(CNN) A New Jersey judge invalidated a city council election and ordered a new one after allegations of voter fraud, according to a ruling issued Wednesday. The May 12 election for Paterson's Third Ward city council was "rife with mail in vote procedural violations," Judge Ernest Caposela said in his ruling, though he left the decision on whether there was voter fraud to the criminal courts. They say the fraud in the city race forebodes fraud in November. That past election was fraught with fraud," Mayor Andre Sayegh told CNN. "The City will comply with the judge's decision and we created the Mayor's Election Awareness Team to preserve the value of the vote in Paterson."

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 00:33 UTC