Editing Princeton Township, New Jersey (section)

=== Local government ===
Princeton Township was governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee was elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming 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. 103.</ref> A Mayor and Deputy Member were elected by the Committee from among its members and serve a one-year term. The Mayor served as the Chairperson of the Committee and exercised executive powers vested in the Mayor's Office by law. All legislative powers were assigned to the Committee. 104 of the 565 municipalities in New Jersey operate with a five-member Committee form of local government.<ref name=Govt/>

An Administrator was also empowered by ordinance to serve in an executive capacity and direct the Township's day-to-day operations.<ref name=Admin/>

Members of the final Princeton Township Committee were Mayor Chad Goerner ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term ended December 31, 2012), Deputy Mayor Liz Lempert (D, 2013), Lance Liverman (D, 2013), Bernard P. Miller (D, 2014) and Sue Nemeth (D, 2014).<ref name="Elected Officials">[http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/clerk/pdf/clerk_electedofficials.pdf#page=14 Elected Officials] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511105407/http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/clerk/pdf/clerk_electedofficials.pdf |date=2013-05-11 }}, p. 14. [[Mercer County, New Jersey]], Revised January 26, 2012. Accessed November 20, 2012.</ref><ref name=Govt>[http://www.princetonTownship.org/govbody.html Princeton Governing Body]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Princeton Township. Accessed August 20, 2012.</ref>