Election Fraud New Jersey

A federal judge issued an order Monday permitting Democratic Party lawyers to question Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman's campaign manager, Edward J. Rollins, and two others to determine whether Republicans made payoffs to suppress the black vote in New Jersey's close gubernatorial election. The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into initial claims by Rollins that Republicans paid Democratic party workers to stay home and not to help Gov. James J. Florio on Election Day.

Federal and state prosecutors are dropping their probes into explosive comments that Democrats and black clergy were paid to keep minorities away from the polls in this state's gubernatorial election. U.S. Atty. Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that a two-month investigation turned up no evidence to support comments made, then retracted, by Edward J. Rollins, the former campaign manager for Republican Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman.

Federal and state prosecutors are dropping their probes into explosive comments that Democrats and black clergy were paid to keep minorities away from the polls in this state's gubernatorial election. U.S. Atty. Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that a two-month investigation turned up no evidence to support comments made, then retracted, by Edward J. Rollins, the former campaign manager for Republican Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman.

Democratic Party officials Monday announced a decision to drop their lawsuit seeking to bar Christine Todd Whitman from taking office as governor of New Jersey. The party had said earlier that it would either drop the lawsuit or simply amend it to seek lesser remedies than overturning the election. After taking depositions from Whitman's campaign manager, Edward J. Rollins, and her brother, Webster B. Todd Jr.

Democratic Party officials Monday announced a decision to drop their lawsuit seeking to bar Christine Todd Whitman from taking office as governor of New Jersey. The party had said earlier that it would either drop the lawsuit or simply amend it to seek lesser remedies than overturning the election. After taking depositions from Whitman's campaign manager, Edward J. Rollins, and her brother, Webster B. Todd Jr.

A federal judge issued an order Monday permitting Democratic Party lawyers to question Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman's campaign manager, Edward J. Rollins, and two others to determine whether Republicans made payoffs to suppress the black vote in New Jersey's close gubernatorial election. The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into initial claims by Rollins that Republicans paid Democratic party workers to stay home and not to help Gov. James J. Florio on Election Day.