Editing Winslow Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Winslow 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 mayor and an eight-member Township Committee. The mayor is elected [[at-large]] to a four-year term of office. Committee members are elected in partisan elections to three-year terms in office on a staggered basis in a three-year cycle, with one seat coming up for election from each of the four [[Ward (United States)|wards]] in two consecutive years as part of the November general election and no ward seats up for vote in the third year of the 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. 33.</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>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[Mayor]] of Winslow Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Marie D. Lawrence, who was elected to serve the term of office ending December 31, 2023, that had been held by Barry Wright. Members of the Winslow Township Committee are Deputy Mayor Charles Flamini (D, 2023; Ward 4), Brandon Glikas ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2024; Ward 1), Jacquelyn Lee (D, 2023; Ward 3 - elected to serve an unexpired term), Charles Leps (R, 2023; Ward 1), Evelyn M. Leverett (D, 2023; Ward 2), Carlos Vascos (D, 2024; Ward 2), Raymond Watkins Jr. (D, 2024; Ward 3) and John A. Wilson (D, 2024; Ward 4).<ref name=Officials>[http://www.winslowtownship.com/content/3296/3484/default.aspx Winslow Township Officials], Winslow Township. Accessed June 8, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.winslowtownship.com/filestorage/3298/3505/2023_Budget_not_signed.pdf Municipal Data Sheet], Winslow Township. Accessed June 8, 2023.</ref><ref name=Camden2022>[https://www.camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/general2022/2022-General-Election-Canvasser.pdf Official Election Results 2022 General Election November 8, 2022], Camden County, New Jersey, as of November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Camden2021>[https://www.camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/general2021/2021-General-Election-Canvasser.pdf 2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Election Results], [[Camden County, New Jersey]], update November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Camden2020>[https://www.camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/general2020/2020-General-Election-Canvasser.pdf 2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official Election Results], [[Camden County, New Jersey]], update November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Camden2019>[https://www.camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/general2019/results/2019-General-Election-Canvasser.pdf Official Election Results 2019 General Election November 5, 2019], [[Camden County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In March 2022, Marie Lawrence was selected from a list of three names submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Barry Wright until his death the previous month. Lawrence served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when voters choose her to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>Walsh, Jim. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2022/02/27/winslow-mayor-barry-wright-obituary/6969537001/ "Winslow Mayor Barry Wright dies"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', February 27, 2022. Accessed July 2, 2022. "Mayor Barry Wright, a former police officer who led the township for the past decade, has died after an illness, officials said..... The mayoral vacancy will be filled in November's general election, according to the township."</ref><ref>[http://www.winslowtownship.com/filestorage/3308/4562/323/1087/1091/6963/03-22-2022_minutes.pdf Minutes of the General Meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee March 22, 2022], Winslow Township. Accessed July 2, 2022. "Resolution Appointing Marie Lawrence to fill the vacancy for Mayor... The motion carried... Mayor Marie Lawrence Oath administered by Commissioner Jeffrey Nash."</ref> In April 2022, Jacquelyn Lee was selected from the three candidates submitted by the Democratic committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had become vacant when Marie Lawrence took office as mayor.<ref>[http://www.winslowtownship.com/filestorage/3308/4562/323/1087/1091/6963/04-12-2022_minutes.pdf Minutes of the General Meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee April 12, 2022], Winslow Township. Accessed July 2, 2022. "Resolution Appointing Jacquelyn Lee to fill the vacancy for Ward 3 Committeeperson... The motion carried.... Committeewoman Lee Oath administered by the Municipal Clerk."</ref> In the November 2022 general election, Lawrence and Lee were both elected to serve the remainders of their terms of office.<ref name=Camden2022/>