https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/paterson-new-jersey-city-council-voter-fraud/index.html
(CNN)A New Jersey judge invalidated a city council election and ordered a new one after allegations of voter fraud, according to a ruling issued Wednesday.
The May 12 election for Paterson's Third Ward city council was "rife with mail in vote procedural violations," Judge Ernest Caposela said in his ruling, though he left the decision on whether there was voter fraud to the criminal courts.
President Donald Trump's campaign and Republicans have grasped onto the election problems in Paterson as they argue against a plan from New Jersey's Democratic governor to have universal vote-by-mail. They say the fraud in the city race forebodes fraud in November.
Paterson's mayor heralded the ruling.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/paterson-new-jersey-voter-fraud-new-election-city-council-race
Alex Mendez had won a special election on May 12 to fill the seat, but claims of voter fraud were soon raised. An investigation was then launched after the U.S. Postal Service's law enforcement arm told the state attorney general's office about hundreds of mail-in ballots located in a mailbox in Paterson, along with more found in nearby Haledon.
Ultimately, the Passaic County Board of Elections decided not to count 800 ballots cast in the race.