Editing Mullica Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Mullica Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 13.</ref><ref name=history/><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The mayor and deputy mayor are selected at an annual reorganization meeting by the Committee from among its members to serve terms of one year. The mayor presides over Township Committee meetings.<ref>[https://www.mullicatownship.org/about-us/ About Us], Township of Mullica. Accessed April 17, 2022. "The form of government in the Township of Mullica has been established as the Committee Form. The Township is governed by a committee consisting of five elected members – each of whom serves a three-year term. The mayor is selected each year by the Committee, and presides over the meetings."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, members of the Mullica Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Edward Hagaman ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2027; term as mayor ends 2024), [[Deputy Mayor]] Deanna DeMarco (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2024), Kristi Hanselmann (R, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term),Charles Muller (R, 2026) and Glenn Forman (R, 2027).<ref name=Committee>[https://mullicatownship.org/township-committee/ Township Committee], Mullica Township. Accessed June 6, 2023. "The Township of Mullica is organized as a Township form of municipal government as set forth under N.J.S.A. 40A:63-1 et. seq. The Township Committee, the governing body of the municipality consists of five members. The members serve three-year staggered terms. The terms of office begin on January 1st following the preceding general election. Since Mullica Township is not divided into wards, the five members of the governing body serve at large."</ref><ref>[https://mullicatownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-Introduced-Budget.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Mullica Township. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#mullicatownship Municipal Government], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2022>[https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-General-Election-Results-Amended-v.1.pdf 2022 General Election Results - Amended], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]] Clerk, updated December 5, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.</ref>

In June 2019, the Township Committee selected Bruce Crowe from a list of three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by William Cornell until he resigned from office the previous month.<ref>[https://ecode360.com/documents/MU0269/public/496853674.pdf Regular Meeting Minutes for June 11, 2019], Mullica Township. Accessed September 26, 2019. "Selection of Township Committee Member: Mayor reported three names were submitted to the Governing Body by the Republic County Committee. Mayor entertained a motion. Mr. Riffle moved to consider former Committeeperson Bruce Crowe seconded by Ms. Hanselmann. RCV: Yeas: All voted yes. Oath of Office to Committee Member Bruce Crowe: Ms. Johnson administered Oath of Office."</ref> In the November 2019 general election, Crowe was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Atlantic2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/99000/web/#/summary General Election Results - November 5, 2019], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>