Supporter of Atlantic City mayoral candidate (D) allegedly trading cash, food for votes
Craig Callaway may be heading to prison, but that hasn’t stopped speculation a supporter of a candidate for mayor of Atlantic City is offering residents $10 and a meal to vote.
The New Jersey Globe reviewed a video recording of Tariq Mehmood, a convenience store owner who backs the Republican Naeem Khan offering to compensate a voter.
Mehmood’s store is near Quaremba Hall, an early voting site that issued 52 provisional ballots – twenty more than the rest of the county.
“These outrageous, illegal campaign activities have no place in the great City of Atlantic City,” said the Democratic incumbent, Marty Small, Sr. “Since my opponent cannot run on his own merits, he’s resorting to taking advantage of homeless people to receive votes.”
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