Belleville Mayor, Council Races: 2022 Election Day Primer

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 10 to choose a mayor and two members of the city council. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The last day to register or transfer to vote in the Belleville municipal nonpartisan election was April 19. The last day to apply for by mail for a vote-by-mail ballot was May 3.

The Essex County Board of Elections offers more information about voting in Belleville and the county here. See locations of the nearest ballot box and local polling places. See sample ballots for Belleville here. Learn more about voting in New Jersey here.

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Belleville Mayor Michael Melham will face a challenge from Councilman Steven Rovell. READ MORE: Belleville Mayor Candidates Slug It Out As Election Day Nears

Meanwhile, voters will also choose two at-large members of the town council. Incumbents Naomy DePeña and Thomas Graziano will face challenges from Charles Hood and Tracy Juanita Williams.

Melham is running on the "Building a #BetterBelleville Together" slate, along with DePeña and Graziano. Learn more about their campaign platform here.

Rovell is running on the "Belleville Families First" slate, along with Hood and Williams. Learn more about their campaign platform here.

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