“Alex!” shouted Marino Cepeda as he walked into the Riverside Vets to cast his vote. Alex Cruz, police officers’ union president, stood across the street, searched for the person that shouted his name. He noticed Cepeda.
Paterson election sees almost 6,100 mail-in ballots
The city’s mayoral and at-large council election saw 6,072 mail-in ballots sent to voters, according to Passaic County records. 3,542 mail-in ballots have been returned as of late Monday. That’s 1,100 more than the total cast in 2014.
Paterson mayoral race: Sayegh camp asks authorities to investigate racist mailer
Councilman Andre Sayegh’s campaign has asked both the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office to investigate a racist mailer that was received by voters over the weekend.
Racist Paterson election flyer described as fake mail piece
The city’s voters received a racist flyer in the mail that describes former mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and Martin Barnes using racial epithets. Flyer also attacks gays and Muslims. The mailer purports to come from a super PAC that has been attacking councilman Andre Sayegh’s opponents in the six men mayoral race.
Pascrell says he voted for Sayegh in Paterson mayoral race
Congressman Bill Pascrell on Saturday afternoon said he voted for councilman Andre Sayegh in the city’s intensely contested six men mayoral race.
Paterson civil rights leader backs Sayegh in mayoral race
Russell Graddy, who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington D.C. for civil rights, endorsed councilman Andre Sayegh for mayor on Saturday morning.
Paterson mayoral race: Mendez, again, fails to timely file campaign finance report
Councilman Alex Mendez, who has been accused of using “dark” and “dirty” money to finance his bid for mayor, has failed to timely file his campaign finance report for the second time in this race.