South Orange Voting Guide: What You Need To Know

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Marching to the beat of its own drum, the Village of South Orange is headed for a May 14 election where voters will get the chance to decide who should be the next Village President and which three should join the Board of Trustees.

South Orange is one of the few communities in New Jersey who operate under the Village type of government, which is an adaptation of the Village Form of government. In South Orange, elections are non-partisan and the requirement for candidacy is the person be a resident registered as a voter for one year.

Most Village type governments align with the Township Committee and Mayor in the Township form correspond to the Board of Trustees and the President of the Board in the Village form. But in the case of South Orange, the Board President is also voted on separately.

On May 14, voters will have to choose between incumbent Sheena Collum who is seeking a second term and her opponent, Deborah Davis Ford.

The field is more crowded for Village Trustee with nine vying for three open seats on the dais:

• Stacey Borden
• Bobby Brown
• Donna Coallier
• Toshie Davis
• Ed Grossi
• Summer Jones
• Ed Moore
• Matt Wonski
• Bob Zuckerman

In South Orange, the positions are for four-year terms. Voters must register 21 days before the election and can vote in the following locations:

District 1

Fr. Vincent Monella Center of Italian Culture
133 Fairview Avenue
973-761-5752

District 2

Marshall School
262 Grove Street
973-378-7698

District 3

South Orange Middle School
70 North Ridgewood Road
973-378-2772

District 4

Our Lady of Sorrows Church
(Lower Level)
Fourth Street
973-763-5454

District 6

Baird Community Center
5 Mead Street
Kate Schmidt
973-378-7743 x2229
973-289-6087

District 7

South Mountain Annex
112 Glenview Road
973-378-2801

District 8

Baird Community Center
5 Mead Street
Kate Schmidt
973-378-7743 x2229
973-289-6087

District 9

First Presbyterian &Trinity Church
111 Irvington Avenue
973-762-7879

District 10

Marshall School
262 Grove Street
973-378-7698

District 11

First Presbyterian &Trinity Church
111 Irvington Avenue
973-762-7879

District 12

Seton Hall University
Walsh Library
400 South Orange Avenue
973-761-9435

District 13

South Orange Middle School
70 North Ridgewood Road
973-378-2772

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