Municipalities requiring non-partisan and/or run-off elections

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Herb Tarbous
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Dear Bergen County Clerk's Office,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

Please provide a list of municipalities in your county which for:

Municipal elections:
1) employ non-partisan elections
2) require run-off elections (in the event of no candidate receiving a majority of votes)

School Board Elections
3) require run-off elections (in the event of no candidate receiving a majority of votes)

Yours faithfully,

Herb Tarbous

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Electionsclerk, Bergen County Clerk

Dear Mr. Tarbous,

 

The following is a list of the Non-Partisan Municipalities in Bergen
County.

·        Hackensack

·        Garfield

·        Lodi

·        Lyndhurst

·        Mahwah

·        Ridgefield Park

·        Ridgewood

·        Teaneck

·        Teterboro

Please contact the Municipal Clerk in each municipality to ask if their
form of government permits runoff elections.

 

In regards to School Board Elections, a Special School Election would be
initiated if there is a tie vote for two candidates with only 1 open seat
available.

 

Best,

 

Elections Division

Office of the Bergen County Clerk

One Bergen County Plaza – Rm 130

Hackensack, NJ 07601

P: 201-336-7020

F: 201-336-7005

 

 

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Herb Tarbous
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Dear Electionsclerk,

Thank you for your response.

Yours sincerely,

Herb Tarbous

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