McGreevey lawyer wants state election monitors in Jersey City
A lawyer representing James E. McGreevey’s campaign for mayor of Jersey City has asked the attorney general’s office to assign election monitors in the state’s second-largest city after two candidates allegedly held campaign rallies too close to early voting centers.
In his letter, election lawyer Raj Parikh said that Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea held a rally within feet of the Hank Gallo Community Center, while City Councilman James Solomon’s event was on the steps of City Hall, also an early voting site.
He also claimed election officials participated in some of the events.
“The participation of election officials in partisan events, particularly those held in or near designated polling places, creates at a minimum the appearance of impropriety and risks undermining public confidence in the fairness and neutrality of the electoral process,” stated Parikh.
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