Politics & Government

In-Person Voting Available Through Monday

Primary elections will be held June 7.

Registered voters in Chatham Borough and Chatham Township who are busy on June 7 and did not request to vote by mail still have a chance to head to the polls.

According to the Morris County Elections Center, registered voters can stop by the Morris County Clerk's Office to cast their ballots in municipal and legislative primaries.

The days and hours are as follows:

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  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Monday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Those voters who requested their ballots by mail can send in their ballots this week.

Chatham Township residents have a hotly contested primary election, with four Republican candidates running for two seats on the Township Committee. Incumbent Bailey Brower Jr. is running with Jeff Furbish, and Kathy Abbott and Laura Ali Nonnenmacher are also running together for the seats. No democratic candidates are running.

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Township Mayor Nicole Hagner has her name on the ballot to represent the newly reformed 27th district in the State Assembly. Hagner, a Republican, is running with Lee Holtzman (R-Livingston) for the chance to represent the 27th district.

Three democrats are also running for the Assembly seat. Incumbents John McKeon (D-West Orange) and Mila Jasey (D-South Orange) compete against Ellen Steinberg (D-Short Hills) for their names to appear on Democratic ticket in the general election.

Chatham Borough residents have an uncontested municipal and state primary. In the general election in November, they will vote for Borough Mayor and for seats on the Chatham Borough Council. Nelson Vaughan (D) and Bruce Harris (R) are running for mayor; Marcy Wecker (D), Gerald Helfrich (R) and Jim Lonergan (R) are running for seats on the council.

Borough residents will also vote in November for their state senators in the 21st district, which they recently became a part of. The two candidates are Paul Swanicke (D-Warren) and incumbent Thomas Kean Jr. (R-Westfield).

The date for the primary elections is Tuesday, June 7.

The Morris County Clerk's Office is located at 1 Court St., Morristown. The office can be reached by telephone at (973) 285-6066.


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