Saddle Brook Councilman Bows Out of November Election
Longtime Saddle Brook Joseph Setticase has withdrawn his name from the ballot less than two months before the election.
Saddle Brook councilman Joseph Setticase, a Democrat who was up for re-election in November, withdrew from the race Tuesday, less than two months before election day. The 16-year council veteran said he will serve out the remainder of his current term that runs through the end of the year, but has decided against running for re-election in order to spend more time with his family. "It's a full-time job," Setticase said of serving on the council. Once his term is up, Setticase said he's eager to reinvest his newfound time into his three young sons' athletic endeavors. While he only decided to withdraw his name from the ballot this week, Setticase said he'd been mulling the decision for months. The longtime councilman said his decision to …
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Ralph James
1:15 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Why is that the Democrats are allowed to appoint someone to the ballot, but third party nor independent candidates are allowed to have their names added? That doesn't seem very democratic to me. more ›