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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

In-Person Voting Underway in Morris County

Also, county clerk accepting vote-by-mail applications through Oct. 30.

So, the second debate is in the can. Guess it's time to get out and vote right now. Wait, what? Under New Jersey statute, voters may cast their ballots prior to the Nov. 6 Election Day without giving reason as to their decision to vote early. Here in Morris County, registered voters can vote in person at the office of the Morris County Clerk, Joan Bramhall, in the County Clerk’s Office in Morristown. Registered voters can stop by from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through Thursday, Nov. 1. The clerk's office will also have extended voting hours from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2; from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3; and from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. The County Clerk’s Office is also …

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Column: Vote Tuesday, If You Still Can

Most in New Jersey lost that right, but 10 Morris County municipalities are still holding April school elections.

This is a column about how important it is for everyone to go out to the polls tomorrow to vote for candidates for school boards and to vote on local school budgets. But it’s not very relevant for the vast majority of adults in New Jersey because most people will not get the chance to pick candidates or accept or reject the proposed tax bill for their local schools. In Morris County, only 10 municipalities will hold school elections tomorrow, and because some of those towns are in regional districts, it means only eight budgets are up for a vote. (In Patch-covered towns, votes will be held in the School District of the Chathams, the Morris School District, and Mendham Township — that's it). The bill that Gov. Chris Christie signed at the …

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Kevin Nedd

11:31 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012

Tracy, Why stop at 70% of our property tax bill? Why are you not advocating to have municipal budgets put to a vote? Do you think 2005's 11.1% municipal tax increase would have passed had it been on a ballot? Your trip down a one way street seems a bit hypocritical don't you think?   more ›

Monday, January 30, 2012

Column: The Vanishing School Budget Vote

Almost 1 in 5 districts statewide has already eliminated the April vote.

Voters in six Morris County municipalities—so far—have lost one opportunity to participate in the democratic process. Less than two weeks after Gov. Chris Christie gave them the option, 106 school districts have jumped at the chance to jettison the annual public vote on the school budget and move the vote on board of education candidates to November, alongside the election for political seats ranging from town council to, this year, president of the United States. That represents almost 20 percent of the state’s districts. In Morris County, as of last Friday, the ranks included Butler, Parsippany, Boonton, Florham Park, Lincoln Park and Randolph, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. More are expected to follow suit. This …

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1:30 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012

Dan, while the Constitution of New Jersey mandates to provide free public schools, it doesn't regulate the curriculum. Subjects beyond civics, math, basic science, and English language should not be bankrolled by the public. As for your suggestion to switch school financing from property tax to income tax, it reeks of redistributionism. Income tax is currently paid by less than half the state …   more ›

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