Politics & Government
Rubenstein, Melchionne Still Lead In Wyckoff Committee Race
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Wyckoff Township Committee with outstanding votes remaining, according to unofficial results.
This story was last updated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
WYCKOFF, NJ - In the Wyckoff Township Committee race, Peter Melchionne and Melissa Rubenstein have developed a lead over Elizabeth Fischer and Lisa Eidel, according to unofficial vote totals.
Bergen County has yet to update vote totals as of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. An email to the County Clerk's Office seeking information on outstanding votes was not returned.
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This election cycle there are four candidates running for two open full term seats on the Township Committee.
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Bergen County has begun releasing unofficial results in this race. Here's the count so far:
- Peter Melchionne — 5,109
- Melissa Rubenstein — 5,161
- Elizabeth Fischer — 4,270
- Lisa Eidel — 4,110
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Bergen County reports a total of 376,822 ballots cast, but, according to the unofficial results, only absentee and early precincts have been reported so far, with 71 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.
"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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