Voter Turnout Below 30 Percent in Both Verona, Cedar Grove
2013 municipal election voter turnout holds steady from previous year's numbers.
The number of voters who turned out for Tuesday’s Verona and Cedar Grove 2013 municipal elections held steady from previous year’s numbers, with less than 30 percent of registered voters heading to the polls, according to figures released from the Essex County clerk’s office. In Cedar Grove, 2,435 of the 8,965 township’s registered voters, or 27.1 percent, cast their ballot on Tuesday. In Verona, 2,207 of the 10,394 registered voters, or 21.2 percent, turned out to the polls. Overall in Essex County, which included municipal elections in South Orange for members of the village’s board of trustees, 16.9 percent of registered voters actually voted on May 14. According to the Essex County Clerk website, only 16.5 percent of registered voters …
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Chris
1:18 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wait.. there were elections? Weren't I supposed to receive something in the mail showing me who is running and where to vote? No wonder turnout is so low. more ›