Election 2022 In Red Bank: Ways To Vote, Who's On The Ballot

RED BANK, NJ — The 2022 general election is Nov. 8. Voters will choose local and county government officials, school board members and Congressional representatives. Some municipalities may vote on public questions, as does Red Bank. Residents are voting on a change in the form of government, explained below.

Here's a look at who is on the ballot in Red Bank, along with your options for voting this year.

In Monmouth County, you can either vote at your polling location on Election Day, or you can vote by mail, if you meet the deadlines.

Sample ballots have already been mailed out, but you can check them online here at the Monmouth County Clerk's website, monmouthcountyvotes.com.

Voting in person:

Visit Monmouth County Votes and scroll down to you municipality to find your polling location. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voting by mail:

Monmouth County offers quick tips for voting by mail on its website. Voters can track the return of their mail-in ballot to the Board of Elections for counting via the county’s “Ballot Trax” software. You can click here to sign up for this free notification system.

Voters can drop their voted mail-in ballot into Board of Elections drop boxes anywhere in Monmouth County up until 8 p.m. on Nov. 8. You do not have to be a resident of the town where the drop box is located. Find a list of all drop-off locations here.

Who is on the ballot in Red Bank:

U.S. Congress/6th Congressional District

Full Term - Vote for One

• Susan M. Kiley (R) Republican
• Frank Pallone Jr. (D) Democrats
• Tara Fisher (I) Libertarian Party
• Inder Jit Soni (I) New Jersey First
• Eric Antisell (I) Move Everyone Forward

County Sheriff

Full Term – Vote for One

• Shaun Golden (R) Republican
• Larry Luttrell (D) Democrats
• Joshua Leinsdorf (I) Non-Partisan Independent

Member of the Board of County Commissioners

Full Term – Vote for Two

• Thomas "Tom" Arnone (R) Republican
• Dominick "Nick" DiRocco (R) Republican
• Kristal Dias (D) Democrats
• Bonnie Kass-Viola (D) Democrat

Red Bank Borough Council

Mayor

Full Term – Vote for One

• No Nomination Made (R) Republican
• William J. Portman (D) Democrat

Borough Council

Full Term – Vote for Two

• Mark D. Taylor (R) Republican
• Jonathan Penney (R) Republican
• Angela Mirandi (D) Democrat
• John L. Jackson (D) Democrat

Red Bank Borough Municipal Question

Shall the COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN of the Optional Municipal Charter Law, providing for SEVEN (7) council members to be ELECTED AT LARGE for STAGGERED terms at NON-PARTISAN elections to be held in MAY, with the MAYOR ELECTED DIRECTLY BY THE VOTERS, with run-off elections to be held thereafter if a sufficient number of candidates fail to attain a majority of votes, be adopted by the Borough of Red Bank?

Explanatory Statement

The voters of the Borough of Red Bank are asked whether to approve a change to Red Bank's form of government from the Borough form to the Council-Manager form under the Optional Municipal Charter Law, commonly known as the Faulkner Act.

If approved, Red Bank will be governed by a council of seven (7) members, which includes a directly-elected Mayor, who serves as a voting member of the Council. The Council will exercise legislative powers and set municipal policy for Red Bank. The Council shall appoint a Municipal Manager, who will exercise all executive and administrative powers. The Municipal Manager shall serve at the will of the Council, subject to removal by a simple majority vote.

The Mayor will be directly elected by the voters for a term of four (4) years. The remainder of the Council members will be elected for staggered terms of four (4) years each. In order to initiate staggered terms, four (4) of the council members elected under the new form of government shall serve for only two (2) years, to be determined by lot at the organization meeting of the first Council. The remaining two (2) Council members and Mayor would serve an initial four (4) year term, with a municipal election held every two (2) years. The council shall be elected at large through non-partisan elections held on the second Tuesday in May. If a sufficient number of candidates for mayor and/or council fail to attain a majority of votes, a potential runoff election for that office would be held in June. After the new Council is installed, it may choose to move subsequent non-partisan elections to the day of the general election in November, with potential runoff elections in December.

If the change of government is approved by the voters, the first municipal election will be held on May 9, 2023, and the new Mayor and Council members will be installed on July 1, 2023.

Boards of Education

Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education

Full Term - Vote for Three

• Emily A. Doherty
• Memone Paden Crystian RB Students 1st
• John Garofalo
• Adam Cohen

One Year Unexpired Term - Vote for One

• W. Scott McBride

Red Bank Borough Board of Education

Full Term - Vote for Three

• Benedict J. Forest
• Suzanne Viscomi
• Erik Perry