Election 2012

Election 2012: Scenes From Summit

It wasn't your standard Nov. election in the Hill City. With polling places closed after post-tropical cyclone Sandy, the city had to improvise on the fly.

Two polling places fell off the list due to power loss this Election Day, but residents still came out to vote. According to unofficial numbers, 8, 372 voters came out to the polls. Here's a look at some of them.

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Know Where to Vote in Summit

Summit polling places guide

For polling places with power residents should expect to go to their regularly scheduled polling places. Voters in Ward I Districts 3 , 4, 5, and 6 will now report to Summit High School on Kent Place Boulevard. Ward II voters in Districts 9, 12, and 13 should make their way to Summit Middle School and use the Summit Avenue entrance. Below is a guide, by ward and district, provided by Summit City Clerk David Hughes.   CITY OF SUMMIT POLLING PLACES                                     FIRST WARD   District Normal Location Address Room New Location Address Room   1 Community Center 100 Morris Ave. Benson Room SAME       2 Senior High School Kent Pl. Blvd. Gym SAME       3 Lincoln-Hubbard School Woodland Ave. Aud./Gym Senior High School Kent Pl…

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Rides to Polls, Election Parties in Summit

Summit Democrats and Summit GOP are coordinating rides to the polls on Election Day.

With last-minute changes to polling sites this year, some residents may have a tough time getting out to vote. The Summit GOP and Summit Democrats are offering rides to those in need of one. Here are details about each group's plans for election day, as well as contact information.  Summit Democrats The Summit Democrats are offering free rides to the polling places.  Call Terri Tauber on 908 358 5324 if you need a ride to the polls, or know someone who needs help getting to the polls. The election night results watch party will be at the Summit Elks Lodge at 40 Maple Street starting at 8:30pm.  Light refreshments will be available and there will be a cash bar.   Summit Republicans (Summit GOP) The Summit Republicans will be available to …

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Election Day In Summit

Here is your go-to guide for Election Day information.

For updates on this story, like the Summit Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  Tuesday is Election Day in Summit. The Patch will be covering all the races on the ballot with updates throughout the day and Tuesday night's unofficial results. All the information you need for Election day can be found here.  Voting will take place in town between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Here are voting locations and changes due to Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey political insiders believe Republicans will be mostly likely to benefit from a down voter turnout Tuesday in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Common Council Council President Rich Madden and former Councilman Al Dill are running unopposed for Ward II and Ward I seats on the council. …

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History Favors Obama in New Jersey

State has given its electoral votes to a Democrat in the last five elections.

If history is any indication, Barack Obama should have no problem winning New Jersey's 14 electoral votes in his quest for re-election on Tuesday.  In the past four presidential elections, the Republican candidate has never been within 240,000 votes, and only once did a candidate get within 500,000 of his Democratic opponent.   A look at statistics kept by the state shows that in the last four elections, incumbent president George W. Bush was the closest at picking up the NJ's nod, still losing to John Kerry by more than 240,000 votes. The biggest winner among the Democratic candidates in that span was incumbent Barack Obama, who won the state by more than 600,000 votes in 2008. The closest vote in 20 years came in 1992, when Bill Clinton …

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NJ Voters to Decide Two Public Questions Tuesday

Learn more about the two statewide ballot questions on higher education bonds and judges' benefits payments.

State oters won’t just be choosing the next president on Election Day —the state has two questions on the ballot that could have an impact on your wallet. The referendum questions deal with extra funding for colleges’ infrastructure and benefits payments for judges. The public questions are: #1: Do you approve the “Building Our Future Bond Act”? This bond act authorizes the State to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million to provide matching grants to New Jersey’s colleges and universities. Money from the grants will be used to build, equip and expand higher education facilities for the purpose of increasing academic capacity.   #2: Do you approve an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution, as agreed to by the …

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