Bernardsville-Bedminster Election Guide 2012

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Voting Info

• Sample Ballot: To see your sample ballot and find information about candidates, go to the County Clerk's Election website.
• Polling locations: All of the Somerset Hills locations have been condensed because of power outages. Click here for the Bernardsville and Bedminster voting locations.

Races

LOCAL:

• Somerset Hills Board of Education
• Bedminster Board of Education
• Bernardsville Borough Council
• Bedminster Township Committee

COUNTY

• Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders
  

NATIONAL:

• US House of Representatives, District 7
• US Senate
• US President

BALLOT QUESTION (ONLY BEDMINSTER)

• Open Space
  “Shall the Township Committee of the Township of Bedminster adopt an ordinance amending the Ordinance Section 15-2 Open Space Trust Fund tax to permit the use of the levied funds for the maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes owned by the Township, not to exceed twenty (20%) percent of the amount levied each year.”

A “yes” vote means residents do want the township to add a permitted use of the fund’s tax for maintenance of land.

A “no” vote means residents do not want that permitted use.

BALLOT QUESTION (ONLY BERNARDSVILLE)

• Turf Field

"Should the Borough of Bernardsville install an artificial turf field at the Upper Polo Grounds at an estimated cost of between $1,245,000 and $1,411,000, using approximately $200,000 up front from the Borough Open Space Trust Fund, and borrowing the balance through the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes, the debt service for which will be paid off using Borough Open Space Trust Funds collected in future years?"

Thoughts Going Into Elections

• NJ Insiders believe the GOP will benefit from a possible low voter turnout.

Election Day Thoughts, Musings

• Residents are surprised by the ease of voting in one place in Bedminster.
• And voters say a hurricane will not change their minds on who to vote for.

Results

• Republicans Steven Parker and Lawrence Jacobs win seats on the Bedminster Township Council.
• Reaves, Cerra-Johansson and Haggerty win seats on the Bedminster Board of Education for three-year terms, and Laura Mally earns a two-year term.