Editing Cape May County, New Jersey (section)

===County government===
Cape May County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] consisting of five members elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for vote as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members.<ref>[http://capemaycountynj.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=401 What is a Freeholder?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090713/http://capemaycountynj.gov/Faq.aspx?QID=401 |date=May 18, 2015 }}, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref> In 2016, commissioners were paid $17,973 and the director was paid an annual salary of $18,973.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html "Which N.J. county freeholders are paid the most?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026113548/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html |date=October 26, 2017 }}, [[NJ.com]], March 11, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Freeholder director: $18,973; Other freeholders: $17,973"</ref> No Democrat has won countywide office since [[Jeff Van Drew]] did so in 2000. {{As of|2025}}, Cape May County's commissioners are (with terms for director and vice director ending every December 31):<ref name=Directory>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/586/Board-of-County-Commissioners Board of County Commissioners], Cape May County. Accessed September 19, 2022.Note that as of date accessed, Desiderio was listed with an incorrect term-end year of 2021.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
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| Director Leonard C. Desiderio 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]], 2027<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/Directory.aspx?EID=77 Leonard C. Desiderio], Cape May County New Jersey. Accessed September 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Vice Director Andrew Bulakowski
| R, [[Lower Township, New Jersey|Lower Township]], 2025<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/Directory.aspx?EID=82 Andrew Bulakowski], Cape May County New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2023.</ref>
|-
| Robert Barr 
| R. [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], 2025<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/directory.aspx?EID=266 E. Marie Hayes], Cape May County New Jersey. Accessed September 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Will Morey 
| R, [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest]], 2026<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/Directory.aspx?EID=81 Will Morey], Cape May County New Jersey. Accessed September 19, 2022.</ref>
|- 
| Melanie Collette 
| R. [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], 2026<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/directory.aspx?EID=79 Jeffrey L. Pierson], Cape May County New Jersey. Accessed September 19, 2022.</ref>
|}

Each county in New Jersey is required by the [[New Jersey State Constitution]] to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101123505/http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 |date=November 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed October 26, 2017.</ref> Cape May County's Constitutional Officers are:<ref>[http://capemaycountynj.gov/908/Constitutional-Offices Constitutional Officers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024045135/http://capemaycountynj.gov/908/Constitutional-Offices |date=October 24, 2017 }}, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2018.</ref><ref name=Directory/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title
! Representative
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| County Clerk
| Rita Marie Rothberg (R, 2025, Ocean City)<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/189/County-Clerk County Clerk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074251/https://capemaycountynj.gov/189/County-Clerk |date=September 17, 2021 }}, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2021.</ref><ref name=2020Election>{{cite web |title=2020 General Election Summary Report |url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-general-Summary-Report-Final.pdf |website=Cape May, NJ Elections |publisher=Cape May County Election Departments |access-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074250/https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-general-Summary-Report-Final.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074251/https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ |date=September 17, 2021 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2021.</ref>
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| Sheriff
| Robert Nolan (R, 2026, Lower Township)<ref>[http://www.cmcsheriff.net/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073608/http://www.cmcsheriff.net/ |date=May 18, 2015 }}, Cape May County Sheriff. Accessed June 6, 2018.</ref><ref name=2020Election /><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sherriffs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074252/https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ |date=September 17, 2021 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2021.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| E Marie Hayes (R, 2028, Ocean City)<ref>[https://capemaycountynj.gov/545/Surrogate Surrogate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074250/https://capemaycountynj.gov/545/Surrogate |date=September 17, 2021 }}, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Members List: Surrogates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074254/https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ |date=September 17, 2021 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed September 17, 2021.</ref>
|}

The Cape May County Prosecutor is Jeffrey H. Sutherland, who was appointed to the position by [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Chris Christie]] and sworn into office on December 21, 2017.<ref>[http://www.cmcpros.net/about-us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027025837/http://www.cmcpros.net/about-us/ |date=October 27, 2017 }}, Cape May Office of the Prosecutor. Accessed February 17, 2018. "Our current County Prosecutor, Jeffrey H. Sutherland, was sworn into office on December 21st, 2017 as appointed by Governor Chris Christie."</ref> Cape May County, along with [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], is part of Vicinage 1 of [[New Jersey Superior Court]]. [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] has a civil courthouse in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], while criminal cases are heard in [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]]; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 1 is Julio L. Mendez.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/atlcm.html Atlantic/Cape May Counties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211453/https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/atlcm.html |date=October 10, 2017 }}, New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref>