Editing Delran Township, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Delran Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government (Plan D), implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of July 1, 1972.<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 November 25, 2013.</ref> The township 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 five-member Township Council, all of whom are elected to staggered four-year terms on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Township Council includes three members elected to represent [[Ward (United States)|wards]] and two elected [[at-large]]. Terms for the mayor and council are staggered, with the three ward seats up for vote together and the two at-large and mayoral seats expiring 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. 38.</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> Beginning in 2010, elections for Mayor and Council were shifted from non-partisan to partisan.<ref>Rao, Maya. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20131125181507/http://articles.philly.com/2009-08-12/news/25276057_1_election-dates-nonpartisan-elections-turnout "Delran eyes fall elections A referendum will ask voters to consider moving elections and making them partisan."]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 12, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran residents will vote this fall on whether to move their municipal elections from May to November, the Township Council decided last night.... In a meeting yesterday, the Township Council voted to create a November referendum question about switching to partisan elections. The change to November elections would save the municipality money and increase voter participation, officials said."</ref><ref>McHale, Todd. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12BF0400EAC43248&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Delran resident challenges change"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 8, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran's special question to change its election date from May to November is facing a legal challenge by a resident. Robert Rambow has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the change because it would extend the terms of the Township Council."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the Mayor of Delran Township, New Jersey is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Gary Catrambone, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Delran Township Council are Council President Tyler Burrell (at-large; 2024), Council Vice President Thomas A. Lyon (Ward 2; 2026), Nikki Apeadu (Ward 1; 2026), Lynn Jeney (at-large, 2024) and Marlowe Smith (Ward 3; 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.delrantownship.org/person-category/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], Delran Township. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Delran is organized under the Optional Municipal Charter Law as a Mayor-Council form of government conducted every two years. The governing body consists of five members with three elected to represent their wards. The terms are four-year staggered terms. The Mayor and the remaining two members of the governing body are elected at large for four-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2022-Municipal-Budget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Delran Township. Accessed June 23, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Burlington/116176/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2021/General//2021_G_OFFICIAL_Summary.pdf November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2020>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2020//2020_GEN_Official_Summary_Report.pdf November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213130228/https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2020//2020_GEN_Official_Summary_Report.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

The township council appointed Marlowe Smith in January 2021 from the three nominees submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 3 seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after Michael Mormando resigned the previous month.<ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/01122021-Work-Session-Minutes.pdf Township Council Work Session Meeting Minutes for January 12, 2021], Delran Township. Accessed June 23, 2022. "Appointment Of Marlowe Smith To Temporarily Fill Vacancy On Township Council Due To The Resignation Of Ward 3 Councilman Michael Mormando: Whereas, Councilman Michael Mormando has resigned his position as Ward 3 Councilman for the Township of Delran effective December 31, 2020... Now therefore, be it resolved that the Township Council of the Township of Delran hereby appoints Marlowe Smith to temporarily fill the vacancy of the Ward 3 Council seat until the seat is filled as required by law."</ref> Smith served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Burlington2021/>

In February 2019, the Township Council selected Thomas Lyon from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 2 seat expiring in December 2022 that was vacated by Dan O'Connell when he was selected to fill a vacant seat on the Burlington County [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]] the previous month; Lyon served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when he was elected to fill the remaining three years of the term of office.<ref>Broadt, Lisa. [https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20190206/delran-appoints-replacement-to-ward-2-seat "Delran appoints replacement to Ward 2 seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207022612/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20190206/delran-appoints-replacement-to-ward-2-seat |date=February 7, 2019 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', February 6, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "Democrat Thomas Lyon will temporarily fill the Ward 2 seat vacated by Dan O’Connell, following a unanimous council vote Tuesday night. Lyon's appointment lasts until November, when the Ward 2 seat will be up for election. The winner of that contest will fill out the remaining three years of O’Connell's term."</ref><ref name=Burlington2019>[https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2019//Summary%20Report_OFFICIAL_R_w_ADD.pdf November 5, 2019 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results], [[Burlington County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

====Fire department====<!--Anchor from Redirect, [Delran Fire Department]. -->
The Delran Fire Department has two volunteer fire stations in the township, Station No. 1 (founded in April 1916) and No. 2 (formed in 1928). The rescue operations are coordinated by supervisors, and carried out with equipped vehicles in the stations. The two stations originated in the early twentieth century, during the development of the township.<ref>[https://www.delrantownship.org/fire-department/ Fire Department], Delran Township. Accessed March 23, 2020.</ref> The station has about 35 active members and an emergency response that responds to fire with more than 600 calls a year.

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
[[Image:Delran, New Jersey police car.jpg|thumb|240px|A Delran police car.]]
[[Image:Delran, New Jersey police SUV.jpg|thumb|240px|A Delran police SUV.]]
Delran Township is located in the 3rd 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 7th 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#7 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 10,192 registered voters in Delran Township, of which 3,551 (34.8% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,091 (20.5% vs. 23.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 4,546 (44.6% vs. 42.8%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-burlington-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Burlington], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 60.3% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 80.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% 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 25, 2014.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 4,623 votes here (56.6% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 3,410 votes (41.8% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 8,162 ballots cast by the township's 10,687 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.4% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-burlington.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Burlington County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226071200/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-burlington.pdf |date=December 26, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-burlington.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Burlington County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226070921/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-burlington.pdf |date=December 26, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 4,766 votes here (57.1% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 3,452 votes (41.3% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 73 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 8,351 ballots cast by the township's 10,324 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.9% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-burlington.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 4,083 votes here (52.2% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 3,639 votes (46.6% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 61 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 7,815 ballots cast by the township's 9,760 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.1% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_burlington_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 2,939 votes here (62.3% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 1,634 votes (34.6% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 65 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,717 ballots cast by the township's 10,593 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-burlington.pdf 2013 Governor: Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-burlington.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 2,435 votes here (49.7% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 2,171 votes (44.3% vs. 44.5%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 201 votes (4.1% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 45 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,898 ballots cast by the township's 10,422 registered voters, yielding a 47.0% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-burlington.pdf 2009 Governor: Burlington County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113013520/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-burlington.pdf |date=2016-01-13 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>