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Some new issues emerged on Election Day this year, namely the debut of early voting. Registered voters are allowed to vote in person at selected polling stations from October 23 to October 31.
Unlike the 2020 Election Day, this year’s election allows the option to vote by post, but it is not mandatory.
More: What you need to know before voting this year
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On Wednesday, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy won re-election by a narrow margin, and won a victory by a marginal advantage, so that the Democrats did not lose their second governorship seat.
He is the state's first Democratic governor for a second consecutive term in 44 years, defeating former Republican Congressman Jack Ciattarelli (Jack Ciattarelli).
According to the Associated Press, the updated total number of votes continues to put Murphy ahead of Ciattarelli by nearly 15,000 votes. As of about 3 pm on Wednesday, Murphy's total votes were 1,201,420, and Ciattarelli's total votes were 1,184,723.
New Jersey election results in 2021: results of governor, senate, and parliamentary elections
According to the Associated Press, the New Jersey Republican Party is preparing to win three seats in the state Senate. This highlights the potential dissatisfaction of the third legislative district. Senate Chairman Steve Sweeney is currently behind the little-known truck Edward. Duer 4 points the driver.
Members of the Senate Republican Caucus on Wednesday called on Democratic legislative leaders to “return to their roots and begin to address the important concerns of voters.
The caucus said: "Voters in New Jersey, Virginia and other parts of the country have sent a clear message that they are tired of Democratic leaders thinking they understand their concerns better."
According to the Associated Press, the updated total number of votes put Murphy ahead of Ciattarelli by nearly 15,000 votes, of which Murphy's total votes were 1,199,614, and Ciattarelli's total votes were 1,184,723.
Murphy’s campaign manager Mollie Binotto (Mollie Binotto) expressed confidence on Twitter on Wednesday morning about the internal numbers that indicate “when all votes are counted, we will win.”
"Last night was a historic night for the New Jersey Republicans. They won at least six seats in the Senate, a few seats in the Senate, and county and local seats across the state," Catarelli campaign spokesperson Stara Mi Williams said in a statement. "Jack is proud to lead our ticketing and the revival of our party.
"Now, our team is focused on ensuring that all legitimate votes are counted, and our citizens can have confidence in this system."
According to the Associated Press, after Hudson County election officials released the latest news shortly after noon on Wednesday, the competition for the top position in New Jersey changed again.
But the ballots are so tight that it is too early to play, which makes New Jersey voters feel anxious, while politicians across the country are discouraged.
As of 12:30 pm, the Associated Press estimated that 88% of the votes were counted. Among the more than 2.37 million votes counted, Ciattarelli led with 695 votes, or 0.02 percentage points.
With all election districts in, Republicans Gary Quinn and Barbara “Bobbi” Jo Crea were elected to the Ocean County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night, according to unofficial results reported by the county clerk's office.
Quinn got 137,439 votes and Crea got 133,746 votes.
Democrats Philip Nurfrio and Catherine Paura received 53,731 votes and 54,713 votes respectively.
Liberal candidates Dan Valentine and Robert Canfield received 2,310 votes and 2,063 votes respectively.
Green Party candidate Barry Bandar received 1,336 votes, all based on unofficial results.
Mayor Vito Perillo won a second term.
Perello, 97 years old, is probably the oldest mayor in the United States. Perillo received 2,209 votes. Retired teacher Alan Goldberg ranked second with 1,898 votes. Michael Myers received 1,131 votes. The current MP Brock Siebert closed with 575 votes.
The results of the Monmouth County Election Commission are unofficial.
Toms River-After Republican candidates swept all four electoral seats in Tuesday's election, Republicans will occupy all seven seats in the Thomas River Town Council in January.
The result marked a reversal of the 2017 District Council elections, when anger at overdevelopment helped the Democrats win three parliamentary seats in towns where the Republicans had long controlled municipal governments.
In 2017, one of the seats was won by the second district councilor Daniel Rodrik. He switched to the Republican Party in 2018 and won his second term as a member of the Republican Party, defeating Democrat Jeff Horne by 6,069 to 2,665.
Democrat Terrance Turnbach was defeated by Republican candidate David Ciccozzi, the head of the town’s planning committee, in the race for a seat in the 4th district. Ciccozzi got 3.976 votes, Turnbach got 2,905 votes, and he is seeking his second term.
Republican Justin Lamb won his first term on behalf of District 1 and Democrat Michelle Williams won 5,538 votes to 2,114 votes. In District 3, Republican James Quinlisk defeated his Democratic opponent Karin Sage by 4,099 to 2,002.
Voters in Toms River also rejected a polling question asking whether the open space tax should be increased by 1 cent.
Incumbent Jennifer Howe and Chairman of the Board Joseph Nardini won re-election in a race to represent the two seats of Toms River in the Toms River District Board of Education.
Board Vice President Anna Polozzo was re-elected to her second term representing South Toms River.
Lakewood-The township committee elections proceeded as expected. Current Democrats Meir Lichtenstein and Republicans Menashe Miller defeated the Democratic challenger James "Jimmy". Esposito (James "Jimmy" Esposito) and Republican Hector Fuentes (Hector Fuentes).
In all 43 constituency reports, Miller leads with 14,253 votes or 40%, while Lichtenstein ranks second with 30% or 10,649 votes.
Fuentes ranked third in the two-seat competition with 7,413 votes or 21%, while Esposito ranked last with 3,280 votes, accounting for 9% of the votes.
Both winners were recognized by Lakewood Vaad, an influential group of merchants and rabbis who advocate for the Orthodox Jewish community in the town.
Marlboro Board of Education candidates Christina Russotto, Kathleen Amster and Aldo Patruno led the other five candidates by approximately 1,000 votes and won three full-term seats.
When reporting in 20 of the 28 regions, Russotto led with 3,140 votes, Amster led with 2,948 votes, and Patruno led with 2,914 votes.
Russotto, Amster and Patruno jointly launched a campaign called "Restore Our Board of Directors."
Amster is a current member of the Education Committee. In a two-year two-person education committee competition, Jessica Pilnick defeated Debra Venedam, a member of the "Restore Our Board" team, by 52 votes. Pilnik campaigned with the Children's First Joint Committee team.
For candidates running for the four vacant seats on the Marlboro Board of Education, concerns about how to deal with mask regulations, pandemic-related learning losses and school district budgets are their top concerns. The election results are preliminary.
In 20 regional reports out of 28 regions, Republican challengers Antoinette DiNuzzo, Michael Milman, and Juned Qazi led the incumbents Jeff Cantor, Carol Mazzola and Scott Metzger by approximately 600 votes, and were among the three vacant seats in the town council Approximately 600 votes were obtained.
Republican Michael Millman leads with 4,663 votes, followed by Republican Antoinette Dinuzo with 4,631 votes, Republican Junide Kazi leads with 4,516 votes, Democrat Jeff Cantor with 4,001 votes, Scott Metzger leads with 3,918 votes and Carol Mazzola with 3.903 votes
All five members of the Marlboro Town Council are currently Democrats. The election results are preliminary.
With reports from all regions, the incumbents of the Aberdeen Democratic Party seem to have barely retained the positions of the mayor and the two committees.
According to the results of the Monmouth County Clerk, Mayor Fred Tagliarini has 54% of the vote, which is 150% more than Republican challenger William Sullivan. If the result is true, Tagliarini will begin his fourth term as mayor.
Committee members Joseph Matucci and Margaret Montone each received about 26% of the vote, while Republicans Michael Weir and Michael McDermott received 24% of the vote. Only 144 votes separated Montone and Vail.
Republican dissatisfaction in the 11th legislative district may be forming. Current Senator Vin Gopal and Rep. Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling and their Republican challenger, Senate candidate Lori Annetta, and Rep. Kimberly Eulner and Marilyn Piperno started a fierce battle. fighting.
In more than 90% of the votes, less than 700 votes out of more than 21,000 votes separated Gopal and Annetta, while Eulner and Piperno led the Democratic incumbents Downey and Hotalin by at least 3,000 votes, respectively.
The 11th legislative district includes Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Neptune, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Red Bank, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township , Tinton Falls and Xilong branch.
The current Anna Polozo defeated her rival Mary Guarin to win re-election, and represented the South Toms River on behalf of the Toms River District Board of Education. The vice chairman of the board of directors Pollozzo supported Guarin with 311 votes to 228 votes.
Toms River-With a majority vote, the Republicans are ready to sweep all four constituency seats in the Toms River, allowing them to control all seven seats.
Ward 2 GOP Congressman Daniel Rodrick appeared on his way to a clear victory over Democrat Jeff Horn; Republican Justin Lamb led Michelle Williams in the first district game, and Republican candidate James Quinlisk was in the first place. 3 The constituency leads Karin Sage in the game.
In District 4, Democrat Terrance Turnbach lags behind Republican David Ciccozzi to fight for a second term.
A referendum asking Toms River voters whether they should raise the open space tax by 1 cent also seems to have failed. This will mark the second time in three years that township voters have refused to raise taxes to cover the cost of open space acquisitions.
With reports in all nine districts, Republican candidates appear to have swept two seats in the borough council. The term is three years.
The results of the Monmouth County Election Commission are unofficial.
David Gindi and Everett D. Lucas received 1,860 and 1,806 votes respectively. Eatontown reform democrats Mariel S. Hufnagel and Coleen Burnett received 1,322 votes and 1,311 votes. The current Jasmine Story and her running partner got 457 votes and 364 votes.
According to reports from all regions, Neptune Mayor Michael Brantley and Deputy Mayor Nicholas Williams appear to have won re-election to the township committee.
Brantley and Williams each have approximately 30% of the votes, and 15 of the 20 districts report. Their Republican challengers Gary Moll and Kevin Sheehan each accounted for 19%.
Democratic candidate Tasi York also had about 59% of the votes during his two-year term, while Republican candidate Shannon Kelly's ratio was about 41%.
All election results are preliminary results. New Jersey law allows the Election Commission to receive mailed ballots within six days of the end of voting, provided that the ballots are marked for mailing on election day.
The votes of 405 out of 458 districts were counted, and the Republican county governor and proxy candidates of Monmouth County gained the lead.
According to preliminary results, Hazlet's current commissioner Sue Kiley led the Democratic challenger Mike Beson of the Ocean with 115,121 votes to 69,325 votes.
According to preliminary results, in the competition to replace Rosemary Peters, a longtime county agent, Middletown resident Maureen Resch led Ocean Town resident Leslie Posnock with 113,705 votes to 70,256 votes.
Peters, who has served as an agent for 15 years, decided to retire earlier this year.
Except for the three districts, Tina Kas and Erica Osmond had nearly three years of seats on the board, beating the other nine candidates.
The two women are campaigning alongside board members John Sparsov and Alison Barocas, who are seeking an unexpired term of one year. If the result is established, they will be joined by Giuseppe Palmeri to the board of directors.
Kas and Osmond hold 17% and 16% of the votes respectively, while Palmeri holds about 14% of the votes.
But the game is coming to an end, with less than 500 votes between Palmeri and Sparsov. The other two current board members Gus Acevedo and Tzvi Herman are also about to lose their seats.
In the one-year election, Barocas led Bonnie Sue Rosenwald with 65% of the votes.
After losing two referendums aimed at funding school improvement in the past three years, the Freehold District High School District may find a winning plan this year.
More than 60% of constituencies reported that the region’s $14.46 million vote measure is expected to be passed. So far, the proportion of voters supporting the measure is 59% to 41%.
The price of the paving and roof repair projects is much lower than the amount of the previously failed voting measures, and if voters approve the plan, it will be partly paid for by the state.
The freehold area high school district includes six high schools, serving eight communities and more than 10,000 students.
In 17 of the 17 school districts, the embattled former school district director Joseph M. Ferraina seems to have won a seat on the board of education. Three seats are to be elected, and each term is three years. The results of the Monmouth County Election Commission are unofficial.
Felena got 2,261 votes, enough to get third place.
The current Violeta Peters (Violeta Peters) received the most votes with 2,483 votes.
In second place is rookie Maria Terresa Benosky (Maria Terresa Benosky) with 2,295 votes.
The current Caroline Bennet ranked last with 1,704 votes.
Three seats in the town education committee are available for competition. The term is three years. Incumbents Irene Gilman and Dennis Palamas lead 19 out of 22 regions. Gilman had 4,482 votes, and Paramas had 3,444 votes.
Ranked third is rookie John McCarthy with 3,217 votes. Lagging behind are Steven Clayton with 2,930 votes and Helena Peppe with 2,618 votes.
Freehold towns-Approximately 80% of constituencies reported that Mary Cozzolino, current freehold town education committee member, looks likely to retain her seat with 22% of the votes among the eight candidates.
But the competition for the remaining two seats is very fierce. The current Kerry Vendittoli and challengers Neil D. Garguilo and Jennifer Ruhl compete for the last two seats.
So far, out of more than 21,000 votes, less than 140 votes among the remaining three challengers have separated the remaining three challengers, and each voter turnout is slightly higher or lower than 13%.
Also participating in the competition were Frank Brooks, James A. Gresavage, Renata Brand and Renee D. Pepia. Board member Kay Poklemba-Holtz will not run for re-election.
The competition for four-year parliamentary seats is coming to an end, with 9 out of 15 districts submitting reports. The current John A. Manginelli and his running partner Lawrence A. Dobrin led by 1,463 and 1,238 votes respectively.
However, Mitchell Culberg followed closely with 1,211 votes.
So far, Fatima P. Urcioli and Julio C. Seda have received 995 votes and 851 votes. The elections in the boroughs are non-partisan.
Three-quarters of the districts reported that Neptune Mayor Michael Brantley and Deputy Mayor Nicholas Williams are struggling to win re-election to the township committee.
Brantley and Williams each have approximately 30% of the votes, and 15 of the 20 districts report. Their Republican challengers Gary Moll and Kevin Sheehan each accounted for 19%.
Democratic candidate Tasi York also had about 59% of the votes during his two-year term, while Republican candidate Shannon Kelly's ratio was about 41%.
Lakewood—Although most Ocean County communities have released voting results in the past half an hour, Lakewood—with the most populous of the coastal cities—has yet to see results beyond the initial mailing and early voting statistics.
Mayor Ray Coles blamed this on long queues at some polling stations that had the final vote at 8:23 pm after the official voting deadline at 8 pm
"No one was turned away when I was online at 8 o'clock," Coles said. "I heard that the last person left the city hall at 8:23 in the evening"
He said that there are no major voting issues in 43 electoral districts, although according to the latest U.S. Census, Lakewood’s population has increased from 95,000 to 130,000 in the past 10 years, which means that the number of voters has increased dramatically.
The mayor said: "I think our turnout rate is good. This is only the first time people have voted in person in two years."
In addition to the governor’s race and state legislative seats, Lakewood residents also vote for the town committee and the education committee.
TOMS RIVER-Little Egg Harbor Township Congresswoman Barbara "Bobbi" Jo Crea is expected to become the third woman in the 171-year history of Ocean County to serve in a management agency.
Crea, 73, and Gary Quinn, currently chairman of the Ocean County Council and seeking a second three-year term, are ahead of their opponents in about half of the county's 413 electoral districts.
Quinn, 65, of Lacey, was first elected to the board in 2018. Republicans have not lost a countywide race in Ocean since 1989.
According to the unofficial results of the county clerk's office, as of 9:30 pm, Quinn had received 96,984 votes and Crea had received 94,321 votes.
Their closest challenger is 69-year-old Seaside Park Democrat Philip Nufrio, who received 42,515 votes.
Red Bank-Democrats Kate Triggiano and Jacqueline Sturdivant took the lead in the elections for the borough council, and voters seem ready to establish a five-year plan. A committee composed of people to study changes to the government structure.
If their lead is established, Triggiano will serve for a second term and Sturdivant will serve her first. They faced a challenge from the independent Suzanne Viscomi.
In four of the nine constituencies, Sturdivant has 807 votes, or 40%; Triggiano has 754 votes, or 37.4%; and Visomi has 438 votes, or 21.7%.
Voters also tend to take the first step and set up a new committee to review their choices. 66% support it and 44% oppose it.
They are choosing a committee from 12 candidates. Nancy Facey-Blackwood, Mark Taylor, Kathryn Okeson, Benedict Forest and Aimee Humphreys led early, but only led by a narrow margin.
The big story here is that the 97-year-old mayor Vito Perillo is running for a second term. Perillo is probably the oldest mayor in the United States.
Seven of the 15 regions were reported, and Perillo had 1,148 votes. He leads the retired teacher Ellen J. Goldberg (Ellen J. Goldberg), who has 965 votes.
Next is Michael S. Myers with 600 votes. The current MP Brock Siebert has 313 votes.
In the state’s 30th legislative district, three current Republican members — Senator Robert Singer and members Sean Keane and Ned Thomson — were far ahead of their Democratic challengers early on Tuesday night.
Republicans voted for approximately two votes each among Democrats in Monmouth County and Ocean County, with 43 out of 82 districts reporting in Monmouth and 59 out of 14 in Ocean County.
In a one-on-one competition for three-year municipal council seats, 49-year-old Republican candidates David Kindy and 76-year-old Everett D. Lucas took the lead, and four of the nine districts took the seats. Kindy has 972 votes and Lucas has 940 votes.
The Eatontown Reform Democrats are Mariel S. Hufnagel, 35, and Coleen Burnett, 63. Hufnagel fell behind with 790 votes and 784 votes.
Independent current MP Jasmine Story has 272 votes. Her running mate Dee Slattery has 219.
In Middletown, the two current Republican presidents reported the huge advantage of their Democratic challengers in 18 of the 46 regions.
As of 9:25 pm, Mayor Tony Perry had 8,551 votes against Rocky Rios (Rocky Rios) with 4,903 votes, and female commissioner Kimberly Kratz (Kimberly Kratz) supported Nicholas Bar with 8,409 votes. 4,852 votes by Nicholas Babcock.
Lacey – On Tuesday, township voters narrowly rejected a non-binding voting question designed to measure their support for the adult cannabis business in Lacey.
The purpose of the voting initiative is to notify the five-member committee and ask voters whether cannabis growers, manufacturers, wholesalers, delivery services and other adult cannabis businesses should be allowed to operate within municipalities.
Last year, most township voters said they supported the legalization of marijuana in the 2020 general election.
But on Tuesday, residents voted to ban legal weeds from opening in the town.
Seventeen of the 18 districts reported that voters rejected the voting question: 4,790 versus 4,267. The result is preliminary.
Monmouth County announced the results of the first wave of elections, which included mailed ballots and early election day ballots. Early voting accounts for just over 9% of all registered voters.
Monmouth County will also receive the first round of election day results. So far, 87,464 votes have been counted, slightly less than the 18% of voters in Monmouth County. These results show that the county-wide Republican candidates—current commissioner Sue Keely and Republican proxy candidate Maureen Reisch—are ahead of their Democratic challengers Mike Besson and Leslie Posnock, respectively.
The polls in New Jersey officially ended. According to state law, voters who have lined up before 8pm can still vote.
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Judge William Anklowitz dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the League of Women Voters in New Jersey that extended voting time by 90 minutes.
Anklowitz ruled that the complaint was mainly based on rumors and was late-the lawsuit was filed after 5 pm, the hearing started at 6:30 pm, and Anklowitz did not make a ruling until after 7:30 pm-to extend voting time" It will cause such confusion that the integrity of the process is questioned."
Voting will end as planned at 8pm.
Tony Perry, the mayor of Middletown, who is running for reelection on the town committee, said he is optimistic and happy to see the town’s high turnout rate.
"I am very happy to see everyone exercising their right to vote and expressing their opinions," Perry told Asbury Park Press before the end of the vote on Tuesday night. "I feel very good, and after all of our achievements, I am looking for a victory tonight."
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Perry is competing with Democrat Rocky Rios for a full three-year committee term.
The newly appointed committeewoman, Kimberly Kratz, is running to retain her seat for less than two years. Her challenger, Democrat Nicholas Babcock (Nicholas Babcock) recently confirmed that he faced charges of theft and forgery while living in Arizona many years ago.
Babcock said: "Personally, whether I win or lose tonight, I will still advance with the Middletown Democrats."
Babcock said he and his family voted in Croydon Hall early on. "I am proud that my daughter voted in this election," he said. "This is the first time she has voted in a general election."
Rios also said that he had voted in advance. Because the Republican Party had a ten-year monopoly on the committee, Rios said: "Our expectations are low, but maybe we will be pleasantly surprised."
Jackson Police Chief Steve Laskiewicz said there was a problem with the polling station sign at Lucy N. Holman Elementary School on Tuesday morning.
Some signs point to the Jackson Township Municipal Public Utilities Bureau next door to the school.
He said that a patrol officer corrected the problem.
Laskiewicz said the dispatcher had not received any complaints.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the League of Women Voters have filed a lawsuit against the state, demanding an extension of voting time.
Based on dozens of incidents in polling stations across the state, the two groups asked a high court judge in Mercer County to issue an order to open the polling station for another 90 minutes tonight.
This morning, many polling stations across the state were damaged due to malfunctions and malfunctions of new voting machines.
The complaint stated: “Due to extensive technical issues reported throughout New Jersey, voters throughout New Jersey were unable to vote at local polling stations within the prescribed time.” “The delayed opening of many polling stations throughout the state and ongoing operational issues throughout the day have led to Dozens of voters were turned away, requesting to return later or to leave due to long waits, which prevented them from voting.
"This needs to extend the voting time so that voters who cannot wait to operate the voting machine within the predetermined time, including members of the plaintiff, can vote after 8 p.m."
More than 11% of registered voters in New Jersey have voted for the 2021 general election.
New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way said on Monday that 495,336 people voted earlier this year. This is the first time the state has offered early in-person voting.
According to data from the New Jersey Institute of Political Science at Ryder University, as of Tuesday morning, 524,762 mailed ballots have returned to the state.
According to data from the Rebovich Institute, nearly 60% of registered Democrats voted in advance or by mail, as well as about 23% of Republicans and 19% of non-party voters.
At Red Bank, voters are electing two board members and deciding whether the district should set up a five-member committee to study changes to the government structure.
As a municipality, Red Bank has a six-member party committee and a separately elected mayor. The members of the council represent the entire town. Each person has a three-year term in a staggered arrangement, so there are two people running for each year.
The mayor who has served for four years is the head of government, but only voted to sever the relationship.
A committee in 2018 found that the government was dysfunctional and failed to meet the town’s needs and recommended that structural reforms be considered.
A poll observer from the Red Bank Library said that as of 3:30 pm, the turnout rate was about 20%, and the number of people in the line was stable.
Among them are Bridget and Peter Antonucci, who disagree on commissions.
"In general, I do think we should be a nonpartisan government," said 48-year-old Bridget Antonucci. "I just think it allows people to see the actual candidates and their qualifications, not just the party line of voting."
Her husband, Peter, said he would prefer to see unity among all governing agencies in New Jersey.
Peter Antonucci, 51, said: "I don't think there is a need to make a decision at the municipal level." "I think the state should go down and say,'Hey, take Cape May to the tip of New Jersey, All your local elections are non-partisan or partisan."
People polling at Toms River’s First United Methodist Church and Freehold Elks Lodge said that Governor Phil Murphy’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was a top priority for many Jersey Shore voters on Tuesday.
"I voted because the governor shut everything down to us and didn't give us the right to do anything," said Raul Rebstilos, a 68-year-old Toms River resident.
"He (Murphy) was a driving force in the early stages, and I think many of the things he did in the beginning started to pay off," said Charles Dennis, a 44-year-old resident of Toms River. "New Jersey is at the forefront of controlling this epidemic, and I think he is the one."
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The Democratic and Republican challenger Jack Ciatterelli's reelection campaign is at least to some extent a referendum on the country's restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
In addition, other local issues are also motivating voters this year.
"Taxes," said Bernice Wuttke of Toms River. "Intermediaries like me, if taxes increase, we have nowhere to go. I live in the same house my father built in 1964. I love my state and I love the people there. Hope we can change and do something Good thing.
Allan Roth, a member of the Monmouth County Election Commission, said that municipalities where voters in Monmouth County have state and local issues on their ballots have complained that the order of questions on the voting machine is different from the order in which they appear on the sample ballots.
Rose said the issue caught the attention of polling staff earlier in the day and posted a sign to remind voters of the change.
He said that flipping occurred in cities where both state and local votes are problematic, such as Marlboro and Homedell.
KEANSBURG-The district lost power this morning, but election officials emphasized that this did not prevent anyone from voting.
Allan Roth, member and secretary of the Monmouth County Election Commission, said: "Kensburg is out of power." "We are installing generators there."
Ross said the voting machine has spare batteries, and election officials are working with voting staff to ensure that the machine continues to run.
"No one should refuse to vote," he said.
He said that if the machine does not work, people can vote through paper ballots.
Earlier this morning, the Jersey Central Power and Lighting Company’s website reported that more than 1,500 customers were out of power in Kensburg, but by 11 a.m., that number was reduced to 10 to 20 customers in two locations. , The estimated recovery time is 1:30 pm According to the website, the cause of the power outage is under investigation.
Ross said the emergency election team in Monmouth County was aware of the power outage and had contacted JCP&L.
He reported that the voter turnout rate in the county was high.
"Polls are jumping," he said.