Elections Day : Romney camp says Bergen is lax on ballots
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s team of ballot watchdogs complained to Bergen County clerk’s officials last week that they failed to email absentee ballots to overseas military personnel before the Sept. 22 deadline.
Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan, a Democrat, and other officials disputed the claim, and asserted that they complied with the law a day ahead of schedule.
The Romney campaign summarized its complaint in an Oct 5 letter to Hogan, demanding that “you do everything in your power to correct your violations of military voting rights,” wrote Anthony Principi, a former U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs working with the Romney campaign.
County officials are required under federal law to mail out ballots — to overseas members who request them — at least 45 days before the election. They can request paper ballots or have them sent by email. (Stile, The Record)
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