Walsh Mugged Again, Vazques Pushed Off Ballot, By HCDO

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Walsh Mugged Again, Vazques Pushed Off Ballot, By HCDO

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Walsh Mugged Again, Vazques Pushed Off Ballot, By HCDO
Urban Times News, April 25 - May 1, 2003

By UTN NEWS

Jersey City-The Hudson County
Clerk disqualified the nominating petitions
of two challengers for the office of County
Executive after three days of hearings.
Deputy County Clerk Joan Arango rejected
the petitions of Melba Walsh, of Bayonne,
running on the Democrats For Hudson
County State of Jersey City Mayor Glenn
Cunningham, because of "potential" fraud
in gathering signatures. The petitions of
independent Democrat Jaime Vazquez, of
Jersey City, were also disallowed on a tech-
nicality, but Vazquez was given time to cor-
rect those faults. Walsh and her attorney,
Joseph Terula, said the decision will be
appealed in court. Walsh said she is confi-
dent the courts will restore her to the ballot
Apparently, the outcome of the
proceedings were sufficiently important for
the HCDO that Representative Robert
Menendez D-13 made a brief in person
appearance at the hearing offices during the
proceedings.
The office of County Clerk itself is
one of the offices up for grabs in the coming
primary that will also pit challenger Willie
Flood, running with Walsh on the
Democrats for Hudson County, against
incumbent Janet Haynes of the Hudson
County Democratic Organization. Flood's
petition was not challenged. Walsh and
Vazquez both are vying for the office of
County Executive running against incum-
bent Tom DeGise, who is running on the
HCDO ticket. DeGise will be unopposed if
Vazquez and Walsh are unable to overcome
disqualification.
The Hudson County Democratic
Organization challenged the petitions of
Walsh and Vazquez. "We're clearly in dis-
agreement (with Arango). We feel the deci-
sion was prejudiced. The HCDO made the
decision as well as the complaint," Walsh
said. Walsh had a similar experience with
HCDO tactics one year ago when she actu-
ally won election to a council seat in
Bayonne on the machine vote tally. Walsh
then lost by 12 votes when election workers
delivered absentee ballots to overcome
Walsh's lead of more than 100 votes on
machine-counted ballots.
Superior Court Judge Francis
McLaughlin found numerous "irregulari-
ties" in the handling of the absentee ballots
but upheld the election result anyway.
McLaughlin said that though there were
numerous irregularities, he did not find suf-
ficient reason to overturn the election.
Walsh said the previous HCDO victory was
not in the voting, but in the counting of the
votes.
Court testimony disclosed that
numerous absentee ballots were collected
from residents planning to be at the Jersey
Shore for a long weekend. All of those bal-
lots were delivered by hand in unsealed
envelopes by a Bayonne municipal worker
who also worked for the Hudson County
Democratic Organization on city time z

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: Walsh Mugged Again, Vazques Pushed Off Ballot, By HCDO
: Urban Times News, April 25 - May 1, 2003

: By UTN NEWS

:     Jersey City-The Hudson County 
: Clerk disqualified the nominating petitions 
: of two challengers for the office of County 
: Executive after three days of hearings. 
: Deputy County Clerk Joan Arango rejected 
: the petitions of Melba Walsh, of Bayonne, 
: running on the Democrats For Hudson 
: County State of Jersey City Mayor Glenn 
: Cunningham, because of "potential" fraud 
: in gathering signatures. The petitions of 
: independent Democrat Jaime Vazquez, of 
: Jersey City, were also disallowed on a tech- 
: nicality, but Vazquez was given time to cor- 
: rect those faults. Walsh and her attorney, 
: Joseph Terula, said the decision will be 
: appealed in court. Walsh said she is confi- 
: dent the courts will restore her to the ballot
:    Apparently, the outcome of the 
: proceedings were sufficiently important for 
: the HCDO that Representative Robert 
: Menendez D-13 made a brief in person 
: appearance at the hearing offices during the 
: proceedings.
:    The office of County Clerk itself is 
: one of the offices up for grabs in the coming
: primary that will also pit challenger Willie 
: Flood, running with Walsh on the 
: Democrats for Hudson County, against 
: incumbent Janet Haynes of the Hudson 
: County Democratic Organization. Flood's 
: petition was not challenged. Walsh and 
: Vazquez both are vying for the office of 
: County Executive running against incum- 
: bent Tom DeGise, who is running on the 
: HCDO ticket. DeGise will be unopposed if 
: Vazquez and Walsh are unable to overcome 
: disqualification.
: The Hudson County Democratic 
: Organization challenged the petitions of 
: Walsh and Vazquez. "We're clearly in dis- 
: agreement (with Arango). We feel the deci- 
: sion was prejudiced. The HCDO made the 
: decision as well as the complaint," Walsh 
: said. Walsh had a similar experience with 
: HCDO tactics one year ago when she actu- 
: ally won election to a council seat in 
: Bayonne on the machine vote tally. Walsh 
: then lost by 12 votes when election workers 
: delivered absentee ballots to overcome 
: Walsh's lead of more than 100 votes on 
: machine-counted ballots.
:    Superior Court Judge Francis 
: McLaughlin found numerous "irregulari- 
: ties" in the handling of the absentee ballots
: but upheld the election result anyway. 
: McLaughlin said that though there were 
: numerous irregularities, he did not find suf-
: ficient reason to overturn the election. 
: Walsh said the previous HCDO victory was 
: not in the voting, but in the counting of the
: votes.
:   Court testimony disclosed that 
: numerous absentee ballots were collected 
: from residents planning to be at the Jersey
: Shore for a long weekend. All of those bal-
: lots were delivered by hand in unsealed 
: envelopes by a Bayonne municipal worker 
: who also worked for the Hudson County 
: Democratic Organization on city time z


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