Politics & Government
UPDATE: New Votes, But No Change In Fair Lawn BOE Race
Bergen County provided an update to vote totals, but results aren't official yet.
FAIR LAWN, NJ — With three seats available on the Fair Lawn Board of Education, updated vote totals from Bergen County changed little about where the race stands Wednesday night into Thursday.
Julie F. Mahan, Ronald Barbarulo and Rita Fayvelevich are leading the race, which has six candidates in the running. The other three are Anthony Servis, Oleg Trigub and Elyss Frenkel.
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- Julie F. Mahan — 7,481
- Ronald Barbarulo — 5,824
- Anthony Servis — 4,341
- Oleg Trigub — 3,828
- Elyss Frenkel — 4,316
- Rita Fayvelevich — 5,190
Bergen County reports a total of 409,307 ballots cast, but, according to the unofficial results, only absentee and early precincts have been reported so far, with 72 of 73 in. The county has yet to make an estimate on overall voter turnout.
County Clerk John S. Hogan didn't provide much of an update on Twitter Wednesday morning, stating that results would continue to be posted online. The Clerk's Office did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
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"Unofficial results of the 2020 General Election will be posted on the Clerk's website at http://bergencountyclerk.org as we receive the results from the Board of Elections," he wrote.
Unofficial results of the 2020 General Election will be posted on the Clerk's website at https://t.co/Gdpfj0MYAY as we receive the results from the Board of Elections.
— John S. Hogan (@JohnHoganClerk) November 4, 2020
Since the change to this year's election was announced by Gov. Phil Murphy because of the coronavirus, there have been many questions about how the process will work.
Every the ballot sent through the mail had to be postmarked by Nov. 3. It must be received by your county's election boards by 8 p.m. on Nov. 10.
"Every vote should be safe. Every vote should be secure. Every vote should be counted," Murphy said of the process.
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