Voting In The 2019 Primary Election? Register Now In Chatham

CHATHAM, NJ — The 2019 primary election is less than a month away. If you are not a registered voter and wish to vote in the election next month, time is running out to register.

The New Jersey deadline for registering to vote in the general election is 21 days before the election. This year, that date is May 14.

To register to vote in New Jersey you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 17 years old; you may not vote until you are 18 years old
• A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
• You cannot be currently serving a sentence, probation or parole because of a felony conviction

To register in Morris County, you can click here to access the voter registration form. You can print out the form and fill it out by hand, then mail it (the form included a postage-page mailer) or you can hand-deliver it to the Morris County's Clerk's office, 10 Court Street, First Floor, Morristown.

The form provides an option to choose to vote by mail. If you choose to vote by mail, you will receive vote-by-mail ballots until you inform the the clerk's office in writing that you no longer want to vote by mail.

Further information is on the Morris County Clerk's website. Click here.

When 2020 rolls around there will be some new faces on the governing body in both Chatham Township and Chatham Borough as some incumbents decided not to run for re-election, clearing the field for new blood.

In Chatham Township, last year's mayor, Republican Curt Ritter, has opted not seek a third term. Current mayor, incumbent Tayfun Selen is seeking another round on the dais and is joined by Rez Estevez and Mark F. Hamilton in seeking their party's nomination for the primary.

Democrat Stacey Ewald will have an easier time of it, as she is the only petitioner who filed for the Democrats by deadline and looks like a lock to secure her party's nomination.

Over in Chatham Borough, Republican Mayor Bruce Harris is not seeking a third term. Neither is Councilwoman Victoria Fife.

Incumbent Republican Council President James Collander is seeking his fifth term alongside Stacey McEvoy. They seek their party's nomination in the primary and with Fife not filing, they are running unopposed.

Also unopposed in the primary is Republican Councilman Robert A. Weber who has filed to replace Harris as mayor. Democratic Councilman Thaddeus Kobylarz is also running unopposed to to replace Harris in primary and the two seem set to win their party's nomination and face off in the general election in November.

For the Democrats, candidates are Irene Treloar and Karen Koronkiewicz are looking to secure their party's nomination for the two open council seats.

The primary for this election cycle in June 4 and the general election takes place Nov. 5.

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