Atlantic County Clerk responds
I take offense, as should the residents of Hammonton, to the false allegations and fabricated “controversy” being propagated by Hammonton First regarding the vote-by-mail ballots.
No election laws were violated in printing the names of its candidates in alphabetical order. The bracketing letter that Hammonton First claims to have submitted with the request to list the candidates in the same order as its lawn signs is only valid for primary elections, not general elections.
Hammonton First is an independent party and does not participate in the primary election. Had its chairman been more familiar with election law, he would have also known to file a joint petition with all three candidates instead of three individual petitions. If that had been done, the candidate names would have appeared in the order submitted without any discrepancy about ballot placement.
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There were no misprints on the ballot. All the candidates were listed, their names were spelled correctly and they were identified under the correct party, office sought and length of term. Apparently, Hammonton First has little faith in the ability of voters to locate candidates on the ballot unless their placement replicates lawn signs.
I have been fully transparent and have removed myself from any involvement as county clerk with Hammonton’s municipal elections. I have entrusted those responsibilities to my deputy clerk to avoid any conflict of interest. In my three years as county clerk, Hammonton First has communicated directly with my deputy clerk, with the exception of one registered letter I received on September 30, 2024. There have been no letters, emails or phone calls to which I did not respond because they were never sent or made to me.
Be assured, I take my responsibilities seriously and I remain committed to the citizens of Atlantic County.
Joe Giralo
Hammonton
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