As New Jersey plows ahead with plans to hold the November elections mostly by mail, a judge has ordered a redo of a local election held largely by mail earlier this year after the results were marred by accusations of fraud.
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled Wednesday that a new election must be held in the city of Paterson after the winner of a city council seat was charged with voter fraud, according to The Associated Press.
President Donald Trump, a staunch opponent of universal mail-in voting, has cited the Paterson election as evidence that mail-in voting is vulnerable to fraud.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy downplayed the suspected fraud in the Paterson election last week when he decreed that the state's November elections would be held mostly by mail.
Berman, who admitted Paterson's election had been tainted by allegations of voter fraud, described criticism of mail-in voting from Trump as "Baseless."
All New Jersey residents will be mailed a ballot for the elections, and it will be up to them to decide if they would like to vote by mail or in person, he added.
"As much as we enjoy the time-honored traditions of joining our neighbors in a line to cast our ballots on Election Day and as much as we are energized by seeking packed polling places, we must recognize that this is not a regular election year," Murphy said at a news briefing.
https://www.westernjournal.com/judge-orders-new-election-rampant-alleged-mail-voting-fraud/
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