Ballot Drawing For Camden County BOE Elections To Be Livestreamed

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — As the delta variant fuels a drastic increase number of new coronavirus cases in New Jersey and Camden County, county officials will once again hold their drawing for position on the ballot for nonpartisan school board elections virtually.

In New Jersey, school board candidates and members do not run or govern with a party. There is no primary, and they declare separately, and these governing bodies are designed to be nonpartisan.

Because of this, each county holds a blind drawing to determine where each school board candidate will appear on the ballot. Statewide this year, that drawing will be held at 3 p.m. Aug. 9.

Due to the resurgence of the coronavirus, this year’s drawing in Camden County can be viewed by livestream only, according to county spokesman Dan Keashen. The results will be posted on Tuesday.

The livestream can be viewed at https://livestream.com/accounts/25094258/events/9747945. It is the only county in South Jersey in which the livestream can be viewed exclusively online.

On Thursday, Camden County reported 68 new cases of the coronavirus, and is averaging a little more than 50 new cases a day. Three weeks ago, the county was averaging between eight and nine new cases a day, according to Camden County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.

As of Thursday, there have been 50,566 cases and 1,238 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020. Read more here: Camden County Tabbed As Area Of ‘Substantial’ COVID Spread By CDC

As of Monday, 304,148 Camden County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 277,850 are fully vaccinated. More information regarding vaccination rates throughout the county and available on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard at covid19.nj.gov.