In the Hoboken mayoral election, the campaign of contender Frank Raia came under fire on Friday after Beth Mason’s camp filed a complaint with the Hudson County Board of Elections.
According to Michael Harper, clerk for the Hudson County Board of Elections, he received a complaint from Mason campaign attorney Jack Carbone alleging that Raia handled at least two absentee ballots that were submitted to the board. Harper said it is illegal for any candidate to handle the ballots directly, but he also said that the two ballots in question were signed in by a campaign representative, not Raia himself.
Marie Borace, superintendent of elections, will conduct an investigation over the weekend, Harper said, and release the details Monday.
Raia said on Friday, “They’re obviously lying. I didn’t handle anything, so he’s out of his mind, tell him.”
The election takes place Tuesday.
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