Millburn Primary Election Is July 7, General In November

MILLBURN, NJ — Primary elections for statewide, countywide, and local elections will be held July 7, with the general election in November.

For the July primary this year, you can either vote by mail or vote in person by provisional ballot — but there will be no machine voting this July. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before July 7 and received by 8 p.m. on July 14.

In Millburn, four candidates are running for two spots opening up on the five-member Township Committee.

Since two Democrats and two Republicans are running for two spots, they'll be uncontested within their own primary, then face each other in the general election in November.

Here are the candidates for the two seats, with links to their bios on Patch:

• The two Democratic candidates for the two seats are Sanjeev Vinayak and Maggee Miggins. When they announced their candidacies in April, they posted bios on Patch HERE.
• The two Republican candidates are Nic Volpicelli and Sujoy Menon, and you can read all about them on Patch HERE.

In Millburn's form of government, candidates run for Township Committee, and are elected by the public. Then, the committee members choose a mayor and deputy mayor each year from among themselves.

In the primary, voters who are registered for a particular party can choose candidates to represent their party in November.

The following voter information for July 7 comes from the Millburn town website:

As per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 144, every registered Republican and Democratic voter will automatically be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot for the July 7 Primary Election.

Unaffiliated/Undeclared voters will receive an application to request a vote-by-mail ballot. The July 7 Primary Election will be a primarily vote-by mail election, with a limited number of consolidated polling places.

Polling places will only be providing provisional ballots and an allowance for ADA voters to vote by audio on a voting machine. Essex County now offers a fully accessible absentee ballot for voters with disabilities. Please call 973-387-7314 to request your accessible absentee ballot or to visit the Essex County Clerk’s Office site for more information, please click HERE. To visit the Essex County Board of Elections, please click HERE.

Provisional paper ballots and visually impaired audio voting will be available at the following locations on July 7 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

• Community Congregational Church, 200 Hartshorn Drive
• Millburn Education Center, 434 Millburn Ave.

Need a second Vote By Mail Ballot for the July 7th Primary Election? Click HERE (PDF) to access the form!

Resources

• July 7 Primary FAQ’s – Click HERE (PDF)!
• How to Vote By Mail! Click HERE!

Millburn Township election information

Visit www.njelections.org to check whether you are registered to vote or to find your voting location.

Visit the Essex County Clerk’s page orMillburn Town Hall to obtain a VoterRegistration Form, Vote by MailApplication and/or Change in PartyAffiliation Form!

• www.essexclerk.com (under services)
• www.twp.millburn.nj.us/151/Cle...

Interested in becoming a Poll Worker? Please call the Essex County Board of Elections at 973-621-5070.

Social distancing/face coverings

• Six feet distance between voters as well as between voters and poll workers by demarcation of 6-feet of spacing in voter lines and poll workers stations will be enforced.
• Frequent sanitization of high touch areas in polling places consistent with CDC guidelines;
• Hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes will be available to poll workers, voters and those accompanying voters.
• Voters encouraged to adhere to CDC guidelines regarding face coverings while in the polling place, however, entry into the polling location cannot be denied for not wearing a face covering.

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