(ABSECON) Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman released the following statement on Craig Callaway’s guilty plea for voter fraud:

“It is my hope that Mr. Callaway’s guilty plea will finally be the end of a sad chapter in Atlantic County history. When Mr. Callaway was first charged, I was the only public official to say the quiet part out loud: that both Democrats and Republicans were to blame for Callaway’s rise. While candidates of both political parties were inevitably desperate enough to hire him to win, both parties can ultimately be part of the solution. I applaud Senator Gordon Johnson and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley for sponsoring legislation I’ve advocated for that would prohibit payments to messengers and bearers. It is my hope that the Governor will ultimately sign this bill into law.

“Despite the efforts of Mr. Callaway over the years and the need to stop ballot harvesting once and for all, let me be clear: voters should not be afraid of Voting by Mail. Voting by Mail is still a safe, easy, and convenient way to vote that is used by tens of thousands of voters in Atlantic County of all political parties. We cannot allow anyone to exploit Callaway’s shenanigans to denigrate a form of voting that many voters, particularly seniors and the disabled, cherish.”

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