Editing Burlington Township, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Burlington Township is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] (Plan E) form of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of January 1, 1975.<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 21, 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 seven-member Township Council, all of whom are elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections to four-year terms in office on a staggered basis as part of the November general election. Either three or four council seats are up for vote in even-numbered years, with the mayoral seat up for vote during the same election where three council seats are on the ballot.<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>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Burlington Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] E.L. "Pete" Green, who was appointed to serve an unexpired term of office ending December 31, 2026. Members of the Burlington Township Council are Council President Robert W. Jung (D, 2024), President Pro Tem Prabhdeep "Pavi" Pandher (D, 2024; elected to fill an unexpired term), Daniel Carducci (D, 2026), Joyce R. Howell (D, 2026), George M. Kozub (D, 2026), Carl M. Schoenborn (D, 2024) and Patricia "Trish" Siboczy (D, 2024).<ref name=Government>[http://www.twp.burlington.nj.us/content/159/195/default.aspx Mayor and Council], Township of Burlington. Accessed May 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[http://www.twp.burlington.nj.us/filestorage/279/714/959/963/2024_Introduced_Budget.pdf#page=9 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Burlington. Accessed May 3, 2024.</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=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>

In December 2021, the Township Council appointed Daniel Carducci to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant following the resignation of Michael K. Cantwell earlier that month. In January 2022, the Township Council appointed E.L. "Pete" Green to fill the mayoral seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Brian J. Carlin until he resigned from office the previous month to take a seat as the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Probate court|Surrogate]], while Prabhdeep "Pavi" Pandher was appointed to fill Green's Township Council seat expiring in 2024.<ref>[http://twp.burlington.nj.us/job-display/?FeedID=1346 Press Release: Mayor and Councilmembers], Burlington Township, dated January 25, 2022. "Burlington Township would like to welcome its new Mayor E.L. 'Pete' Green, Councilman since 1994 Council President; 2007, 2012 and President Pro Tem; 1999, the Mayor was appointed on December 14, 2021 in a special meeting of Burlington Township Council after the resignation of long time Mayor Brian J. Carlin who was elected Burlington County Surrogate in the November 2021 election. At a special meeting of Township Council Mayor E.L 'Pete' Green's vacant seat as Councilman was filled by Prabhdeep 'Pavi' Pandher, former BOE Committee Member: Finance, Foundation Committee Liaison and Burlington Township Resident since 2004. Burlington Township would also like to congratulate Councilman Michael K. Cantwell who retired effective December 3, 2021. At a special meeting of the Township Council on December 14, 2021 his vacant seat was filled by our new Councilman Daniel Carducci, a Burlington Township Resident for over 38 years."</ref> Pandher served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Burlington2022/>

=== Federal, state, and county representation ===
Burlington 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===
{{PresHead|place=Burlington Township|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-burlington.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-burlington.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-burlington.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-burlington.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-burlington.pdf Presidential General Election Results Burlington County for 2008], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_burlington_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Burlington County Official Results], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>}}
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,214 registered voters in Burlington Township, of which 5,382 (40.7% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,160 (16.3% vs. 23.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 5,664 (42.9% vs. 42.8%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 8 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, 58.5% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 79.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[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 7,345 votes (68.4% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 3,229 votes (30.1% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 103 votes (1.0% vs. 1.0%), among the 10,744 ballots cast by the township's 14,146 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.0% (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 7,266 votes (65.3% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 3,692 votes (33.2% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 99 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 11,127 ballots cast by the township's 13,570 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.0% (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 5,696 votes (57.4% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 4,086 votes (41.1% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 72 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 9,931 ballots cast by the township's 12,351 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.4% (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 3,486 votes (53.1% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 2,874 votes (43.7% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 76 votes (1.2% vs. 1.2%), among the 6,570 ballots cast by the township's 14,162 registered voters, yielding a 46.4% 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]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 3,483 ballots cast (52.9% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,669 votes (40.6% vs. 47.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 283 votes (4.3% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 90 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 6,578 ballots cast by the township's 13,512 registered voters, yielding a 48.7% 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>