Hunterdon County’s Freeholder Board approved a resolution Tuesday that calls on Governor Phil Murphy to reverse the decision to prevent in person voting on voting machines in the November election, and to instead allow voters a choice between mail ballots and in person voting at the polls, noting that Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that in-person voting is permissible with the proper protocols in place.
Freeholder Board Sue Soloway stated at the meeting, “I find it ironic that today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment in the U.S. Constitution of right to vote for women, while at the same time the Governor throws up road blocks for those who wish to cast their ballots in person on election day.”
Hunterdon County Clerk Mary Melfi, the Constitutional Officer responsible for election administration in the county, reported to the Freeholders that under the Governor’s executive order all voters will receive ballots for the November election in the mail. Those ballots can be completed and returned to the Board of Elections in a variety of ways.
