Brick Early Voting Underway For 2023 Election

BRICK, NJ — Early voting has opened for the 2023 general election in New Jersey.

Brick Township voters who want to cast their ballots in person early for the election can do so at 10 locations in Ocean County.

Early voting is Oct. 28-Nov. 5. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.

The 10 early voting locations in Ocean County are as follows:

• BRICK: Ocean County Library, 301 Chambersbridge Road, Brick
• JACKSON: Ocean County Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson
• TOMS RIVER: Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River
• MANCHESTER: Ocean County Library, 21 Colonial Dr., Manchester
• BERKELEY: Ocean County Library, 30 Station Rd., Bayville
• LACEY: Lacey Community Center Room C — formerly the Knights of Columbus building —15 E Lacey Road, Lacey
• LAKEWOOD: Municipal Building, in the Courtroom, 231 3rd St., Lakewood 08701
• LAVALLETTE: Upper Shores Library, 112 Jersey City Ave., Lavallette
• LITTLE EGG HARBOR: Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Road, Little Egg Harbor
• MANAHAWKIN: OC Southern Resource Center, Nutrition Hall, 179 S. Main St., Manahawkin

If you don't want to vote early, you can vote in person on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polling locations are open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Not sure of your polling place? Search it on the NJ Division of Elections Polling Place search. All you need is your street address and ZIP code.

Vote-by-mail is still an option. The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Monday, Nov. 6 by 3 p.m. You must do so in person at the Ocean County Clerk's Office, 118 Washington St., Toms River. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 or deposited into one of the 20 secure dropboxes around Ocean County.

Who Is On The Ballot?

Voters are being asked to choose candidates for the New Jersey State Legislature, Ocean County Board of Commissioners and the local level in 2023.

NJ Senate and Assembly

Brick Township is in the 10th District. The candidates for state Senate, a four-year term, are Republican Jim Holzapfel and Democrat Jeff Horn. Holzapfel is the incumbent and has served in the Legislature since 1994, and since 2012 in the state Senate. Horn is a local attorney.

The candidates for the two, two-year terms in the Assembly are Republicans Gregory McGuckin and Paul Kanitra and Democrats John LaMacchia and Emma Mammano. McGuckin is an incumbent and was elected to the Assembly in 2012. Kanitra is the mayor of Point Pleasant Beach. LaMacchia is the director of administration for Global Safety First, which sells personal protective equipment to hospitals and first responders. Mammano is a mental health counselor.

Ocean County Surrogate and Board of Commissioners

There is one three-year term available on the Board of Commissioners, as Joseph Vicari is retiring at the end of 2023 after more than 35 years on the board. Republican Frank Sadeghi and Democrat Roxanne L. Barnes are vying for the seat. Sadeghi is the founder of Morgan Engineering, a firm that provides municipal engineering services. Barnes is a pastor and founded Newlife Counseling Center, where she works as a professional substance abuse and anger management family counselor.

The Surrogate is a five-year term. The candidates are Republican Jeffrey W. Moran and Democrat Charles D. Bauer. Moran is the incumbent. He was appointed to the post in June 2003, and was elected in November 2003, then re-elected in 2008, 2013, and 2018. Bauer is an attorney in private practice in Toms River.

The duties of the Surrogate are mostly administrative. They provide for the administration of an estate, whether it be the process of admitting a will to probate or grant letters of administration to an appropriate person to carry on the duties of the decedent. Letters of Guardianship are also granted to persons for minor children who are awarded funds through a court or from an estate as well as guardians for mentally incapacitated persons. As Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Probate Part, the Surrogate's Court reviews and files adoptions, declaration of death actions, appointment of guardian for an incapacitated persons, trusteeships, conservatorship and accounts.

Brick Township Mayor and Council

There are two candidates seeking the remaining two years of the term vacated when John Ducey resigned to become a Superior Court judge. The candidates are, in alphabetical order:

• Brick Mayoral Election 2023: John Catalano
• Brick Mayoral Election 2023: Lisa Crate

There are four, four-year seats up for election on the Township Council. The candidates are, in alphabetical order:

• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Derrick Ambrosino
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Mary Jonas Buckley
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Steve Feinman
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Theresa Gallagher
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Vince Minichino
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Rocco Palmieri
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: James Palmisano
• Brick Township Council Election 2023: Melissa Travers

Brick Township Board of Education

There are two, three-year seats up for election on the school board. The candidates are, in alphabetical order:

• Brick Township School Board Election 2023: Michael Blandina
• Brick Township School Board Election 2023: Gregory Cohen
• Brick Township School Board Election 2023: Alison Kennedy
• Brick Township School Board Election 2023: Mike Mesmer