Ocean county america first candidates praise court ruling against candidate with invalid petitions
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Ocean County America First Candidates Praise Court Ruling Against Candidate with Invalid Petitions

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April 12, 2022
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – Out of town candidate Tricia Flanagan has been bounced off the 4th Congressional District ballot after a state judge found that many of her petitions were invalid, dozens signed by residents outside of the district for which she was running.

Flanagan argued those who signed from her home district in the Princeton area would soon be moving to Ocean County’s 4th congressional district. The judge didn’t buy it and invalidated dozens of petitions, making the candidate fall short of the 200 needed.

The local Trump-aligned America First team said the judge’s decision was a great step toward ensuring election integrity.

On April 11, 2022, the America First Republicans for Ocean County, Ashley Lamb and Sergio Fossa joined their America First Republican Congressional candidate Mike Crispi in praising the ruling by Judge Catherine Tuohy disqualifying failed perennial spoiler candidate Tricia Flanagan after she fell short of the 200 signatures required by state law.

“The results of today’s challenges paves the way for President Trump to issue an endorsement and clear the filed. We couldn’t be any more excited with the outcome and this means for the America First Agenda,” Mike Crispi said.

“Election integrity is the central tenet of my campaign against the corrupt Ocean County GOP machine. Ms. Flanagan’s feeble attempts to pass disqualifying signatures of Democrats, people living in Burlington, Mercer, and Camden County and those simply not registered to vote is deeply troubling,” said Ashley Lamb who is openly challenging GOP patriarch Virginia Haines. “Flanagan’s actions should remind all Republican voters that election fraud exists at all levels. Our success here has only galvanized our team to defeat liberal career politicians like my opponent Ginny Haines.”

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