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: Mangin will be on November ballot, despite published reports to the contrary 

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: Despite published reports to the contrary, former Kearny Councilman James Mangin's name will appear on the November ballot as a candidate for a Third-Ward town council seat.

: Mangin said he was able to prove to Hudson County Clerk Javier Inclan that a challenge to his petition filed by Third-Ward Councilwoman Eileen Eckel was, in fact, invalid.

: Initially, Mangin was tossed from the November ballot for having three invalid signatures and one apparent forged signature, leaving him one short of the necessary 50 signatures to get on the ballot. But one of the signatures that was challenged was that of a person who Mangin assisted in getting registered to vote.



: Mangin says Inclan had no record of the new voter, but after calling the Hudson County Board of Elections, the person's registration form was found and was validated.

: Mangin says this entire process was "Hudson County politics at its best," and he was extremely critical of Mayor Alberto Santos' role in attempting to get him off the ballot.

: "Al Santos is a player in Hudson County now, and it was disappointing that the clerk just said, 'OK, you're off the ballot,'" Mangin said. "At one point, the mayor and I were on even terms, so I know how he operates. And this smacks of Al Santos. It's (also) interesting how quickly she's (Eckel) gotten on board with the Hudson County political way."

: Eckel, meanwhile, dismissed Mangin’s charges, saying she and Santos check every ballot of opponents to ensure they’re properly filed.

: “Absolutely not. This is a process we follow all the time,” Eckel said. “There are things that must be followed, and we do this all the time. In fact, I think I’d be foolish not to (check the petitions). When we looked at Mr. Mangin’s petition, there were four signatures questioned. We thought we had found a real problem, but as it turns out, one of the signatures in question wasn’t on our roster of eligible voters because it was a new registration.”

: Eckel says she is looking forward to a fair and exciting race against Mangin. This is the second time the two have been pitted against each other in a Democratic Primary. In 2004, Excel narrowly defeated Mangin, by less than 40 votes.

: Santos says Mangin's assertions are absurd.

: "The objections to Mangin's petition were filed by Eileen Eckel, not by me," Santos said. "The suggestion that I played any part in the County Clerk's decision is patently false. As a political rival, I'm used to Mangin making personal attacks against me, but why the County Clerk? County Clerk Javier Inclan has a well-deserved reputation of integrity and professionalism. To allege otherwise is irresponsible.

: "Councilwoman Eckel's challenge to Mangin's petition was appropriate since the petition when filed did not meet the standards that candidates running for office are obliged to satisfy. On its face, Mangin's petition was deficient because several signers were not listed as registered voters on the County Clerk's database, taking Mangin below the minimum number required to run. Mangin was able to rebut one of Eckel's four objections through a voter registration that was filed after he submitted his petition to run, bringing him to the minimum number of signatures required."

: Inclan, meanwhile, who is away at a conference, could not be reached for comment.

: We'll have more on this story as it develops online and in next week's edition of The Observer.



: posted by Kevin Canessa Jr. @ Wednesday, June 14, 2006      

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