On August 4, a New Jersey trial court in Bergen County ruled that Thomas Madigan’s petition to be on the November 3, 2015 ballot is valid. He is running for Township Committee, Wyckoff Township. He needed 100 signatures and submitted 194. Two seats are up. One of the Republican candidates for the same office challenged his petition on several grounds: (1) that he signed as the circulator but didn’t actually witness some of the signatures; (2) that he can’t sign his own petition because he also signed a primary petition for someone who was running for the same office; (3) that some of his signatures are forged.
The judge ruled in favor of Madigan on all points. See this story.
I hope the Independent candidate beats Susan Yudin so badly in the General election that she will be ashamed to show her face in public again.
I’m sick and tired of the Republicans (and sometimes Democrats) who think they own the ballot and none other need apply. I long for the day when the Democrats and Republicans will have to petition for a spot on the ballot, and then it will poetic justice for Independents to challenge their petitions. What goes around usually comes around.