City Clerk Madelene C. Medina has announced that nominating petitions for the May 10, 2022 Municipal Election are now available in the City Clerk’s Office at the Municipal Building, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ.  Voters will select a mayor, two council members at large, and one council member in each of the city’s three wards for terms to commence July 1, 2022.

Candidates for election to municipal office must be registered voters and residents for at least one year and may only run for one office.  Ward council candidates must have been residents of the ward in which they live for at least one year.  Each candidate must submit a nominating petition that consists of separate petition certificates signed by one percent of the voters by whom he or she is to be elected.  Mayor and council member at large candidates must obtain 440 valid signatures, first ward council candidates need 148 signatures, second ward nominees will require 137 signatures and third ward candidates must submit 154.  These numbers are based on the voter registry as of the General Election held November 2, 2021.  The filing date for the signature certificates and additional documents (Designation of Campaign Manager, Acceptance of Nomination, Request for Ballot Designation, etc.) is Monday, March 7, 2022.  Signatures will be verified by the City Clerk’s Office, after which a ballot position drawing will be held.

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