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Bergen Judge offers casters of 360 rejected ‘Naked Ballots’ a path to vote today

November 4, 2025 1:40 pmNovember 4, 2025 1:41 pm

Superior Court Judge Carol Novey Catuogno has rejected 360 mail-in ballots cast in Bergen County because they didn’t include a privacy envelope, paving the way for election officials and others to contact the affected voters today and give them a...

Good morning, New Jersey. Election Day is here.

November 4, 2025 6:00 amNovember 3, 2025 11:27 pm

If you need any help figuring out where and how to vote, CLICK HERE. Good morning, New Jersey. Election Day is here, and if you haven’t voted already, it’s time to make your voice heard. Polls will be open from...

Deputy attorney general provided with evidence of address change, hides it from judge

November 3, 2025 5:17 pm

A woman who moved from Morris County to Union County late last year will be permitted to vote after testifying that she changed her address and voter registration on the U.S. Postal Service website in January. She told Superior Court...

18-year-old gets judge’s approval to vote despite motor vehicles snafu

November 2, 2025 4:02 pm

An 18-year-old Morris County woman won’t be disenfranchised by a Motor Vehicles Commission glitch and will get to vote in person for the first time. “There will be no bah, humbug type decision out of me,” said Superior Court Judge...

300 Naked Ballots in Bergen County leads to dispute

November 2, 2025 1:42 pmNovember 2, 2025 1:54 pm

About 300 voters in Bergen County are at risk of their votes not being counted because they didn’t place their ballot inside an inner envelope before returning it to county election officials, the New Jersey Globe has learned. These are...

Struggling deputy attorney general fails to disenfranchise two voters

November 1, 2025 8:16 pm

After a lengthy hearing in Somerset County, Superior Court Judge Lance Kalik allowed a Somerset County couple to vote in Union County, determining that they are still in the process of moving. The two voters said they began sleeping at...

Judge can’t vote after missing registration deadline

November 1, 2025 6:26 pmNovember 2, 2025 10:06 am

Superior Court Judge Peter Bogaard won’t be able to vote in next week’s election because he moved from one county to another and didn’t change his voter registration before the October 14 deadline Bogaard cited his own situation today when ruling...