Editing Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
[[File:Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ town hall.jpg|thumb|right|Municipal building]]
[[File:Avon_Municipal_Marina_LHCollins_04272021sm.jpg|thumb|right|Avon by the Sea Municipal Marina, 2021]]
[[File:Avonbythesea.jpg|thumb|right|Boardwalk]]
[[File:Avon-by-the-sea pink-sky-beach 16-sep-2023.png|thumb|right|Sunset]]
[[File:Main_St_Avon_by_the_Sea_NJ_05042021_LHCollins.jpg|thumb|right|Main Street, Avon by the Sea, NJ]]
[[File:Businesses_in_Avon_by_the_Sea_NJ_LHCollins_05042021.jpg|thumb|right|Businesses near Main St, Avon by the Sea, NJ.]]
Avon-by-the-Sea has governed under the [[Walsh Act]] since 1919.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150605155532/http://www.njstatelib.org/slic_files/imported/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF "The Commission Form of Municipal Government"], p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 8. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the [[City commission government|commission 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 three commissioners who are elected [[at-large]] on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis as part of the November general election to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 58.</ref> At a reorganization meeting after each election, each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; one of the commissioners is chosen to serve as mayor.

{{As of|2025}}, members of the Avon-by-the-Sea Board of Commissioners are 
[[Mayor]] Edward R. Bonanno (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), 
Michelle Devoy (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property) and 
John B. Magrini (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving concurrent terms of office that end December 31, 2027.<ref name=Officials>[https://www.avonbytheseanj.com/government/board_of_commissioners.php Board of Commissioners], Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://cms8.revize.com/revize/avon/2024_Budget_Avon.pdf#page=13 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed May 15, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://cms8.revize.com/revize/avon/Reorganization%20Meeting%20Minutes%201.3.24.pdf Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2024], Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed May 15, 2024. "Resolution No. 1-2024 – Appointing Edward Bonanno as Director of Public Affairs and Safety... Resolution No. 2-2024 – Appointing John Magrini as Director of the Department of Revenue and Finance... Resolution No. 3-2024 – Appointing Michelle Devoy as Director of the Department of Public Works, Parks, and Public Property... Resolution No. 4-2024 – Appointing Edward Bonanno as Mayor of the Borough of Avon-bythe-Sea"</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/119047/web.317647/#/summary November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Avon-by-the-Sea is located in the 4th Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,465 registered voters in Avon-by-the-Sea, of which 379 (25.9%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 415 (28.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 670 (45.7%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 63.3% of the vote (662 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 35.7% (373 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (11 votes), among the 1,053 ballots cast by the borough's 1,530 registered voters (7 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 68.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 57.2% of the vote (680 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 40.4% (480 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (9 votes), among the 1,189 ballots cast by the borough's 1,520 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 61.5% of the vote (759 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 37.2% (459 votes) and other candidates with 0.2% (3 votes), among the 1,234 ballots cast by the borough's 1,605 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 75.4% of the vote (600 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 23.0% (183 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (13 votes), among the 812 ballots cast by the borough's 1,502 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |title=Governor - Monmouth 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-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth 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]], Republican Chris Christie received 64.1% of the vote (583 ballots cast), ahead of  Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 29.6% (269 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.1% (46 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (4 votes), among the 909 ballots cast by the borough's 1,484 registered voters, yielding a 61.3% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf 2009 Governor: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230351/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>