Politics & Government

Moorestown Elections 2021: Who's Running, How To Vote

Moorestown voters will head to the polls for a special council election and a school board election this fall.

Moorestown voters will head to the polls for a special council election and a school board election Nov. 2.
Moorestown voters will head to the polls for a special council election and a school board election Nov. 2. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

MOORESTOWN, NJ — This fall, there will be elections for town council and school board in Moorestown.

Unlike last year, where New Jersey voters were forced to vote only by mail, voters have many more ways to vote this year: Machine vote early from Oct. 23 - 31, vote on Nov. 2 Election Day or vote by mail.

Moorestown Council Special Election

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Democrat Quinton Law was appointed to an open seat on Moorestown Council in January. He and Republican Vick Bobadilla will run against each other in a special election to fill the remainder of the term in November. Read more about each candidate below.

Moorestown Board of Education

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Board of Education President Caryn Shaw and Board Member David Weinstein are both up for re-election, but neither board member filed petitions to run in the Nov. 2 elections. Alexandria Law was also up for re-election, but she resigned from the board earlier this year due to personal reasons.

Katherine Mullin was appointed to her seat, but is not running in this year’s elections. The following candidates are running for three open seats on the Moorestown Public School District Board of Education:

  • Jill Fallows Macaluso (Children First)
  • Joseph Horwitz
  • David Vosbikian
  • Cheryl Makopoulos (We're Better Together)
  • Melissa Arcaro Burns
  • Billie Danielle Thomas (Unifying, Respectful Leadership)

See related: Takeaways From Moorestown's School Board Candidate Forum

Election Day is Nov. 2, but mail-in ballots have already been sent to homes. Voters can also use vote-by-mail drop boxes that have been set up across the district. A vote-by-mail drop box is set up at Moorestown Town Hall, 111 West Second Street.

Traditional polling locations are also set up in Burlington County. You can find your polling location here.

This year, anyone who wants to vote early in-person can do so in the following locations:

  • Chesterfield at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building, 295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road;
  • Evesham at the Gibson House Community Center, 535 East Main Street, Marlton;
  • Medford at the Medford Town Hall, 49 Union Street;
  • Mount Laurel at Rowan College at Burlington County Student Success Center, 1500 College Circle;
  • Pemberton Township at the Pemberton Community Library, 16 Broadway, Browns Mills;
  • Tabernacle at the EMS Building, 81 Hawkin Road;
  • Willingboro at the Willingboro Public Library, 220 Campbell Drive.

Early voting centers will be open Oct. 23-31. Hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked or placed in drop boxes on or before 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, Election Day.

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