Editing Logan Township, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Logan Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)|Small Municipality]] (Plan 3) form of New Jersey municipal government, enacted by direct petition as of January 1, 1984.<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=2013-10-12 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 20, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is only available to municipalities with less than 12,000 at the time of adoption.<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 Mayor and a Township Council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The four members of the Township Council are elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 19.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 14. [[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 governing body oversees the operation of the township, passing resolutions and ordinances, as well as assessing and collecting taxes. Meetings of the Mayor and Township Council are held on a monthly basis and are open to the public. All Legislative powers of the Township are exercised by the Mayor and Council.

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor]] of Logan Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Frank W. Minor, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Logan Township Council are [[Deputy Mayor]] Bernadine E. Jackson (D, 2027), Shleema Lawry (D, 2025), Christopher Morris (D, 2026) and Arthur Smith (D, 2025).<ref name=Officials>[https://www.logan-twp.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], Logan Township. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.logan-twp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/0809_certifiedadoptbudget_2024.pdf#page=18 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Logan Township. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>[https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7330/2024-Directory?bidId= ''Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory''], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/122580/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/118787/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]], November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Gloucester/115746/web.307039/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]] Clerk, November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

=== Federal, state, and county representation ===
Logan Township is located in the [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district|2nd 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 3rd 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#3 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 4,029 registered voters in Logan Township, of which 1,652 (41.0%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 695 (17.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,678 (41.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were four voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-gloucester-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Gloucester], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 59.7% of the vote (1,779 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 38.9% (1,157 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (42 votes), among the 2,997 ballots cast by the township's 4,214 registered voters (19 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 71.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-gloucester.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Gloucester 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-gloucester.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Gloucester 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]], Democrat Barack Obama received 59.3% of the vote (1,868 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 38.7% (1,219 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (43 votes), among the 3,151 ballots cast by the township's 4,142 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-gloucester.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Gloucester County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 54.2% of the vote (1,600 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 44.4% (1,311 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (28 votes), among the 2,952 ballots cast by the township's 3,820 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.3.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_gloucester_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Gloucester County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 62.6% of the vote (1,041 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 35.6% (591 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (30 votes), among the 1,703 ballots cast by the township's 4,133 registered voters (41 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-gloucester.pdf |title=Governor - Gloucester 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-gloucester.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Gloucester 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 49.8% of the vote (939 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 39.5% (745 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 8.6% (162 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (13 votes), among the 1,886 ballots cast by the township's 4,103 registered voters, yielding a 46.0% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-gloucester.pdf 2009 Governor: Gloucester County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230428/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-gloucester.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>