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Clerk Admits Botched Legal Advice, Judge Restores Recall Of Young Bergen County BOE Member Clerk Admits Botched Legal Advice, Judge Restores Recall Of Young Bergen County BOE Member
Clerk Admits Botched Legal Advice, Judge Restores Recall Of Young Bergen County BOE Member A Bergen County judge has reinstated a petition to recall Park Ridge Board of Education member Robert Fisher Jr. after it was previously rejected over a notary dispute, Daily Voice has learned. Fisher, who joined the board in January 2023 just months after graduating high school, was the subject of a recall effort that gathered 2,141 signatures — more than the 1,864 required, according to the Bergen County Clerk’s Office. Clerk’s Error and Judge’s Ruling On Monday, Sept. 15, Bergen County Clerk John Hogan confirmed that Judge Peter Geiger accepted the petition, clearing the way for the reca…
Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post
Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post Bergen County Sheriff candidate and Saddle Brook police chief Robert Kugler has filed a lawsuit against the county clerk in which he says Tuesday's election should be ruled invalid. The suit maintains that since former Sheriff Michael Saudino resigned within 37 days of the next election, Gov. Phil Murphy should have filled the position. The suit also says that Bergen County Clerk John Hogan created unnecessary gaps between candidates' names on the physical ballot -- causing confusion and bias. It also says that Hogan did not hold a public drawing for the ballot, a violation of New Jersey la…
Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars
Saudino Says He Hasn't Resigned Yet, Even Though He, Undersheriffs Turned In Guns, Badges, Cars Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino claimed Friday that neither he nor his undersheriffs had officially resigned, even though they all surrendered their guns, badges and vehicles last weekend. Secretary of State Tahesha Way refused to allow Saudino the attempt at extending his tenure to Friday, Oct. 5, noting that she already had his official resignation letter from last week. "The position of the Bergen County Sheriff has been vacant since September 21 and remains vacant," she wrote in a letter released Friday night, adding that Bergen County Clerk John Hogan should prepare for…