Tag: election

RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank’s Ready team that swept the 2023 elections are returning to the ballot in November, as the borough continues with its new nonpartisan, council-manager form of government.

NEW JERSEY – Candidates preparing for the 2025 primary election might have to work a little harder to qualify for the ballot. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Feb. 3 that increases the number of signatures candidates need to run for certain state, county and local offices.

MIDDLETOWN – Republican incumbent township committee member Tony Perry, currently the town’s mayor, will face Democratic challenger Michael Morris in the Nov. 5 general election. It would be a breakthrough for Democrats if Morris wins the one open seat on the township’s all-Republican, five-member governing body.

Voters in Monmouth County will have a choice between two vastly different candidates when they head to the polls in November to fill one open seat on the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners.

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, many may notice an uptick in unsolicited calls, texts and emails. No need to panic – chances are these messages are from an organization conducting a poll you may want to consider answering. And it just so happens one of the nation’s premier polling institutes is right next door.

The election lawsuit that left the future of the borough’s leadership uncertain came to a surprising end this week. Current Atlantic Highlands Mayor Lori Hohenleitner’s position was confirmed when the suit was withdrawn.

Last week, a momentous court decision changed the way June’s primary election ballots will appear, eliminating a controversial design unique to New Jersey.

In a key development in the lawsuit challenging the results of November’s borough elections, the complaint against newly elected council member Alyson Forbes was struck down. Forbes will remain in her seat.

Republican candidates who lost in the November borough election by razor-thin margins are, for a second time, challenging the results.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – In a not entirely unexpected turnaround, Democrats have swept the races in Atlantic Highlands.