Vote No

Dear Neighbors,

I want to show my support for staying with non-partisan elections. As an unaffiliated or independent voter, whichever term you want to use. I along with over 8,000 other voters currently have the same opportunities as those register voters who have chosen a party for municipal elections.

If the elections were to change to partisan I along with other unaffiliated voters would only have the opportunity to vote in November after the candidates had been chosen by the members of the two major parties. Although there is a process allowing unaffiliated voters like me to vote in a primary why should we have to change our party affiliation to do so again this does not seem fair to disenfranchise such a large portion of the registered voters in West Windsor.

I have lived in the township for 65 years and have seen both forms of government and I believe that the non-partisan way has been the correct way for West Windsor for over 30 years. It allows anyone who wishes to step up to these thankless elected positions to run for office and does not limit the pool of candidates to just two parties. There is a reason why the Township has over 8,000 unaffiliated voters. They do not believe in either of the parties’ values fully, I know I don’t.

When the form of government was changed years ago it was a group effort of both republicans and democrats who came together and worked tirelessly to review, research and then propose to the voters of West Windsor the changes they thought would best work for West Windsor and I believe they made the right choice.

If residents are not happy with those who have chosen to step up and take on these elected positions, then you have at least two options to make changes. One step up to the plate, run for office, do your homework, tell the truth and be transparent and two come to Council meetings express your opinions in a polite way and get involved in the community.

Please join me in voting NO to the ballot question and continue to Keep West Windsor

Non-Partisan!

Sincerely,

Gay Huber

Former WW Township Clerk

29 Old Bear Brook Road