Alice-in-Wonderland judge moves Hillside election hearing to today

Superior Court Judge John Deitch moved up his hearing on the Hillside election matter to 3 PM today after two New Jersey Globe stories noted that his sluggish schedule has put an entire local campaign on hold and threatened to delay Hillside voters from receiving vote-by-mail ballots with the rest of Union County.

This is the second time Deitch has rescheduled the hearing since it was filed last week; he initially set it for October 3, and then earlier this morning, to September 15.

The challenge to the rejection of Hillside council candidate Sonya McBurrows’ nominating petitions was filed on September 2. Her attorney, Jason Sena, maintains that Township Clerk Rayna Harris never notified McBurrows that her petitions had been challenged.

McBurrow is one of eight candidates for three at-large council seats in the November 4 non-partisan election in Hillside. She is running on a slate with Mayor Dahlia Vertreese.


https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/alice-in-wonderland-judge-moves-hillside-election-hearing-to-today/