A Hunterdon County woman who turned 18 last month will be allowed to vote in today’s election after telling a judge that she turned her voter registration form over to a League of Women Voters volunteer in April.
The woman, whose name is being withheld by the New Jersey Globe, testified that a LWV representative conducted a voter registration drive at her high school on April 19. After completing her registration form, she handed it over to the volunteer and was told she was good to go, the woman said.
The Hunterdon County Board of Elections Supervisor Beth Thompson told the judge that the League of Women Voters goes into schools all the time and rarely encounters difficulties. She supported the 18-year-old’s bid to vote.
“They could have mailed them all,” Thompson said. “We know how reliable the post office is.”
A lawyer for the Republican State Committee took no position, but Scott Salmon, representing the Hunterdon County Democrats, supported the woman’s right to vote.
“She obviously tried (to register),” Salmon stated. “She took reasonable steps.”
Superior Court Judge Lance Kalik was quick to permit the woman to vote on a machine today.
“You made a good faith effort to register far before the deadline,” said Kalik.