Editing Hoboken, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
[[File:1.20.10HobokenCityHallByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|[[Hoboken City Hall]] on Washington Street between First Street and Newark Street]]
The City of Hoboken is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|mayor-council]] (Plan D) system of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of January 1, 1953.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed January 19, 2014.</ref> The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) 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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the nine-member City Council. The city council includes three members elected [[at-large]] from the city as a whole, and six members who each represent one of the city's six [[Ward (United States)|wards]].<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9lTDiYbNgQrUU1pTEhiTWZoUzA/view 2012 Election Wards and Districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801154820/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9lTDiYbNgQrUU1pTEhiTWZoUzA/view |date=August 1, 2020 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> All of the members of the city council are elected to four-year terms of office in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years, with the six ward seats up for election together and the three at-large and mayoral seats up for vote two years later.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 145.</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>

In July 2011, the city council voted to move municipal elections from May to November. The first shifted election were held in November 2013, with all officials elected in 2009 and 2011 having their terms extended by six months.<ref>Musat, Stephanie. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/hoboken_council_majority_moves.html "Hoboken council majority moves next election from May 2013 to November 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203110155/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/hoboken_council_majority_moves.html |date=February 3, 2014 }}, ''The Jersey Journal'', July 21, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2013. "By a 5-4 vote, the Hoboken City Council voted to move municipal elections to November. Moving the elections to November means the council's term, including Mayor Dawn Zimmer's, will be extended by six months. The change will be in place for 10 years.&nbsp;... The next election will be in November 2013."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey|mayor of Hoboken]] is [[Ravinder Bhalla]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/mayor-ravi-bhalla Meet the Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715170138/https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/mayor-ravi-bhalla |date=July 15, 2019 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref> Members of the city council are Council President Michael Russo (2027; 3rd Ward), Council Vice President Emily Jabbour (2025; at-large), Phil Cohen (2027; 5th Ward), Paul Presinzano (2027; 1st Ward), James J. Doyle (2025; at-large), Tiffanie Fisher (2027; 2nd Ward), Joe Quintero (2025; at-large) and [[Ruben Ramos (politician)|Ruben J. Ramos Jr.]] (2027; 4th Ward).<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/city-council |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.hobokennj.gov}}</ref><ref>[https://cityofhoboken-my.sharepoint.com/personal/j_lore_hobokennj_gov/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fj%5Flore%5Fhobokennj%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2F2021%20adopted%20user%20friendly%20budget%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fj%5Flore%5Fhobokennj%5Fgov%2FDocuments&ga=1 2021 Municipal User Friendly Budget] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619021217/https://login.microsoftonline.com/ded13077-f5e5-43ee-acbc-04ea16f42853/oauth2/authorize?client_id=00000003-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000&response_mode=form_post&protectedtoken=true&response_type=code%20id_token&resource=00000003-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000&scope=openid&nonce=CCFDBC0A0902C9A8BBA8FA0B8323401306F3720008CA1472-32B3DA28BEB08D770E7CF20BFD9D187FE8AFF6278E71230466F5390DC6AD9BC7&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fcityofhoboken-my.sharepoint.com%2F_forms%2Fdefault.aspx&state=OD0w&claims=%7B%22id_token%22%3A%7B%22xms_cc%22%3A%7B%22values%22%3A%5B%22CP1%22%5D%7D%7D%7D&wsucxt=1&cobrandid=11bd8083-87e0-41b5-bb78-0bc43c8a8e8a&client-request-id=84be48a0-0072-d000-0c34-5d6de3595752&sso_reload=true |date=June 19, 2022 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221516/https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202055316/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary |date=February 2, 2022 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ Hudson County General Election 2019 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107002016/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ |date=January 7, 2020 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>  The 6th Ward is vacant after the sudden and unexpected passing of 5 time elected council woman Jen Giattino.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/repmenendez/reel/DCXoTsJRazI/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-16 |title=Words of Remembrance for Jen Giattino of Hoboken - Insider NJ |url=https://www.insidernj.com/words-of-remembrance-for-jen-giattino-of-hoboken/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241116183824/https://www.insidernj.com/words-of-remembrance-for-jen-giattino-of-hoboken/ |archive-date=2024-11-16 |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoboken City Council President Jen Giattino Has Died |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hoboken/sections/government/articles/hoboken-city-council-president-jen-giattino-has-died |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2017 general election, Ravinder Bhalla was elected to succeed [[Dawn Zimmer]] becoming the state's first [[Sikh]] mayor; Zimmer had chosen not to run for re-election to a third term and had endorsed Bhalla for the post. Bhalla's running mates, incumbents James Doyle and Emily Jabbour, won two of the at-large seats, while the third seat was won Vanessa Falco who had been aligned with the slate of mayoral candidate Michael DeFusco.<ref>McDonald, Corey W. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/11/bhalla_bests_defusco_to_win_hoboken_mayoral_race.html "Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109024034/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/11/bhalla_bests_defusco_to_win_hoboken_mayoral_race.html |date=November 9, 2017 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', November 7, 2017. Accessed November 8, 2017. "City Councilman Ravi Bhalla has emerged victorious in the six-person mayoral race, becoming the first Sikh mayor of the Mile Square City -- and the state of New Jersey. Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey, was endorsed by current Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who in a surprising decision announced she would not seek a third term in office.... In the race for three at-large seats on the City Council, two members of Bhalla's slate -- James Doyle and Emily Jabbour -- were victorious, while DeFusco team member Vanessa Falco was also elected, according to the unofficial election results."</ref><ref name=Hudson2017>[http://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OFFICIAL-District-Canvass-General-Election-Results-2017.pdf Hudson County General Election 2017 Statement of Vote November 7, 2017]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 17, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2018.</ref> Zimmer had been the city council president and first took office as mayor on July 31, 2009, after her predecessor, [[Peter Cammarano]],<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/peter_cammarano_is_sworn_in_as.html "Peter Cammarano is sworn in as Hoboken's youngest mayor, Councilman Ravi Bhalla is the first Sikh to hold an elected public office in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183404/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/peter_cammarano_is_sworn_in_as.html |date=December 8, 2015 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 1, 2009. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Peter Cammarano was publicly sworn in this afternoon as Hoboken's 37th mayor. Cammarano, 31, is also the Mile Square City's youngest mayor."</ref> was arrested on allegations of corruption stemming from a decade-long FBI operation.<ref>[http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/2009/07/Mayor-Cammarano-Schaffer.pdf Criminal Complaint] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823140726/http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/2009/07/Mayor-Cammarano-Schaffer.pdf |date=August 23, 2009 }}, [[NJ.com]]. Accessed June 2, 2016.</ref> Zimmer, who lost a June 9, 2009, runoff election to Cammarano by 161 votes, served as acting mayor starting on July 31, 2009, making her the city's first female mayor.<ref>Gibson, Denise. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2009/08/hobokens_woman_mayor_has_busy.html "Hoboken's woman mayor has busy day: TV, policy chats, and race"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', August 4, 2009. Accessed September 15, 2023. "Yesterday, Hoboken's first woman mayor, Dawn Zimmer, started her first full workday in office with an appearance on Fox 5's ''Good Day New York'' and ended it with a 5K race."</ref> She won a special election to fill the remainder of the term on November 3, 2009, and was sworn in as mayor on November 6.<ref>Clark, Amy Sara. [https://www.nj.com/hobokennow/2009/11/dawn_zimmer_sworn_in_as_mayor.html "Dawn Zimmer sworn in as mayor of Hoboken"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', November 6, 2009. Accessed September 15, 2023. "Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken's acting mayor who was elected to the permanent position Tuesday, was sworn-in as mayor at 2:20 p.m. in a private ceremony."</ref> Zimmer won re-election in November 2013 to a second term of office and began her second term in January 2014.<ref>Palasciano, Amanda. [http://www.lifeinhoboken.com/articles/0114/mayor-dawn-zimmer-and-council-slate-sworn-in-saturday-jan-4.html "Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Council Slate Sworn in Saturday Jan. 4"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126081028/http://www.lifeinhoboken.com/articles/0114/mayor-dawn-zimmer-and-council-slate-sworn-in-saturday-jan-4.html |date=January 26, 2014 }}, Life In Hoboken, January 6, 2014. Accessed January 19, 2014. "Mayor Dawn Zimmer was sworn in Saturday, January 4 for another four year term, at Stevens Institute of Technology."</ref>