Editing Teaneck, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
[[File:TeaneckMunicipalBuilding.jpg|thumb|Teaneck Municipal Building]]

===Local government===
{{See also|Mayors of Teaneck, New Jersey}}
Teaneck is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] form of government. The council-manager system was adopted by referendum in 1988.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.teaneck.org/virtualvillage/managersreports/2003.pdf#page=3 Teaneck Municipal Services 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219025720/http://www.teaneck.org/virtualvillage/managersreports/2003.pdf#page=3 |date=December 19, 2013 }}, Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 18, 2013. "In 1987, a referendum to alter the form was approved, creating staggered terms for the Council. As part of the change, Council elections now take place every two years on the second Tuesday in May. Seven members serve four-year terms which expire in even numbered years as follows: three will expire in 2004, four will expire in 2006, etc."</ref> The council's seven members are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve staggered, four-year terms of office. Following a municipal election, the Township Council holds a Reorganization Meeting where the winners are sworn in, and the council elects a mayor and two deputy mayors from among its own members. Under the council-manager system, the mayor's chief role is to preside over the council. The mayor (and deputy mayors) vote on all matters as regular members of the council, and the position is not an executive one. The mayor does, however, execute bonds, notes, contracts and written obligations of the Township and is empowered to perform marriages.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forms of Government in NJ|url=https://www.njlm.org/Faq.aspx?TID=25,|access-date=28 January 2020|website=NJLM New Jersey League of Municipalities}}</ref><ref name=General>[http://www.teanecknj.gov/Council/ Township Council – General], Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref>
<br>The chief executive of the Township of Teaneck is the [[Faulkner Act#Council–manager|Township Manager]], who is hired by the council and is present at meetings of the council but does not have voting power. The Manager implements Council policies, enforces ordinances and is responsible for appointing and directing department heads. The Township Manager is also responsible for preparing and submitting the budget to the council.<ref name="Interim MunicipalManager">[http://www.teanecknj.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=trees.treePage&treeID=180 Manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822105239/http://www.teanecknj.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=trees.treePage&treeID=180 |date=2012-08-22 }}, Township of Teaneck. Accessed July 10, 2012.</ref>

The Township Council serves as Teaneck's governing body, setting policies and passing ordinances. It adopts an annual budget and approves contracts and agreements for services. The Council appoints the town officials, including the Manager, Clerk, Auditor, Attorney, Magistrate and Assessor. The Council appoints seven members of the Planning Board, the members of the Board of Adjustment, and all other statutory and advisory boards.<ref>[http://www.teanecknj.gov/Government/ Government], Township of Teaneck. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref><ref name=General/>

As of January 2023 the Township Council was comprised as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.teanecknj.gov/council |title=Township of Teaneck Council Members |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=teanecknj.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206195729/https://www.teanecknj.gov/council |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=63 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position
! Name
! Term began
! Term ends
! Notes
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|[[Mayors of Teaneck, New Jersey|Mayor]]
|Mark J. Schwartz
|January 1, 2025
|December 31, 2028
|Elected in 2012, the Council elected Schwartz mayor at the Council reorganization in January 2025.
|-
|Deputy Mayor 1
|Karen Lew Orgen
|January 1, 2025
|December 31, 2028
|
|-
|Deputy Mayor 2
|Denise Belcher
|January 1, 2023
|December 31, 2026
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|-
|Councilmember (at-large)
|Elie Y. Katz
|January 1, 2023
|December 31, 2026
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|-
|Councilmember (at-large)
|Danielle Gee
|January 1, 2023
|December 31, 2026
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|-
|Councilmember (at-large)
|Hillary Goldberg
|January 1, 2023
|December 31, 2026
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|-
|Councilmember (at-large)
|Michael Pagan
|January 1, 2025
|December 31, 2028
|
|}

As of January 2025, the Township Manager was Jacklyn Hashmat, who has been serving since 2024. 

Following its founding in 1895, Teaneck used the traditional [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] form of government, led by a three-member Township Committee (later expanded to five seats) elected on a partisan basis. On September 16, 1930, Teaneck residents voted to establish a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] Council-Manager form of government under the terms of the [[1923 Municipal Manager Law]], with five members elected concurrently on an at-large basis. In 1962, the Council expanded to its current size of seven members and the position of Deputy Mayor was created. In 1987, a referendum to alter the form to a Faulkner Act Council-Manager form of government was approved, providing for staggered terms for the council. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 565) statewide that use this 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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> 
<br>Until 2021, council elections took place in even years on the second Tuesday in May. Following a referendum that passed in 2021, the date of Township Council elections was moved to November to be held with the state-wide elections.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 157.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/teaneck-will-move-local-elections-from-may-to-november/ |title=Teaneck will move local elections from May to November |date=2021-11-03 |access-date=2023-02-06 |last=Fox |first=Joey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206205058/https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/teaneck-will-move-local-elections-from-may-to-november/ |archive-date=2023-02-06 |url-status=live |publisher=[[New Jersey Globe]]}}</ref>

In May 2000, three women ran for Township Council, and all three, incumbent Jackie Kates and newcomers Marie Warnke and Deborah Veach, were elected.<ref>Sampson, Peter J.; and Stancavish, Don. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26541897.html "Teaneck Elects 3 Women To Council – Sole Incumbent Tops Crowded Field"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180623/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26541897.html |date=2015-09-24 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 10, 2000. Accessed December 3, 2014. "Deputy Mayor Jacqueline Kates, Deborah Veach, and Marie Warnke easily outpolled five other candidates Tuesday to win four-year terms on the Township Council."</ref> Kates, Warnke and Veach completed their four-year terms and then ran for re-election in May 2004.<ref>Johnson, Paul H. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-94417049.html "5 candidates vying for 3 seats on Teaneck Council"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182751/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-94417049.html |date=2015-09-24 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 8, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2014. "Five candidates are facing off for three seats. They are Mayor Jacqueline Kates, who is seeking her third term, Deborah Veach and Marie Warnke, who are both running for their second term, and challengers Monica Honis and Eric Cinotti."</ref> Jackie Kates and Deborah Veach were re-elected and became Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively. Ms. Veach resigned her position in October 2005 and was appointed to be the Township's Municipal Prosecutor.<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113996123.html "Teaneck's deputy mayor resigns to become its prosecutor – Veach first elected to council in 2000"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172531/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113996123.html |date=2015-09-24 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 9, 2005. Accessed December 3, 2014. "Deputy Mayor Deborah Veach has resigned her council seat to become the township prosecutor."</ref>

On May 13, 2008, the township voted to re-elect Monica Honis to the council (with 2,981 votes). Elnatan Rudolph (2,852) lost his bid for re-election, falling 38 votes behind his running mate. Barbara Toffler (leading the voting with 3,356 votes) and Mohammed Hameeduddin (2,890) were elected and took office on July 1, 2008, filling the seats left by Rudolph and former mayor Jackie Kates, who did not run for re-election.<ref>Ax, Joseph. "Rivals split the vote", ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 14, 2008. "Challenger Barbara Toffler surged to victory in Tuesday's bitterly contested council election, finishing first in a field of eight, and Councilwoman Monica Honis and newcomer Barbara Toffler also captured four-year terms."</ref>

In the 2010 municipal elections, Adam Gussen, Elie Katz and Lizette Parker were re-elected to office, with former councilmember Yitz Stern taking the seat vacated by former mayor Kevie Feit, who did not run for a second term. At its July 1, 2010, reorganization meeting the council selected Mohammed Hameeduddin to serve as mayor, making him one of the state's first Muslim mayors, while Adam Gussen was chosen as deputy mayor.<ref>Ax, Joseph. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/Teaneck_picks_first_Muslim_mayor.html "Teaneck picks first Muslim mayor"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]', July 1, 2010. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref><ref>Dwyer, Devin. [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jersey-town-picks-muslim-mayor-orthodox-jew-deputy/story?id=11092489 "N.J. Town Picks Muslim for Mayor, Orthodox Jew as Deputy"], [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], July 6, 2010. Accessed July 7, 2010.</ref>

In the May 2012 municipal election, Mohammed Hameeduddin won a second term in office (with 4,374 votes) and was the only incumbent to win re-election, with challengers Mark Schwartz (3,150) and Henry Pruitt (2,872) taking the seats of Barbara Toffler (2,526) and Monica Honis (2,238), who lost their bids for re-election and came in fourth and fifth respectively, while Alexander Rashin came in sixth (1,049).<ref>Superville, Denisa R. [http://www.northjersey.com/teaneck/teaneck_election.html "Two challengers join Teaneck council"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 8, 2012. Accessed July 10, 2012. "Hameeduddin received the highest number of votes — 4,374, according to preliminary results from the township clerk's office. He will be joined on the council by Mark Schwartz, a member of the Planning Board and the volunteer ambulance corps who received 3,150 votes, and Henry J. Pruitt, a school board member and retired educator who received 2,872 votes. Voters rejected the re-election bids of two councilwomen, Barbara Toffler and Monica Honis. Toffler, a retired professor, received 2,526 votes, while Honis, who teaches English as a second language in Clifton, received 2,238 votes. A sixth candidate, Alexander Rashin, a scientist in computational molecular biophysics, got 1,049 votes."</ref>

In the May 2018 municipal election, Elie Katz won a sixth term in office (with 3,822 votes) and Gervonn Romney Rice, who was selected to replace Mayor Lizette Parker (after her death in 2016), won reelection (with 4,480 votes). Challengers Keith Kaplan (with 3,191 votes) and James Dunleavy (with 3,360 votes) defeated incumbent Alan Sohn (with 2,483 votes) and challengers Clara Williams (with 2,303 votes) and Charles "Chuck" Powers (with 2,282 votes).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teanecknj.gov/home-news/may-8-2018-unofficial-election-results|title=Township of Teaneck New Jersey - May 8 2018 unofficial election results|last=www.evogov.com|website=www.teanecknj.gov|access-date=2018-05-14|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514143657/https://www.teanecknj.gov/home-news/may-8-2018-unofficial-election-results|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
[[Image:Teaneck Post Office.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Teaneck Main Post Office]]
Teaneck is in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 37th 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#37 Districts by Number for 2011–2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Prior to the 2010 Census, all of Teaneck had been part of the 9th Congressional District, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections, making Teaneck one of 14 municipalities (and the only one in Bergen County) to be split across districts, down from the 29 that had been split after the 2000 Census.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 65, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref><ref>Sullivan, S.P. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/01/teaneck_mayor_new_congressional_map_which_splits_town_in_two_a_complete_surprise.html "Teaneck mayor: New congressional map, which splits town in two, 'a complete surprise'"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 5, 2012. Accessed January 16, 2012. "The town of Teaneck finds itself, quite literally, in the middle of the confusion. The re-drawn congressional map splits the town between Garrett's 5th congressional district and the 9th, which is a combination of districts previously held by Rothman and Pascrell."</ref> As part of the redistricting that took effect in 2013, 32,023 (about 80%) of Teaneck residents were placed in the new 5th District, with the remaining 7,753 residents (about 20%) mostly in areas of the township east of Teaneck Road and south of Bedford Avenue placed in the 9th District.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-teaneck.pdf New Jersey Congressional Districts 2012-2012: Teaneck Map], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref>

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===Politics===
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Teaneck is a Democrat stronghold, with Democrat registration higher than that of Republicans. As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 24,862 registered voters in Teaneck Township, of which 12,646 (50.9% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,332 (9.4% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 9,872 (39.7% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 12 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party of the United States|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 62.5% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 83.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 15,053 votes (75.2% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 4,229 votes (21.1% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 729 votes (3.6% vs. 4.6%), among the 20,152 ballots cast by the township's 28,631 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, November 8, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 13,875 votes (71.5% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 5,256 votes (27.1% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 136 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among the 19,394 ballots cast by the township's 27,145 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.4% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 14,785 votes (71.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 5,621 votes (27.2% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 95 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 20,642 ballots cast by the township's 26,294 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_85.html 2008 General Election Results for Teaneck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814202756/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_85.html |date=August 14, 2011 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed November 6, 2008.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 13,254 votes (69.4% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 5,672 votes (29.7% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 78 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 19,088 ballots cast by the township's 24,466 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 57.8% of the vote (6,197 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 41.4% (4,439 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (90 votes), among the 10,991 ballots cast by the township's 25,615 registered voters (265 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.9%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor – Bergen 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-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Bergen 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 9,347 ballots cast (71.8% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 3,242 votes (24.9% vs. 45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 343 votes (2.6% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 41 votes (0.3% vs. 0.5%), among the 13,027 ballots cast by the township's 25,513 registered voters, yielding a 51.1% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=November 28, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref>

In the 2018 Municipal Election, Gervonn Romney Rice received 4,480 votes, [[Elie Katz|Elie Y. Katz]] received 3,822 votes, James Dunleavy received 3,360 votes, Keith Kaplan received 3,191 votes, Alan Sohn received 2,483 votes and [[Clark Williams (politician)|Clara Williams]] received 2,303 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teanecknj.gov/municipal-election-information|title=Township of Teaneck New Jersey - 2018 May Municipal Election information|website=www.teanecknj.gov|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>

In 2018 there were a total of 26,860 registered voters in Teaneck Township.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2018/2018-general-election-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf|title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2018 General Election Results|date=6 November 2018|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>

===Taxation===

The [[Tax Foundation]] determined that Bergen County had the third-highest median property tax burden in the nation ($8,708 vs. a New Jersey median of $6,579 and a national median of $1,917) and the fourth-highest level of property taxes as a percentage of median income (8.59% vs. 7.45% statewide and 3.03% nationally), based on an analysis of data from the 2009 [[American Community Survey]] conducted by the [[United States Census Bureau]] for all 792 counties in the United States with more than 20,000 residents.<ref>[http://interactive.taxfoundation.org/propertytax/ Property Tax Data by County], [[Tax Foundation]]. Accessed November 18, 2011.</ref> As of 2010, Teaneck's effective tax rate of $2.492 per $100 of equalized value was the 12th-highest of the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, which had a countywide median effective rate of $2.115 per $100, ranging from a low of $.596 in [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]] to a high of $3.005 in [[Ridgefield Park, New Jersey|Ridgefield Park]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/gtr12ber.pdf 2012 General Tax Rates Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury]]. Accessed September 16, 2013.</ref>

{{As of|2013}}, just under 55% of a Teaneck property owner's real estate taxes goes to support the local school system, 36.7% goes to municipal taxes (including an open space tax) and the remaining 8.4% to cover county services (which also assesses an open space tax). In the decade from 2003 to 2013, municipal taxes had risen at an annual rate of just over 4.5% and school taxes by almost 2.8%, while the [[consumer price index]] for the New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island area had gone up 2.6% during that time span.<ref name=TaxLevyHistory>Abbott, Tom. [http://election.tomabbott.net/Budget/TaxLevy22Years.htm Teaneck NJ Property Taxes – 1991 to 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223115039/http://election.tomabbott.net/Budget/TaxLevy22Years.htm |date=2014-02-23 }}, TomAbbott.net. Accessed February 4, 2014.</ref>

The 2013 tax rate was set at $2.486 per $100 of assessed value (an overall increase of 3.7% from 2012), which includes school taxes of $1.365 (up almost 3.3%), municipal taxes of $0.871 (an increase of 5.8%), a library tax of $.031 (down 3.1%) and county taxes of $0.206 (down 0.5%), plus a municipal open space tax of $0.010 and a county open space tax of $0.003 (both unchanged).<ref name=TaxLevyHistory /><ref name=Abstract2013>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140221130306/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/2409#page=23 2013 Abstract of Ratables for the County of Bergen], Bergen County Board of Taxation. Accessed February 4, 2014.</ref><ref name=Budget2013>[http://election.tomabbott.net/Budget/Council/2013/BudgetSummary2013.pdf 2013 Municipal Budget Resolution], TomAbbott.net. Accessed February 4, 2014.</ref> The owner of a median-valued home in Teaneck, assessed at $465,300, paid 2011 property taxes of $11,190, which would include $6,244 in school taxes, $3,992 in municipal taxes and $949 to the county (including open space levies).<ref name=Budget2013 /><ref>Prosnitz, Howard. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/122174129_Council_approves__65K_budget.html "Teaneck Council approves $65M budget"], ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', May 18, 2011. Accessed November 18, 2011. "The owner of the average house in Teaneck assessed at $465,300 will pay $3,946 in municipal taxes in 2011, an increase of $111 over 2010."</ref>

During 2006, Teaneck underwent a [[revaluation]] of all privately owned real estate, as required periodically by the state. This revaluation adjusted property values to market prices, ensuring that taxes are equitably allocated. The average property in Teaneck was assessed at approximately $417,900, an increase of 132.1% from the prior year's average. The new valuations took effect for the 2007 tax year.<ref>Aberback, Brian; and Sheingold, David. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-134927966.html "Teaneck's seismic tax shift"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103082816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-134927966.html |date=2012-11-03 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 13, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2009.</ref> In the wake of the revaluation implemented in 2007, a wave of tax appeals hit the township, resulting in a loss of about $110 million in ratables and costs to the township of $2.2 million for the 2012 tax year.<ref>Superville, Denisa. R. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/197718831_Teaneck_looks_to_ease_tax-appeal_pain.html "Teaneck looks to ease tax-appeal pain"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 13, 2013. Accessed August 13, 2013. "The township is counting on state permission to spread the payment of about $2.2 million in tax appeal judgments over three years and avoid hitting homeowners with a much greater tax increase this year. ... Tax appeals are proving to be extremely nettlesome to the township: Between 2012 and 2013, the borough's ratables declined to $5.91 billion from $6.02 billion, largely as a result of reduced assessments from successful tax appeals."</ref> The township agreed to complete a revaluation by October 2014 that would go into effect in 2015, awarding a $710,000 contract to perform the necessary home visits and determine property values.<ref>Burrow, Megan. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/221589161_Teaneck_approves_revaluation_contract.html?page=all "Teaneck approves revaluation contract"], ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', August 29, 2013. Accessed February 4, 2014. "After paying nearly $2.2 million in tax appeal refunds this year, the Teaneck Council awarded a $712,470 contract last week to Appraisal Systems Inc., which will perform a revaluation of properties in town next year.... But because of the number of properties in town and inspection requirements, the township has informed the county Board of Taxation it will not be able to complete the revaluation by the Oct. 1 deadline and requested an extension to Oct. 1, 2014 for the tax year of 2015."</ref>

The Teaneck Public Schools had a Budgetary Per Pupil Cost of $18,417 in its 2012–2013 budget, 26.8% higher than the average of $14,519 budgeted that year by districts in the same grouping of grades and enrollment, ranked as the 101st highest among the 106 K–12 districts in the state with more than 3,500 students.<ref name=TEGSTeaneck />

At the April 2006 school elections, voters rejected the proposed $84.8 million budget for the Teaneck Public Schools for the 2006–2007 school year by a 1,644 to 1,336 margin. Based on recommendations specified by the Township Council, the Board of Education approved $544,391 in cuts.<ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-123789802.html "Teaneck school board OKs budget cuts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103082801/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-123789802.html |date=2012-11-03}}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 18, 2006. Accessed March 5, 2009.</ref> The school budget was rejected again in 2009, with the Council cutting $1 million from the $94.8 million originally proposed.<ref>Ax, Joseph. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-164682722.html "Teaneck Council slashes $1 million from school budget"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103082808/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-164682722.html |date=2012-11-03}}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 13, 2009. Accessed September 30, 2009. "The Township Council on Tuesday formally cut $1 million from the defeated $94.8 million school budget. "</ref> After the 2010 school budget failed, the Township Council removed $6.1 million from the $95 million budget proposed by the school district, zeroing out what would have been an 8.2% increase in the school tax levy.<ref>Prosnitz, Howard. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/94395259_Council_cuts__6M_from_school_budget_.html "Teaneck cuts $6M from school budget"], ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', May 20, 2010. Accessed December 9, 2011. "The council cut the defeated $95 million school budget by more than $6.1 million, eliminating five assistant principals, several curriculum supervisors and staff development coordinators. In all, approximately 40 positions were cut, on top of 20 that had previously been eliminating by the Board of Education."</ref> The school board eliminated 77 positions to meet the cuts approved by the council.<ref>Prosnitz, Howard. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/96025969_BOE_cuts__6_1M_from_budget_.html?page=all "Teaneck's BOE cuts $6.1 million from budget"], ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', June 20, 2010. Accessed December 9, 2011. "More than a hundred persons, including parents, current and former Teaneck High School students and teachers wearing union T-shirts, were present at the special board of education meeting on June 2, at which the board voted 8–0 to cut $6.1 million from the 2010–11 school budget.... A total of 77 positions were eliminated, including the director of School/Community Relations, two librarian/media specialists, two curriculum supervisors, the manager of information systems, three secretaries, three maintenance workers and 21 paraprofessionals."</ref>