NORTH BERGEN—Cheating is rampant in North Bergen elections, and the county board of elections has done nothing to stop it, according to a lawsuit filed by a mayoral candidate’s campaign manager.
Larry Wainstein’s campaign manager, Luis Gutierrez filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court in Trenton against the Hudson County Board of Elections and its clerk, Michael Harper, alleging that they’ve ignored “election fraud and widespread election violations” by Mayor Nick Sacco’s administration. Specifically, Gutierrez claims that at least 58 non-North Bergen residents—most of whom work for the township or board of education—have falsely claimed to live in the township in order to vote for Sacco.