Editing Hammonton, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Hammonton is governed under the [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]] form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.<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 Town Council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term. The Town Council includes six members elected to serve two-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 49.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 5. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[Mayor]] of Hammonton is [[Independent politician|Independent]] Steve DiDonato, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025. Members of the Hammonton Town Council are Deputy Mayor Tom Gribbin (I, 2023), Steven Furgione (I, 2024), Jonathan Oliva (I, 2023), Renee Rodio ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2024), Sam Rodio (I, 2024) and Ed Wuillermin (I, 2023).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://townofhammonton.org/mayor-council/ Mayor & Council], Town of Hammonton. Accessed June 6, 2023</ref><ref>[https://townofhammonton.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Hammonton-2023-User-Friendly-Budget-Introduced.pdf 2023 Municipal User Friendly Budget], Town of Hammonton. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#hammonton Municipal Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323200723/https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#hammonton |date=March 23, 2022 }}, [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2022>[https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-General-Election-Results-Amended-v.1.pdf 2022 General Election Results - Amended], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] Clerk, updated December 5, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.</ref>

The mayor and most council members are affiliated with Hammonton First, an independent political organization that was established in 2005 and swept that November's elections, winning the mayoral seat and all three council seats.<ref>[http://hammontonfirst.com/about.html About], Hammonton First. Accessed September 2, 2020.</ref>