Bob Giles Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. election chief is retiring

April 8, 2022 11:43 amApril 8, 2022 12:03 pm

Robert Giles, the director of the New Jersey Division of Elections since 2008, is retiring. Giles made his announcement on a conference call with election officials on Friday morning. He will leave within the next few weeks. Dr. Lauren Zyriek,...

Ciattarelli has until August 6 to pick Lt. Governor candidate, state says

July 20, 2021 5:32 pmJuly 20, 2021 5:33 pm

GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has seventeen more days to pick his running mate. Robert Giles, the director of the state Division of Elections, advised Ciattarelli in a letter on July 14 that the deadline to designate his selection of...

It’s official: Biden carries New Jersey

December 7, 2020 11:13 amDecember 7, 2020 12:41 pm

Performing a largely ceremonial function, the New Jersey State Board of Canvassers today certified that the state’s 14 electoral votes will go to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biden carried New Jersey 725,061 votes against Donald Trump, 2,608,335 to 1,883,274....

Corrado wants more information on incorrectly postmarked ballots

September 29, 2020 1:06 pmSeptember 29, 2020 4:30 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado called for Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to release additional information about roughly 6,500 incorrectly postmarked ballots cast in the state’s July primaries Tuesday. “I am unsure which is more troubling — the fact that this egregious...

Murphy says he wasn’t told about 6,535 incorrectly postmarked ballots

September 28, 2020 5:32 pmSeptember 28, 2020 5:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he was first informed of a U.S. Postal Service error that saw roughly 6,500 primary mail-in ballots received on July 7 postmarked for the following day earlier Monday, but the New Jersey Globe has learned said...

Postcards telling voters where to vote may not arrive until after Election Day

June 30, 2020 4:32 pmJune 30, 2020 4:32 pm

Some voters may not receive a instructions on where they can cast in-person votes by provisional ballot for next week’s primary election until after the polls have closed. The U.S. Postal Service told state and local election officials on Monday...

Some voters won’t get their ballots until after Election Day, officials say

June 27, 2020 12:01 amJune 26, 2020 11:22 pm

Thousands of New Jerseyans might not receive their ballots until after the July 7 primary election, the result of massive computer issues and U.S. Postal Service delays. The Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) has been crashing several times a day...