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County Clerk: confusing voter mailer corrected; commissioners seek written follow-up
Summary
A county mailing that said voters would be removed from a vote-by-mail list led to confusion in Jersey City; County Clerk Junior Maldonado told commissioners the language was confusing, the office halted the mailing and issued a targeted correction to vote-by-mail voters and pledged additional review steps and written follow-up.
Residents told the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners on May 22 that a county mailing incorrectly informed many voters they were scheduled to be removed from the vote-by-mail list, prompting confusion among Jersey City recipients and a demand for a public explanation.
Courtney Walker, a Jersey City resident, told the Board the original mailing went to roughly 90,000 people and that a later correction was mailed to about 25,000 households — only about 11,000 of which were Jersey City residents. "This statement is incorrect. I have voted in every election year since moving to New Jersey in 2018, and I've voted by mail…
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