Editing Frankford Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Frankford Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 a five-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held in the first week of January, the committee selects one of its members to serve as mayor and another as deputy mayor.

{{As of|2024|January}} members of the Frankford Township Committee are [[Mayor]] David Silverthorne ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on township committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends on December 31, 2024), [[Deputy Mayor]] James Ayers (R, term on committee ends 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2024), Emery Castimore Jr. (R, 2025), Nicholas Civitan (R, 2025) and Edwin F. Risdon Jr. (R, 2024).<ref name=Committee>[https://frankfordtownship.org/boardsandcommittees/townshipcommittee/ Township Committee], Frankford Township. Accessed May 20, 2024. "The Township of Frankford is governed by the Township form of government, registered voters directly elect members of the five-member Township Committee. The Committee selects the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, from amongst themselves, annually at the reorganization meeting held annually on January first."</ref><ref>[https://frankfordtownship.org/municipal/budget_audit/1905_adoptbudget_2023.pdf#page=9 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Frankford Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2023>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nov-7-2023-GE-OFFICIAL-summary-rpt-with-write-ins-suppressed.pdf Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], November 22, 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2022>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NOV-8-2022-GE-Official-County-Summary.pdf Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results Summary Report], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], dated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Sussex2021>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/official-11-22-21.pdf Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

Constitutional officers are: Municipal Clerk, Lori Nienstedt; Chief Financial Officer, Sharon Yarosz; Tax Collector, Stephen Lance; and Tax Assessor, Jason Laliker.<ref name=Directory>[https://frankfordtownship.org/municipal/directory/ Municipal Directory], Frankford Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.</ref>