-term incumbent councilman William McKoy in the City Council ward elections. Otherwise, the headline would tell you. Mendez was a 2018 independent candidate for the Norfolk and Plymouth District of the Massachusetts State Senate. } The minute you are threat to the Democratic Establishment you become a target. hopey change. His campaign finance reports show he put $220,000 of his money into the race, including $75,000 in the week before the election. According to WNBC-TV, more than 3,000 ballots were set aside over voting fraud concerns in the Paterson City Council election 16,747 were received, but only 13,557 were accepted meaning a whopping 19%, or nearly 1-in-5, were rejected. var y = dt.getYear(); More than 300 3rd Ward mail-in ballots were found bundled in a mailbox in Haledon. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. border-bottom: 1px solid grey; Without courage allied to a clear resolve now, the west truly is finished because this issue is one of the most important of our time. font-style: italic; Police officers had to break the lock to give election workers access to the machine, Curries said. And then ask me if I give a crap what you think. Incumbent William McKoy picked up five votes in a recount of Paterson's 3rd Ward city council race on Monday, narrowing former councilman Alex Mendez' lead to 240 votes. The results have been certified. flex-wrap: wrap; The state attorney general's office initiated a probe after U.S. SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 | 8:00 PM | Council Chambers. I watched the hearing video. are we allowed to say? The way it looks to me is that the candidates who put Paterson first got knocked off. width: 100%; Public reaction on Twitter was swift. 1st Defense It didnt happen. Sayegh had more support than his two closest competitors combined. Postal Service and the New Jersey Attorney Generals Office are investigating the allegations of voter fraud. Sen. Bob Menendez is facing a federal investigation, an adviser to the New Jersey Democrat confirmed to POLITICO on Wednesday. None of the ballots he handled had him listed as the bearer. Michael Jackson. .leg-hnt-border-top { April 24, 2018. Please, Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } It is unclear how the new Forward party might impact either party's electoral prospects in such a deeply polarized country. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { They love money bro and the FBI is coming for them all, believe me,