The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) has assessed a $700 penalty against Bernard Jones, Jr, who ran for a City Council seat in 2015, according to documents the state released on Wednesday.
Martinez gets campaign boost from key endorsements
School board member Manny Martinez is heading into the polls on Tuesday with a number of key endorsements.
Sample 1st Ward ballots missing special election candidates
A number of sample ballots received by 1st Ward voters are missing candidates for Paterson’s city council special election.
Candidates for Paterson’s 1st Ward special election slug it out at forum
It was a no-holds-barred slugfest at the 1st Ward special election forum in city hall on Thursday afternoon.
Majority of 1st Ward city council candidates have not filed 29-day pre-election campaign report
A majority of the four candidates running in the 1st Ward special election have yet to file their 29-day pre-election campaign finance report, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
After collecting signatures, 1st Ward candidate Veronica Ovalles distances herself from mayor Torres’ recreation tax
1st Ward city council candidate Veronica Ovalles, who collected more than a dozen signatures for mayor Jose “Joey” Torres’ recreation tax, is distancing herself from the new tax proposal which seeks to raise $3 million from property owners to support recreation.
Alveria Spencer pulls out of 1st Ward race over n-word scandal
After widespread condemnation from the city’s African-American community and her fellow candidates for using the n-word at a community forum, 1st Ward candidate Alveria Spencer announced Saturday afternoon she is pulling out of the November special election.