Millburn Voters Reject Ballot Measure That Would Have Changed Town's Government

MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn residents rejected a ballot measure that would have changed the town’s form of government for the first time in nearly 170 years.

Voters narrowly rejected the proposal with 2,034 voting against the measure and 1,975 voting in favor — 1.5 percent margin.

If passed, the measure would have nullified the terms of local township committee members and required the entire governing body to be re-elected in November under a new set of rules.

In addition, municipal elections would become nonpartisan.

Other proposed changes included expanding the township committee from five members to seven and extend committee members’ terms from three years to four..

Candidates would have been allowed to run without listing party affiliations next to their names on the ballot.

Instead, the November general election ballot will go on as planned with Mayor Frank Saccomandi facing Democrats Beth Zall and Bill Brazell.