PERTH AMBOY– The chairwoman of the Democratic Organization in Perth Amboy has resigned after a scathing ruling by a judge that pointed toward pervasive voter fraud in the November city council elections.
“This distraction could only hurt our party and as a loyal Democrat it is the best thing to do,” Leslie Dominguez-Rodriguez wrote. “The reporting in the media was inaccurate as to what the judge stated in her ruling. In the interest of the party I will resign.”
Per the party’s bylaws, Martin Arroyo will take over as party chairman, Dominguez-Rodriguez said in her letter.
On Thursday, Judge Heidi Currier ordered a new election for one City Council seat after finding at least 13 ballots were illegally cast. That margin was greater than the apparent election-night victory of Fernando Gonzalez.
Sergio Diaz, the runner-up, filed suit, and succeeded in getting Gonzalez’s win tossed out.
