Editing Bergenfield, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Bergenfield is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year 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. 157.</ref> The borough form of government used by Bergenfield is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed November 29, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Bergenfield is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Arvin Amatorio|Arvin Amatorio,]] whose term of office ends December 31, 2027; a former borough council member, Amatorio unseated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Norman Schmelz in the 2019 election.<ref>Tagala, Don. [https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/07/19/new-jersey-borough-elects-2nd-filipino-american-mayor?emci=0cf37727-6e01-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&emdi=6a1d495f-8d01-ea11-828b-2818784d6d68&ceid=2827853 "New Jersey borough elects 2nd Filipino-American mayor"], [[ABS-CBN]], November 7, 2019. Accessed ay 5, 2022. "Trump-style mudslinging from incumbent Republican Mayor Norman Schmelz did not stop Filipino-American candidate Arvin Amatorio from becoming the next mayor of Bergenfield, New Jersey on Tuesday's election. Democratic council president Arvin Amatorio unseated Schmelz by at least 166 votes, making him the second Filipino-American to win as mayor of Bergenfield borough, home to more than 5,000 Filipinos."</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Ora Kornbluth(D, 2025), Domingo Almonte (D, 2026), Salvador S. "Buddy" Deauna (D, 2025), Hernando Rivera-Mejia  (D, 2027), Thomas A. Lodato (D, 2027) and Marc Pascual (D, 2026).<ref name=GoverningBody>[https://www.bergenfield.com/mayor-and-council Mayor and Council], Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://bergenfield.com/downloads/category/147-finance?download=2147:2024-municipal-budget-as-introduced 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=35 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In March 2023, the borough council appointed Domingo Almonte to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held been held by Rafael Marte.<ref>[https://bergenfieldborough.com/mayor-and-council/actions/mayor-council-minutes?download=1933:mayor-council-regular-meeting-minutes-3-21-23 Mayor and Council Work Session Minutes for March 21, 2023], Borough of Bergenfield. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref>

In January 2020, the borough council selected Marc Pascual to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Arvin Amatorio until he stepped down to take office as mayor.<ref>[https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/mayor-amatorios-historic-swearing-ceremony-draws-hundreds-residents-dozens-elected-officials/ "Mayor Amatorio's Historic Swearing-in Ceremony Draws Hundreds of Residents and Dozens of Elected Officials"], Insider NJ, January 6, 2020. Accessed March 19, 2020. "To begin his term as Mayor, Amatorio vacated his Council seat, and the Council unanimously appointed local businessman Marc Pascual to serve the remaining one year on Amatorio's original Council term."</ref>

In January 2017, the borough council selected Rafael Marte to fill the seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by [[Chris Tully]] until he resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>DeVencentis, Philip. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/bergenfield/2017/01/18/bergenfield-vacancy-filled-former-councilman/96734596/ "Former councilman tapped to fill vacancy in Bergenfield"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 18, 2017. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Rafael Marte, a former councilman, returned to public service Tuesday to fill a seat on the Borough Council vacated by Christopher Tully, who recently resigned. The council selected Marte, 53, a Democrat, from a pool of three candidates chosen to fill the post through the end of the year by the borough's Democratic party leaders."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Bergenfield is located in the 5th 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 38th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of 2022, there were 18,848 registered voters in Bergenfield.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2022/2022-official-general-result-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast -November 8, 2022 General Election Results - Bergen County]</ref> As of 2011, there were a total of 14,083 registered voters in Bergenfield, of which 5,139 (36.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,151 (15.3% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 6,782 (48.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 11 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207010150/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 52.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 69.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<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 4, 2013.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.3% ''5,504''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.8%''' ''6,848''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.9% ''146''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2030 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.4% ''4,745''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.7%'''  ''8,922''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.9% ''120''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.5% ''3,745''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.2%'''  ''7,395''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.3% ''380''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Bergen County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.7% ''3,149''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.7%'''  ''6,314''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''155''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.rev.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.1% ''4,561''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.8%'''  ''6,410''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''118''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.4% ''4,657''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.0%'''  ''5,768''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.5% ''57''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2000|2000]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/historical/General-1959-2014.zip General Election Results 1959 to 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104074920/http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/historical/General-1959-2014.zip |date=January 4, 2018 }}, Bergen County Clerk. Accessed January 4, 2018.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.8% ''3,534''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.3%'''  ''5,804''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.8% ''273''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1996|1996]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.7% ''3,348''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%'''  ''5,623''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |9.7% ''968''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1992|1992]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''4,499''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.0%'''  ''4,981''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |14.4% ''1,599''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1988|1988]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.6%''' ''6,256''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.0%  ''4,954''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.4% ''44''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1984|1984]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.7%''' ''7,863''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.1%  ''4,453''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''36''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1980|1980]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.8%''' ''6,759''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.2%  ''4.027''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |11.0% ''1,333''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1976|1976]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.3%''' ''7,006''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.0%  ''5,222''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.7% ''213''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1972|1972]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.3%''' ''9,136''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.8%  ''4,115''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.9% ''118''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1968|1968]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.0%''' ''7,310''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.2%  ''4,976''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |5.8% ''758''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1964|1964]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.5% ''5,363''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.3%'''  ''7,853''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.2% ''21''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1960|1960]]<ref name=BergenVoting1959to2014/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.2%''' ''8,160''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7%  ''5,158''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.1% ''18''
|}

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 7,395 votes (63.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 3,745 votes (32.1% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 305 votes (2.6% vs. 3.0% countywide), among the 11,653 ballots cast by the borough's 16,298 registered voters for a turnout of 71.5% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140253/http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf |date=January 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, November 14, 2016. Accessed January 4, 2018.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 6,665 votes (62.7% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 3,773 votes (35.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 91 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 10,624 ballots cast by the borough's 15,285 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 6,410 votes (57.6% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 4,561 votes (40.9% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,138 ballots cast by the borough's 14,721 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_25.html 2008 General Election Results for Bergenfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814202430/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_25.html |date=August 14, 2011 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed November 6, 2008.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] received 66.5% of the vote (3,822 cast), ahead of Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] with 32.3% (1,858 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (65 votes), among the 5,891 ballots cast by the borough's 15,631 registered voters (146 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.7%.<ref name=2017Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name=2017VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2017-results/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 59.2% of the vote (3,576 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 40.0% (2,416 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (47 votes), among the 6,214 ballots cast by the borough's 14,629 registered voters (175 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 3,463 ballots cast (53.9% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,599 votes (40.5% vs. 45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 276 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 29 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 6,420 ballots cast by the borough's 14,488 registered voters, yielding a 44.3% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=November 28, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>