Public Notice to Monmouth County Voters
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the “Open Public Meeting Act” the Monmouth County Board of Elections will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the Special Services Complex, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold Township. The agenda includes all business pertinent to elections. Formal action may be taken as needed. A portion of the meeting may be closed to the public for closed session items permitted by law.
The Monmouth County Board of Elections (732) 431-7802 x7150
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PUBLIC NOTICE TO VOTERS IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES OF
MONMOUTH COUNTY
This notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:12-7. A General Election will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM to elect candidates to public office and to vote on public questions.
Early voting for this General Election will be available. Early voting dates and hours for the General Election are as follows:Saturday, October 26: 10 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, October 27: 10 AM to 6 PM
Monday, October 28: 10 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday, October 29: 10 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday, October 30: 10 AM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 31: 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday, November 1: 10 AM to 8 PM
Saturday, November 2: 10 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, November 3: 10 AM to 6 PM
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024.VOTING REQUIREMENTS
To vote in Monmouth County, you must be a United States citizen, you will be 18 years of age by the next election, you will be a resident of the State and County 30 days before the election, and you are NOT currently serving a sentence of incarceration due to a conviction for an indictable offense under any federal or State laws. Registration deadline is 21 days before an election.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
Registration of voters shall be conducted at the Office of Commissioner of Registration/ Superintendent of Elections, Monmouth County Special Services Complex, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold, each weekday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, or at the municipal offices in the voter’s community each weekday during business hours.
Registration of voters is also available through the New Jersey Online Voter Registration portal at:
https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml
REGISTRATION BY MAIL
Anyone wishing to register by mail may do so by requesting mail registration forms from the Office of Commissioner of Registration/Superintendent of Elections, Monmouth County Special Services Complex, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, or call (732) 431-7780.
ATTENTION VOTERS WHO HAVE MOVED
If you are a registered voter in Monmouth County and have moved within the County, you should submit a change of address with the Commissioner of Registration, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold, NJ, 07728 phone #732-431-7780.
If you are a registered voter who has moved within the County, and you did not notify the County Commissioner of Registration of your new address, you will be permitted to vote at this election as follows: (1) Go to the polling place for the election district in which you reside on election day. (2) Tell the District Election Board Member that you are registered to vote but have moved within the County. (3) You will be permitted to vote by provisional ballot. You will need to provide your name, current and old addresses, date of birth and signature on the envelope provided with the ballot. You may call the Commissioner of Registration or your Municipal Clerk to determine your proper polling place location.
NOTE: HAVA (Help America Vote Act) REQUIREMENTS
First-time “Mail-in registrants, voting in a Federal Election MUST provide I.D. before voting.
Under New Jersey law you have the right to vote in privacy, to have a reasonable amount of time to vote, to receive a replacement ballot if you spoil the first one, and to bring written material into the polling place for your personal use.
A “Voter’s Bill of Rights” will be prominently displayed at your polling place. If you believe that your right to vote has been violated in any way, you should immediately notify your county Board
of Elections or county Superintendent of Elections.
“Pursuant to provisions of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984” (Public law 98-435), a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) is maintained at the Election Division, Department of State, Trenton, New Jersey.
Persons wishing to utilize this service to obtain general voter information may do so by dialing
1-800-292-0039 or the Monmouth County Board of Elections at 732-431-7802 x7150.
MONMOUTH COUNTY
1 President
1 United States Senate
1 United States House of Representatives District 3
1 United States House of Representatives District 4
1 United States House of Representatives District 6
1 Member of the Board of County Commissioners
MUNICIPAL OFFICES
TO BE FILLED
Allentown Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Asbury Park City 3
Councilmembers At-Large - Full Term
Atlantic Highlands
Borough 2 Borough
Council - Full Term
Belmar Borough 1
Borough Council - Full Term
Bradley Beach
Borough 1
Mayor - Full Term
1
Councilmember At-Large - One Year Unexpired Term
Brielle Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Colts Neck
Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Eatontown Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Englishtown
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
1
Borough Council – One Year Unexpired Term
Fair Haven Borough 2 Borough
Council - Full Term
Farmingdale
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Freehold Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Freehold Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Hazlet Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Highlands Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Holmdel Township 1
Township Committee - Full Term
Howell Township 1
Mayor - Full Term
1
Township Committee - Full Term
Interlaken Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Keyport Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Lake Como Borough 2 Borough
Council - Full Term
Little Silver
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Manalapan Township 1 Township
Committee - Full Term
Manasquan Borough 2 Borough
Council - Full Term
Matawan Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Middletown
Township 1
Township Committee - Full Term
Millstone Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Neptune City
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Neptune Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Ocean Township 1
Councilmember At-Large – One Year Unexpired Term
Oceanport Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
1
Borough Council – One Year Unexpired Term
Roosevelt Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Rumson Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Sea Bright Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Sea Girt Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Shrewsbury Borough 1 Mayor -
Full Term
2 Borough Council - Full Term
Shrewsbury
Township 1
Township Committee - Full Term
Spring Lake
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Spring Lake
Heights Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Union Beach
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
Upper Freehold
Township 2
Township Committee - Full Term
Wall Township 1
Township Committee - Full Term
West Long Branch
Borough 2
Borough Council - Full Term
BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICES TO BE FILLED
Aberdeen
Township 2 Matawan-Aberdeen
Regional Board of Education - Full Term
Allenhurst
Borough 2 Allenhurst Board
of Education - Full Term
Asbury
Park City 3 Asbury Park
Board of Education - Full Term
Atlantic
Highlands Borough 2 Henry Hudson
Regional School District Board of Education - Full Term
1
Henry Hudson Regional School District Board of Education – Two Year Unexpired
Term
1
Henry Hudson Regional School District Board of Education – One Year Unexpired
Term
Avon
Borough 2 Avon
Board of Education - Full Term
Belmar
Borough 3 Belmar Board
of Education - Full Term
Bradley
Beach Borough 3 Bradley Beach
Board of Education - Full Term
1
Bradley Beach Board of Education -
One Year Unexpired Term
Brielle
Borough 3 Brielle
Board of Education - Full Term
Colts
Neck Township 3 Colts Neck Township Board of Education - Full Term 1
Colts Neck Township Board of Education -
One Year Unexpired Term
Deal
Borough 2 Borough
of Deal Board of Education - Full Term
Eatontown
Borough 1 Monmouth Regional
High School Board of Education -
Full Term
3
Eatontown Board of Education - Full Term
1
Eatontown Board of Education - One Year Unexpired Term
Englishtown Borough 1 Freehold Regional High School District Board of
Education
Representing Manalapan Township - Full Term
1 Manalapan-Englishtown Regional
Representing Englishtown Borough – Full Term
Fair Haven Borough 2 Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of
Education -
Full Term
3
Fair Haven Board of Education - Full Term
Farmingdale Borough 1 Freehold Regional High School District Board of
Education
Representing Howell Township - Full Term
1 Freehold
Regional High School District Board of Education
Representing Howell Township – One Year
Unexpired Term
2 Farmingdale
Borough Board of Education - Full Term
Freehold
Borough 1 Freehold
Regional High School District Board of Education
Representing Freehold Borough - Full Term
3
Freehold Borough Board of Education - Full Term
Freehold
Township 1 Freehold
Regional High School District Board of Education
Representing Freehold Borough - Full Term
3
Freehold Township Board of Education - Full Term
Hazlet Township 3 Hazlet Township Board of Education - Full Term
Highlands Borough 1 Henry Hudson Regional School District Board of
Education - Full Term
2
Henry Hudson Regional School District Board of Education - Two Year
Unexpired Term
2
Henry Hudson Regional School District Board of Education - One Year
Unexpired Term
Holmdel
Township 3 Holmdel
Township Board of Education - Full Term
Howell Township 1 Freehold Regional High School District Board of
Education
Representing Howell Township - Full Term
1
Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education
Representing Howell Township - One Year
Unexpired Term
3 Howell Township
Board of Education - Full Term
Interlaken
Borough 2 Interlaken Board
of Education - Full Term
1
Interlaken Board of Education - Two Year Unexpired Term
Keansburg
Borough 3 Keansburg Board
of Education - Full Term
Keyport
Borough 3 Keyport Board
of Education - Full Term
Lake
Como Borough 2 Lake Como
Board of Education - Full Term
Little
Silver Borough 1 Red Bank
Regional High School Board of Education -
Full Term
1 Red Bank Regional High School Board of
Education –
Two Year Unexpired Term
2
Little Silver Board of Education - Full Term
Loch
Arbour Village 2 Village of
Loch Arbour Board of Education - Full Term
Long
Branch City 3 Long
Branch Board of Education - Full Term
1
Long Branch Board of Education - One Year Unexpired Term
Manalapan Township 1 Freehold Regional High School District Board of
Education
Representing Manalapan Township - Full Term
2
Manalapan-Englishtown Board of Education - Full Term
Manasquan
Borough 3 Manasquan Board of
Education - Full Term
Marlboro
Township 3 Marlboro Township Board of Education - Full Term
Matawan
Borough 1
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education -
Full Term
Middletown
Township 3 Middletown Township
Board of Education - Full Term
Millstone
Township 3 Millstone
Township Board of Education - Full Term
Monmouth
Beach Borough 3 Monmouth Beach Board of
Education - Full Term
1
Monmouth Beach Board of Education –
One Year Unexpired Term
Neptune
City Borough 3 Neptune City
Board of Education - Full Term
1
Neptune City Board of Education - One Year Unexpired Term
Neptune
Township 3 Neptune
Township Board of Education - Full Term
Ocean
Township 3 Township of
Ocean Board of Education - Full Term
Oceanport
Borough 1 Shore Regional
High School Board of Education - Full Term
1 Shore Regional High School Board of
Education – Two Year
Unexpired Term
3 Oceanport Board
of Education - Full Term
Red
Bank Borough 1 Red Bank
Regional High School Board of Education -
Full Term
3 Red Bank Borough Board
of Education - Full Term
Roosevelt 3 Roosevelt
Board of Education - Full Term
Rumson
Borough 1 Rumson-Fair
Haven Regional High School Board of Education - Full Term
3 Rumson Borough
Board of Education - Full Term
Sea
Bright Borough 1 Shore
Regional High School Board of Education - Full Term
3 Oceanport Board
of Education - Full Term
Sea
Girt Borough 1 Sea Girt
Board of Education - Full Term
Shrewsbury
Borough 1 Red Bank Regional
High School Board of Education -
Full Term
3
Shrewsbury Borough Board of Education - Full Term
Spring
Lake Borough 2 Spring Lake
Borough Board of Education -
Full Term
Spring
Lake Heights 2 Spring Lake
Heights Board of Education - Full Term
Tinton
Falls Borough 2 Monmouth
Regional High School Board of Education -
Full Term
3
Tinton Falls Schools Board of Education -
Full Term
Union
Beach Borough 3
Union Beach Board of Education - Full Term
1 Union Beach
Board of Education - One Year Unexpired Term
Upper
Freehold Township 3 Upper Freehold
Regional Board of Education - Full Term
Wall
Township 3 Wall
Township Board of Education - Full Term
West
Long Branch Borough 1 Shore Regional
High School Board of Education - Full Term
1
Shore Regional High School Board of Education - One Year
Unexpired Term
3 West Long Branch Borough Board of Education - Full Term
FIRE COMMISSIONER OFFICES TO BE
FILLED
Hazlet Township 1 Hazlet Township Fire
District #1 - Full Term
Manalapan Township 2 Manalapan Township Fire District
#2 - Full Term
Marlboro Township 2 Marlboro Township Fire
District #1 - Full Term
Millstone Township 2 Millstone Township Fire
District #1 - Full Term
Tinton Falls Borough 2 Tinton Falls Borough Fire
District #1 - Full Term
1 Tinton Falls
Borough Fire District #2 - Full Term
Wall
Township 2 Wall
Township Fire District #1 - Full Term
2
Wall Township Fire District #2 - Full Term
1
Wall Township Fire District #3 - Full Term
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Atlantic
Highlands Borough
Municipal Question
Open Space
Shall the Borough of Atlantic
Highlands acquire, preserve and improve lands for open space, conservation,
recreation and parkland purposes, and increase the annual levy from one cent
($.01) to two cents ($.02) per $100 of assessed valuation and annually
appropriate that revenue for that purpose?
Interpretive Statement
This non-binding Question
affects only the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. In the November 1999 Election,
the majority of the Atlantic Highlands voters by referendum approved the
Borough establishing and collecting an annual dedicated open space tax of $.01
per $100 of assessed property value, as a line item on the annual Real Estate
Property Tax Bill. The tax began in the year 2000 and the dedicated funds have
been used to partially fund the acquisition and preservation of open space and
passive recreation properties, such as Lenape Woods. If this question is
approved by the voters, the Borough of Atlantic Highlands may increase the
annual open space trust fund levy to not more than $0.02 cents per one hundred
dollars of assessed valuation. Currently, the Borough of Atlantic Highlands may
impose an annual levy of not more than one cent per one hundred dollars of
assessed valuation. If this question is approved, the annual levy that the
Borough may impose will be $ 0.02 cents per one hundred dollars of assessed
valuation. This means that during 2025 and subsequent years, a house assessed
at $621,326 may pay up to $124.27 a year in property taxes for open space
acquisition, an increase of $62.13 over the 2024 levy. This money will be
deposited into the “Open Space Trust Fund” and shall be used exclusively to
acquire, preserve and improve lands for open space, recreation, conservation
and parkland purposes; or payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or
incurred by the Borough of Atlantic Highlands for any of the purposes set forth
above. Lands acquired by the Borough of Atlantic Highlands using these revenues
shall be held in trust and shall be used exclusively for the purposes described
above.
Bradley
Beach Borough
Municipal Question
Charter Commission
Shall
a charter commission be elected to study the charter of the Borough of Bradley
Beach and to consider a new charter or improvements in the present charter and
to make recommendations thereon?
Highlands Borough
Municipal Question No. 1
Floodwall
Should the Borough of
Highlands accept the large-scale Federal floodwall project as presented at the
May 14, 2024 Public Meeting, which includes the possible exercise of eminent
domain to take private property, with an initial estimated cost to the taxpayers
of at least $13 million dollars, in addition to annual funding paid by taxpayers
for maintenance estimated to be at least $452,000 per year?
Municipal Question No. 2
School Consolidation
Do you support the Borough
exploring tax relief for Highlands by having students from Sea Bright attend
the Henry Hudson Regional School District?
Manalapan
Township
Proposal
Shall
the Township of Manalapan, in the County of Monmouth, New Jersey, be authorized
to sell its water system (commonly known as the "Water System") to
Veolia Water New Jersey, Inc. for the sum of $4,000,000?
Explanation
If
a majority of the legal voters in the Township vote "yes", the
Township of Manalapan will sign an agreement of sale with Veolia Water New
Jersey, Inc. for the Water System servicing certain residents and property
owners within the geographic boundaries of Manalapan Township in the amount of
$4,000,000. Proceeds from the sale shall be used exclusively for the retirement
of outstanding Township debt. The agreement provides that Veolia Water New
Jersey, Inc. will provide and maintain all water services to the existing
customers of the Township’s water system and will make substantial capital
improvements to such water system. The water service rates charged to the customers
of the Township’s water system will be maintained at the rates in effect at the
time of the sale for a minimum of two years and increase by no more than 3%
each year for the next following three years. All rate changes shall be subject
to review and approval by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the state
agency with authority to oversee regulated utilities, in order to ensure safe,
adequate, and proper utility services at reasonable rates for customers in New
Jersey. If a majority of the legal voters in the Township vote “no”, the
Township will retain the Water System and will immediately begin a process to
increase rates to the extent required to address the need for additional
capital improvements and maintenance activities.
Middletown Township
Open Space Proposal
Should
Middletown increase the levy for the existing Middletown Open Space,
Recreation, Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust
Fund, from the currently approved and implemented annual levy of three cents
per $100 of equalized valuation to four cents per $100 of equalized valuation,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.7(a), to fund additional acquisitions and
improvements to open space and parkland properties?
Explanatory Statement
In
1998, Middletown voters approved the establishment of a Township Open Space
Trust Fund, with a dedicated tax levy of one cent per $100 of equalized
valuation. In 2002, voters approved an increase in the collection rate to two
cents per $100 in equalized valuation. In 2020, voters approved an increase in
the collection to three cents per $100 in equalized valuation. This referendum
seeks voter approval for an increase in the dedicated tax levy by one cent to
four cents per $100 in equalized valuation. The increase will fund additional
acquisitions and improvements to open space and parkland properties.
Sea
Bright Borough
Municipal Question
School Consolidation
Do you support the Borough
exploring educational opportunities and property tax relief available to Sea
Bright by having students from Sea Bright attend the Henry Hudson Regional
School District?
Wall
Township
Open Space Trust Fund Referendum
Shall
the Township of Wall, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40: 12-15.7d(1), adopt an ordinance
authorizing the creation of an Open Space, Recreation, Farmland, and Historic
Preservation Trust Fund (hereinafter, "Wall Township Open Space
Fund") through the establishment of a municipal property tax of $0.015 per
$100.00 of assessed real property value to be used for the conservation and
preservation of land and open space, and to protect water quality in the
rivers, streams, and other waterways. The Wall Township Open Space Fund would
be authorized to use monies for the acquisition, development, and maintenance
of lands for recreational and conservational purposes.
Interpretive Statement
A
"yes" vote means that the voters desire the Township Committee
authorize the creation of an Open Space Fund which shall be a dedicated fund
created primarily through a municipal property tax of S0.015 per $100.00 of
assessed real property value. The Open Space Fund will be used for the
acquisition, development, maintenance, and preservation of lands for
recreational and conservational purposes. As an example, if the referendum is
approved, an owner of real property assessed at $100,000 would annually pay $15
per year. For an average home assessed in Wall Township, this would increase
the tax payment by approximately $74.00 per year.
SCHOOL PUBLIC
QUESTIONS
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
Proposal
The Board of Education of
the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District in the County of Monmouth,
New Jersey (the “Board”) is authorized to (a) undertake various improvements,
alterations, renovations, and upgrades at John I. Dawes Early Learning Center,
Clark Mills School, Lafayette Mills School, Milford Brook School, Pine Brook
School, Taylor Mills School, and Wemrock Brook School, including acquisition
and installation of fixtures, furniture, equipment, and any site work;
(b) undertake various improvements,
alterations, renovations, and upgrades, and to undertake the
construction of an addition at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, including acquisition and installation of
fixtures, furniture, equipment, and any site work; (c) appropriate $115,378,211 for such improvements; and (d) issue bonds in an
amount not to exceed $115,378,211.
The eligible costs for the projects approved by the
New Jersey Commissioner of Education are $108,006,431 (consisting of $1,294,150 for John I. Dawes Early Learning
Center, $14,502,540 for Clark Mills School, $12,490,842 for Lafayette Mills
School, $8,603,790 for Milford Brook School, $12,919,725 for Pine Brook School,
$13,994,539 for Taylor Mills School, $10,896,795 for Wemrock Brook School, and
$33,304,050 for Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School). The projects
include $0 for school facility construction elements in addition to the
facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education or
not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5(g). The State debt service aid percentage will
equal 40% of the annual debt service due with respect to the final eligible
costs of the projects. The Board of
Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this
election.
Do you approve this Bond Proposal Question?
Neptune City Board of Education
Ballot Question
Do you approve removing the name of "Woodrow
Wilson" from the Neptune City School Building?
Interpretive Statement
This question is asking if voters want the name
"Woodrow Wilson" and all references associated with "Woodrow
Wilson" be removed from the school building and/or school district. A new
name for the school building and all associated references will be decided at a
later date.
This is to certify that the following is a true copy of the polling
places in Monmouth County for early voting for the General Election. All polling places are barrier free except
where noted.
COLTS NECK Colts Neck Public Library, 2 Veterans
Way
HAZLET Monmouth County Library - Hazlet Branch, 251
Middle Road
HOWELL Church of St. Veronica (Gymnasium) 4219 Route 9 North
LITTLE SILVER Woman's Club of
Little Silver, 111 Church Street
LONG BRANCH Brookdale
Community College - Long Branch, 213 Broadway, 2nd Fl
MANALAPAN Monmouth
County Library HQ, 125 Symmes Drive
MIDDLETOWN Croydon
Hall (Gymnasium) 900 Leonardville Road
NEPTUNE Neptune Township Senior Center, 1607 Corlies Avenue
SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS Cornelius V. Kelly
Community Center, 902 Ocean Road
UPPER FREEHOLD Hope Fire Company #1, 82
Route 526, Allentown
The voter can find polling locations at: www.njelections.org or www.monmouthcountyvotes.com. The voter can call the Monmouth County Board of Elections weekdays from
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at 732-431-7802
x7150. Monmouth
County Board of Elections