Somerset County Government: Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter Certifies Winners Of 2021 General Election

Press release from the Somerset County Government:

11/15/2021 5:58 PM

Will Certify Local, County, and State Races to NJ Secretary of State by Nov. 20

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter convened the County’s Board of Canvassers to certify the winners of the November 2, 2021 General Election today. The certification completes the counting of ballots by the Board of Elections, and sets the stage for notification to the New Jersey Secretary of State later in the week.

“This year’s election was complex with three ways to vote, two types of voting machines, and the electronic pollbooks but the great staffs at the Board of Elections and County Clerk’s office pulled together to meet the deadline for certifying the winners,” said Clerk Peter.

Results can be found at https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/111512/web.278093.

County Clerks are required to certify the election results to the NJ Secretary of State by November 20, 2021. The Secretary then convenes the Board of State Canvassers to certify all results statewide by December 2, 2021.

The Board of Elections is meeting November 19 and 20 to conduct a risk-limiting audit of the election as mandated by statute.

More information on the Somerset County Clerk’s office, including the Election Division, can be found at http://soconj.gov/clerk.

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This press release was produced by the Somerset County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.