Vote-by-mail ballot use has exploded in this year’s election, with 640 voters using that method to cast their votes as of this afternoon. In the most recent city council election, in May 2009, only 61 people voted by mail. Of the 640 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots cast so far, about 275 are messenger ballots, according to […]

Three major election tickets and one independent candidate in the Asbury council race have filed their second round of campaign finance reports with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. For campaigns raising more than $12,300, all contributions of $300 or more must be reported to ELEC. Those campaigns must also provide details on their […]

As of 5 p.m. today, 224 messenger ballots had been returned to Monmouth County election offices for tabulation, according to data provided by the county. In total, 336 voters have requested messenger ballots for the Asbury Park city council election. To vote by messenger ballot, a voter must complete an application designating a messenger and, if […]

A political action committee affiliated with the A-Team city council candidates has revealed three funding sources who donated a total of $7,000. Darryl Hammary, the PAC’s treasurer, provided photocopies of three checks that showed the sources of the contributions, including the backs of the checks indicating they had been deposited. He also provided a copy […]

Community leader Brother John Muhammad today called a press conference outside the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office to talk about voter suppression and intimidation in the city. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office [MCPO] is currently investigating the city council election voting process after Stephania Warren, the campaign manager for the AP Out Front election ticket, wrote […]

Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant on Saturday afternoon at the Asbury Park campaign headquarters of the A-Team election ticket, according to a source with knowledge of the events. The investigators appeared to be “looking for ballots” at the Asbury Avenue premises, the source said. The Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating […]

A political action committee [PAC] with ties to the A-Team city council candidates has failed to disclose how it obtained $7,000 in a report filed with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The PAC, Citizens for Change, filed its first quarterly receipts and expenditures report on April 15. The report states that from Jan. […]

Three of the four tickets in the Asbury Park council race have denied affiliation with 42 people who are acting as ballot messengers in the election. Campaign managers for the AP Out Front, Forward Asbury Park and One Asbury tickets have said their candidates are not using volunteers or paying workers to deliver messenger ballots […]

Campaign workers and volunteers have been requesting messenger ballots in record numbers this election season. But now that an affidavit is required for a person to act as messenger, the requests have dropped off almost completely. In addition, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating the messenger ballot applications in the city, County Clerk […]