A Monmouth County Superior Court judge on Friday declined to reconsider his decision in July that ruled 252 rejected vote-by-mail ballots in the May Asbury Park city council election should not be opened. The number of ballots at issue were enough to change the election results. Daniel Harris III, [right] an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team […]

A judge may decide today whether the Monmouth County Board of Elections correctly voided 252 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots in the Asbury Park city council election. Otherwise, the controversy will proceed to trial with additional witness testimony. Monmouth Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien heard testimony yesterday from Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French and Monmouth County […]

The unofficial election results for the city council race are in — but A-Team candidate Jim Keady says more than 300 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be counted. Keady learned that about 332 ballots were set aside, he said, with 80 of those ballots being “discarded because they were not filled out properly. That leaves […]

Asbury Park residents received campaign literature and phone calls last week stating that the Asbury Park Democrats are endorsing the A-Team city council ticket in tomorrow’s election. But according to Asbury Park Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Grillo, the Democratic Committee is not endorsing anyone in the election. “We, formally, are not endorsing anyone,” Grillo [pictured […]

The Asbury-based Citizens for Change political action committee [PAC] has reported two new contributions totaling $4,000. The PAC is linked to the A-Team slate in the city council election. On May 4, Granville and Linda Bozarth, Vincentown, contributed $2,500 and a South Jersey-based PAC, Voters United NJ, contributed $1,500, according to a report filed with […]

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 […]

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 […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: On May 14, Asbury Park residents will go into the voting booth with the best of intentions. Some have declared they will split their votes between various tickets. But, in doing so, they could very well trigger unintended consequences that could prove disastrous for Asbury Park. I’ve put a lot […]

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 […]