Editing Quinton Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Quinton Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, 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 governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected [[direct election|directly]] by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle as part of the November general election.<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=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

{{As of|2022}}, members of the Quinton Township Committee are Mayor Marjorie L. Sperry ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Joseph J. Hannagan Jr. (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2022) and Raymond C. Owens (R, 2022).<ref name=Committee>[http://www.quintonnj.com/committee.htm Township Committee], Historic Quinton Township. Accessed August 23, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://www.quintonnj.com/budfin/qt2022budget.pdf#page=11 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Historic Quinton Township. Accessed August 23, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2021>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OFFICIAL-General-Election-Results-Salem-County-2021-min.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Salem County November 2, 2021 Official Results Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2020>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ElectionSummaryReportRPT-short-version-revised-min.pdf Election Summary Report Salem County NJ General Election November 3, 2020 Official Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 25, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Salem2019>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Official-Result-Summary-Report-min.pdf November 5, 2019 Summary Report Salem County, NJ Official Results], [[Salem County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Joseph Donelson, a former councilmember and mayor, was selected in October 2013 by the Township Council from among three candidates recommended by the municipal Democratic committee to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2015 of Carl E. Schrier, who had resigned earlier that month.<ref>Wehner, Brittany M.[http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2013/10/quinton_township_committee_names_replacement_to_fill_vacant_seat.html "Quinton Township Committee names Donelson to fill vacant seat"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', October 18, 2013. Accessed November 27, 2014. "After the spontaneous resignation of a township committeeman, officials selected former mayor Joseph Donelson to fill the open seat on Thursday afternoon.... Schrier, a Democrat, was re-elected for a three-year term in 2013 but decided to step down last month."</ref> In November 2014, Joseph J. Hannagan Jr., was elected to serve the balance of the term.<ref name=Salem2014>[http://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Official-Summary-Report-11-4-14.pdf November 4, 2014 Summary Report Salem County Official Results], [[Salem County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 24, 2014. Accessed July 29, 2016.</ref>