OCEAN COUNTY CLERK ’S OFFICE
Governors of new Jersey
SCOTT M. C OLABELLA OCEAN COUNTY CLERK www.facebook.com/oceancountyclerk www.oceancountyclerk.com NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF ELECTIONS 225 West State Street 5th Floor PO Box 304 Trenton, NJ 08625-0304 (609) 292-3760 www.elections.nj.gov NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION (ELEC) 28 West State Street 13th Floor PO Box 185 Trenton, NJ 08625-0185 (609) 292-8700 Ocean County www.elec.state.nj.us OCEAN COUNTY Board of Chosen Freeholders BOARD OF John C. Bartlett, Jr. • Virginia E. Haines ELECTIONS John P. Kelly • Gerry P. Little 129 Hooper Avenue Joseph H. Vicari PO Box 2006 Toms River, NJ 08754 (732) 929-2167 Ocean County Clerk’s www.co.ocean.nj.us Election Office OCEAN COUNTY Room 107, Court House, P.O. Box 2191 CLERK’S ELECTION Toms River, NJ 08754-2191 OFFICE Phone: (732) 929-2153 Courthouse - Room 107 Fax: (732) 349-4336 118 Washington Street PO Box 2191 Toms River, NJ 08754 (732) 929-2153 www.oceancountyclerk.com Prepared and Printed by the Ocean County Printing & Graphic Arts Department Dear Citizen, DECEMBER 2017 In an effort to assist the public, it is a pleasure to offer you this 2017 Election Dates Booklet. The SMT WT F S right to vote is a key element of our democracy and an important responsibility. Hopefully this booklet will help to assist you by providing informa tion and reminders on critical deadlines and dates that occur 12 throughout the year involving voting and elections. Pearl Harbor Day As your County Clerk, I am responsible for Remembrance administering an array of election services to the public. The following is an outline of the main electoral responsibilities and duties of the County Clerk 3456789 which are administered through the County Clerk’s Election Office: 1. Filing Officer for nomination petitions for County Offices (Freeholder, Clerk, Sheriff & Surrogate.) 2. Filing Officer for Independent (Nomination by Direct Petition) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 c a n d idate s running for County, Municipal Offices, and School Board Offices. Winter Begins 3. Recipient of all Mail-In Ballot Applications which are reviewed for approval (issuance of Ballot) or rejection (notification sent to applicant.) 4. Designs and prints Ballot materials (Mail-In Ballots, Emergency 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ballots, Voting Machine Ballot Faces, Provisional Ballots and Official Sample Christmas Day Kwanzaa Begins Ballots.) 5. Publishes the notices of Mail-In Ballot availability for all county wide 24 New Year’s elections. Eve 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 6. Clerk of the County Board of Canvassers (which is the four member County Board of Elections) which certifies election results. 7. Issues Certificates of Election for County and Municipal Officers after the General Election is certified. If my office can be of further assistance to you or if you may have a need for additional information on election matters, please call the County Clerk’s Election Office at (732) 929-2153 or visit our web site at www.oceancountyclerk.com or follow us at www.facebook.com/oceancountyclerk on the internet.
SCOTT M. COLABELLA, Ocean County Clerk JANUARY 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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Tuesday, January 3rd, Last Day to register to vote in the Pinelands Regional January 24th Special School Election. 1934 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Harold G. Hoffman 11,535 Tuesday, January 17th, Last Day for County Clerk to receive by mail William L. Dill 5,600 Pinelands Regional Special School Election mail-in ballot applications. Tuesday, January 24th, Pinelands Regional Special School Election 1931 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Polls Open 2 PM to 8 PM . David Baird, Jr. 7,199 A. Harry Moore 7,045 NOVEMBER 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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There are four State Legislative Districts which encompass Ocean County’s 33 municipalities . 26 27 28 29 30 9th District: Barnegat , Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley, Eagleswood, Harvey Cedars, Lacey, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach, Tuesday, November 7th, General Election Day Polls Open 6 AM - 8 PM Ocean Township, Ocean Gate, Pine Beach, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, Monday, November 13th, The County Board of Canvassers Certifies the South Toms River, Stafford, Surf City, Tuckerton General Election Results 10th District: Bay Head, Brick, Island Heights, Lakehurst, Lavallette, Wednesday, November 22nd is the Deadline to File Recount Manchester, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, Toms River Applications to a Judge of the Superior Court and the Deadline to Apply for Recheck of Voting Machines 12th District: Jackson, Plumsted Monday, November 27th is the Deadline to File the 20 Day Post General Election Campaign Finance Reports 30th District: Lakewood, Point Pleasant FEBRUARY 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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Last Day for County Clerk to receive by mail Fire Election Mail-In Ballot Application Friday, February 10th 1940 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Last Day to Register to Vote in the Annual Fire Elections is Thursday, Robert C. Hendrickson 13 ,591 February 16th Charles Edison 8,032 Saturday, February 18th Annual Fire Elections, Polls Open: 2 PM - 1937 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: 9 PM - Brick, Jackson, Little Egg Harbor, Plumsted, Toms River; [* Lakewood - 2 PM - 10 PM] Lester H. Clee 11,034 A. Harry Moore 7,699 OCTOBER 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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29 30 31 2013 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Chris Christie 125,781 Tuesday, October 10th is the Deadline to File the 29 Day Pre-General Barbara Buono 37,930 Election Campaign Finance Reports Monday, October 16th is the Deadline to File Continuing Political 2009 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Action Committees 3rd Quarter Campaign Finance Reports Chris Christie 124,238 Jon S. Corzine 53,761 Tuesday, October 17th is the Voter Registration Deadline for November General Election 2005 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Friday, October 27th is the Deadline to File the 11 Day Pre-General Doug Forrester 93,693 Election Campaign Finance Reports Jon S. Corzine 71,953 Tuesday, October 31st is the Last Day for County Clerk to Receive by Mail November General Election Mail-In Ballot Application MARCH 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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1946 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Alfred E. Driscoll 13 ,526 Lewis G. Hansen 3,709
1943 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Walter E. Edge 10,133 Vincent J. Murphy 2,939 SEPTEMBER 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2001 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: James E. McGreevey 84,538 Tuesday, September 12th is the Last Day Vacancy Can Occur for Bret Schundler 77,726 Primary Election Nominees 1997 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Thursday, September 14th is the Deadline for Filling Primary Nominee Vacancy Christine Todd Whitman 84,140 James E. McGreevey 57,354
1993 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Christine Todd Whitman 87 ,943 James Florio 78,132 APRIL 2017 IMPORTANT NOTICE ! SMT WT F S Please be advised that after this booklet went to press the date for the Official Primary Election Ballot Drawing listed as April 14th was 1 moved to April 17th due to the closing of State/Local Government Offices in observance of Good Friday. 2345678 Passover Begins Good Friday This is in accordance with N.J.S.A.19:11 that permits for such exceptions. For additional info please contact the Ocean County Clerk’s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Easter Election Office at 732-929- 2153.
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Monday, April 3rd, 4 PM deadline for Partisan Candidates to File Petitions for June Primary Elections. 1953 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Paul L. Troast 16 ,326 Wednesday, April 12th, Party Declaration Form Filing Deadline Robert B. Meyner 9,302 Friday, April 14th, Ballot Drawing for June Primary Election, 3 PM Monday, April 17th is the Deadline to File Continuing Political 1949 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Action Committees First Quarter Campaign Finance Reports Alfred E. Driscoll 13 ,851 Elmer H. Wene 8,320 AUGUST 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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27 28 29 30 31 1989 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: James Florio 83 ,587 Jim Couter 62,700 Monday, August 14th General Election Ballot Drawing 3 PM Friday, August 18th is the Deadline for a Municipal or County 1985 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Governing Body to File a Request With the County Clerk to Have a Thomas Kean 90,670 Public Question Appear on the November General Election Ballot Peter Shapiro 30,948 Tuesday, August 29th is the Deadline for Submission of Public Question Proposed by Voters and Adopted by Local or County 1981 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Government to be Filed With County Clerk Thomas Kean 78,658 James Florio 52,020 MAY 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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Monday, May 8th is the Deadline to file the 29 Day Pre-Primary Election Campaign Finance Reports 1961 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Tuesday, May 16th is the Voter Registration Deadline for the June James P. Mitchell 24,753 Primary Election Richard J. Hughes 18,154 Friday, May 26th is the Deadline to File the 11 Day Pre-Primary Election Campaign Finance Reports 1957 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Tuesday, May 30th is the Last Day for County Clerk to Receive By Malcolm Forbes 18,185 Mail June Primary Election Mail-In Ballot Application Robert B. Meyner 14,247 JULY 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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Friday, July 14th is the Deadline to File Continuing Political Action Committees Second Quarter Campaign Finance Reports 1977 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Monday, July 31st is the Petition Filing Deadline for School Board Brendan Byrne 59 ,307 Candidates for the General Election Ray Bateman 45,513
1973 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Brendan Byrne 53,688 Charles Sandman 32,502 JUNE 2017 IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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Tuesday, June 6th is Primary Election Day, Polls Open 6 AM to 8 PM Tuesday, June 6th is the Petition Filing Deadline for Independent 1969 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Candidates for the General Election William T. Cahill 48,076 Tuesday, June 13th is the Last Day For Any Person Who Did Not File Robert B. Meyner 20,085 a Petition for the Primary, But Received a Nomination Via Write-In Vote, To File An Acceptance With the County Clerk 1965 Ocean County Gubernatorial General Election Results: Monday, June 26th is the Deadline to File the 20 Day Post Primary Wayne Dumont, Jr. 28,879 Election Campaign Finance Reports Richard J. Hughes 23,982