Editing Irvington, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Irvington is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] form of municipal government, one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, whose members are elected to staggered four-year terms of office on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis in municipal elections held on the second Tuesday in May in even-numbered years. The mayor and the three [[at-large]] seats are elected together and two years later the four [[Ward (United States)|ward]] seats are up for vote together. The council selects a president, first vice president and second vice president from among its members at a reorganization meeting held after each election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 129.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The council is the legislative body of the township and needs a two-thirds majority to make changes to the budget submitted by the mayor. The mayor is the township's chief executive and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and submitting a budget, but is not eligible to vote on the council and is not required to attend its meetings.

{{As of|2025}}, the mayor of Irvington is Tony Vauss, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/mayors-official-biography/ Mayor Tony Vauss], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Jamillah Z. Beasley (South Ward, 2028), Council First Vice President October Hudley (East Ward, 2028), Council Second Vice President Charnette Frederic (At-large, 2026), Darlene Brown (At-Large, 2026), Vernal C. Cox Sr. (West Ward, 2028), Anthony Vauss Jr. (At-Large, 2026; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Orlander Glen Vick (North Ward, 2028).<ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/ Home Page], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CY-2024-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=16 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Irvington. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/122756/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/121184/web.317647/#/summary May Municipal Election May 14, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], May 22, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Essex2022Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/112990/web.285569/#/summary Municipal Election May 10, 2022 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated May 18, 2022. Accessed July 1, 2022.</ref>

In November 2024, Anthony Vauss Jr. was elected to fill the at-large seat expiring in June 2026 that became vacant after [[Renee Burgess]] resigned from office in September 2022 to take office in the [[New Jersey Senate]].<ref name=Essex2024/>

In April 2019, Jamillah Z. Beasley was appointed to fill the South Ward seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant following the death of Sandra M. Jones.<ref>[https://irvingtonnj.gov/council-president-south-ward-council/ Jamillah Z. Beasley], Township of Irvington. Accessed December 10, 2024. "On April 22, 2019, the Irvington Municipal Council unanimously voted to appoint Jamillah Z. Beasley as South Ward Council Member to fill the vacant office of the late Sandra R. Jones."</ref> She served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Essex2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/98882/Web02.235350/#/ November 5, 2019 General Election Unofficial Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Council President David Lyons, who had served six terms in office representing the North Ward, died in August 2019.<ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/david-lyons-longtime-irvington-councilman-dies-at-69/ "David Lyons, longtime Irvington councilman, dies at 69; Six-term councilman ran for mayor three times"], New Jersey Globe, August 17, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2019. "Irvington Council President David Lyons, a six-term local official who once worked for baseball Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, died on August 13 after an illness. He was 69."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Irvington is located in the 10th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 28th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#28 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were 28,545 registered voters in Irvington, of which 14,694 (51.5%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 404 (1.4%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 13,442 (47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 5 voters registered to other parties such as the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] and [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-essex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Essex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>
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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 97.9% of the vote (18,538 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 1.9% (363 votes), and other candidates with 0.2% (38 votes), among the 19,036 ballots cast by the township's 30,744 registered voters (97 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 61.9%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-essex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Essex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 96.9% of the vote (18,923 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 2.5% (493 votes) and other candidates with 0.1% (29 votes), among the 19,533 ballots cast by the township's 28,879 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.6%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 91.8% of the vote (14,885 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 7.3% (1,189 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (80 votes), among the 16,211 ballots cast by the township's 26,594 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.0.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 86.4% of the vote (6,800 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 13.1% (1,028 votes), and other candidates with 0.5% (42 votes), among the 8,030 ballots cast by the township's 31,292 registered voters (160 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 25.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-essex.pdf |title=Governor – Essex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 93.2% of the vote (9,218 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 4.6% (459 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 0.9% (93 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (66 votes), among the 9,894 ballots cast by the township's 28,189 registered voters, yielding a 35.1% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf 2009 Governor: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202084614/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf |date=2015-02-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>

===Town of Irvington v. Elouise McDaniel===
In 2022, Irvington sued local resident Elouise McDaniel, 82, accusing her of harassment and bullying by using her rights under New Jersey's [[Open Public Records Act]].<ref name="Reason 20220330">{{cite web | last=Ciaramella | first=C.J. | title=New Jersey Town Sues Elderly Woman for Filing Too Many Public Records Requests | website=Reason.com | date=March 30, 2022 | url=https://reason.com/2022/03/30/new-jersey-town-sues-elderly-woman-for-filing-too-many-public-records-requests/ | access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> Both Mayor Vauss and Municipal Clerk Harold Wiener denied filing the lawsuit when interviewed, with Wiener commenting "She does file a lot of OPRAs. That comes with the territory, my territory. I know Ms. McDaniel. I don’t have a problem with her."<ref name="NBC4 20200324">{{cite web | last1=Glorioso | first1=Chris | last2=Copenhagen | first2=Courtney | title=Town Sues Senior Citizen for Filing Too Many Public Record Requests | website=NBC New York | date=March 24, 2022 | url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/town-sues-senior-citizen-for-filing-too-many-public-record-requests/3615310/ | access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> After being the first to report on the story, [[WNBC]] was sent two cease and desist letters by the township, accusing them of harassment as well.<ref name="Washington Post 20200330">{{cite news | last=Bellware | first=Kim | title=N.J. town sues retiree, saying she filed too many record requests | newspaper=Washington Post | date=March 30, 2022 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/30/elouise-mcdaniel-irvington-lawsuit/ | access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> After the lawsuit became widely publicized, Irvington dropped it.<ref name="NJ.COM 20220331">{{cite web | last=Rodas | first=Steven | title=N.J. town to drop lawsuit against woman, 82, who it claimed filed 'voluminous' public records requests | website=nj | date=March 31, 2022 | url=https://www.nj.com/news/2022/03/nj-town-to-drop-lawsuit-against-woman-82-who-it-claimed-filed-voluminous-public-records-requests.html | access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>