A HISTORIC NOVEMBER ELECTION in 2022

STARRING YOU, THE VOTER!

And who gets elected in May? Very often, it is the candidates who target special interest groups and can rally their supporters to get out to vote.

So, May Council elections, for the most part, were held on a very uneven playing field.

With November elections, most of us remember when the election is!

Yes, there still will be candidates who have more money and professional advisors. But, during the traditional campaign season, donors give to more candidates; forums, town halls, and cottage and parlor parties proliferate; and the public pays attention to candidates during a ritual that is as tradition-laden as New Year’s Eve!

YOU, THE VOTER, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE ELECTION ON THIS COMING ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8!

As a voter, what is your job description?

·     Register to vote. If you are not certain you are registered, check it out:

·     Online go to New Jersey Online Voter Registration Website

·     You will need:

·     A Valid Driver’s License or non-driver Identification (ID) Card, or

·     A Social Security Number

·     By regular mail: Address request to Bergen County Commissioner of Registration, One Bergen County Plaza, Room 380, Hackensack, NJ 07601

·     In person, at the above address

·     The Registration Deadline is October 18, 2022

·     Learn about all the candidates.

·     What does each candidate believe about

·     Taxes?
·     Budgeting?
·     Development and Teaneck’s Master Plan?
·     Open Space?
·     Inclusiveness and Diversity?
·     Other things of importance to you?
·     How do their values compare with yours?

·     Where can I learn about the Candidates?

·     League of Women Voters Forums – updated

·     for Council candidates on Monday October 3, 2022

·     for Board of Education Candidates on Monday, September 19, 2022

• Both begin at 7:30 pm and will be held in the 3rd Floor Student Center at Teaneck High School

·     North East Teaneck Block Presidents’ Forums – updated

·     for Council candidates on October 19

·     for Board of Education Candidates on October 26th

• Both NETBPA Forums will be held at the Rodda Center and begin at 7:00 pm

·     Teaneck Voices —

candidate write-ups in October

·     VOTE  – one of three ways:

·     1) Vote by Mail Ballot

You must apply for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot at VOTE.NJ.GOV or call 1-877-658-6837 to request a
Vote-By-Mail ballot:

·     Application in English

·     Application in Spanish

·     Application in Korean

Vote-by-Mail ballots are scheduled to begin to be mailed to voters in by the County Clerk on 9/24/2022 but because Teaneck’s is a non-partisan town whose ballot certification processes are later than towns with partisan elections, it is expected that our Vote-by-Mail ballots will be among the later to be mailed.

·     Your ballot must be postmarked by 8pm on November 8 (election day), or

·     Returned in-person to One Bergen Plaza. Room 380 by 8pm on November 8 or dropped in the secure drop-box at the Municipal Building by 8pm, November 8.

·     2) In-Person Early Voting

 You can vote at a polling place in-person, between October 29 and November 5. Your regular polling place may not be open, but the township and these newsletters will inform you of the polling places before October 29. The polling places will be open at least from 10am to 8pm Monday through Saturday, and 10am to 6pm Sunday.

·     3) At your Polling Place on Election Day

 And, of course, you can vote in person at your polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

A good source of “3-Ways to vote Infomatioj” has been developed by the County – Click Here

And remember to study your either your Vote-by-Mail ballot or your sample ballot that will arrive in the regular mail!

With so many federal, state and local elections, it is important to study the ballot so you know where on the ballot to find your Council candidates and your Board of Education candidates

WITH YOUR VOTE YOU DECIDE THE QUALITY OF LIFE YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY ENJOY!

More Voting Questions?  Call 1-877-658-6837