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Judge rejects Hillsborough recount bid

December 19, 2022 5:19 pm

A Superior Court judge has turned down a request for a recount of the Hillsborough Township Committee race because the Democratic candidate who lost by 46 votes was unable to show evidence that a hand tally might produce a different...

Democrat wins in Raritan Borough after recount increases lead to 9 votes (Updated)

December 16, 2022 1:47 pmDecember 16, 2022 5:14 pm

Update: a previous version of this story stated that all four canidates picked up three votes; this was what was read to attendees at the recount today. But later, Someret County Board of Elections Administrator Jerry Midgette told representatives of...

Judge orders recount in Raritan, where Dems lead by 7 votes

December 15, 2022 4:29 pmDecember 16, 2022 1:54 pm

A hand recount of votes in Raritan Borough, where Democrat Adam Armahizer defeated Republican Frank DelRocco by seven vote in the November 8 borough council election will begin on Friday, Superior Court Judge Kevin Shanahan said in an order today....

Hillsborough recount looks unlikely, but judge will give Democrats a few more days to show why

December 14, 2022 5:58 pmDecember 14, 2022 6:14 pm

A Superior Court Judge appears reluctant to order recount in a race for the Hillsborough Township Committee, where Republican Robert Britting defeated Democrat Erynn Murray by 46 votes in a race for a 25-month unexpired term. “I have to be...

Most school referendum votes pass, but Dover, Little Falls, Saddle Brook reject spending plans

December 13, 2022 9:20 pmDecember 14, 2022 12:58 am

New Jersey has four separate election days each year set aside for local school boards to seek voter approval of school construction proposals. The state will fund at least 40% of eligible costs through annual debt service aid under the...

For the 14th time this year, the polls in New Jersey are now closed

December 13, 2022 8:00 pmDecember 13, 2022 8:50 pm

It’s 8 PM and the polls have closed in New Jersey for the 14th and final time of 2022. Voters in fourteen New Jersey municipalities went to the polls today for non-partisan council runoffs in Trenton, Perth Amboy and Manchester,...

Bramnick, Muñoz, Matsikoudis sweep municipal chair endorsements in 21st district

December 13, 2022 1:53 pmDecember 13, 2022 2:00 pm

State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) has won endorsements from all nineteen Republican municipal chairs in the newly-drawn 21st legislative district as he prepares to seek re-election to a second term in 2023. The district’s two assemblywomen, Nancy Muñoz (R-Summit) and...