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Township council, board of education races highlight busy 2017 Election Day

In addition to local elections, Cherry Hill voters will also cast their vote in governor, state senator, general assembly and county freeholder races.

Cherry Hill residents will have a chance to vote for four members of council and three board of education members when they head to the polls on Nov. 7 for Election Day.

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This year, four Democrats and four Republicans are running for four seats on Cherry Hill Township Council. Incumbent council members David Fleisher, Carolyn Jacobs and Carole Roskoph and newcomer Sangeeta Doshi are running on the Democratic ticket. Republicans Andrew Behrend, John Papeika, Scott Cohen and Joseph Rodi Jr. are opposing them.

Five candidates are running for three, three-year terms seats on Cherry Hill Board of Education. Incumbents Eric Goodwin, Carol Matlack and Lisa Saidel are running for re-election. Newcomers Fredrick Dande and Sally Tong are also running.

Cherry Hill voters will also get to vote for a new governor and lieutenant governor, a state senator, two general assembly members and two members for the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

In the governor’s election, Democrat Philip Murphy is running with Sheila Oliver as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Republican Kim Guadagno will oppose Murphy, with Carlos A. Rendo running for lieutenant governor. Also running governor is Gina Genovese for the Reduce Property Taxes Party, Seth Kaper-Dale for the Green Party, Matthew Riccardi for the Constitution Party, Peter Rohrman for the Libertarian Party and Vincent Ross for the We The People Party. Other lieutenant governor nominees included Lisa Durden for the Green Party, April A. Johnson for the We the People Party and Karese J. Laguerre for the Libertarian Party.

In the State Senate election for the sixth legislative district, Democrat James Beach is running for re-election. Republican Robert Shapiro will oppose him.

Five candidates are running for two sixth legislative district seats in the New Jersey General Assembly. Incumbent Democrats Louis Greenwald and Pamela Lampitt are running for re-election. Republicans Winston Extavour and David Moy will oppose them. Also running for assembly is Monica Sohler for the American Solidarity Party.

Four candidates are running for two seats on the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Incumbent Democrats Louis Cappelli Jr. and Jonathan Young Sr. will run for re-election against Republican challengers Keith Cybulski and Nicole Nance.

Voters will also answer two state public questions on this year’s ballot. In the first question, voters will choose whether to approve the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act. The act would allow the state to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $125 million. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to provide grants to public libraries.

In the second questions, voters will choose whether they want to amend the state Constitution to dedicate all money collected by the state relation to natural resource damages in cases of contaminations and environment. The moneys would have to be used to repair, restore, replace, or preserve the state’s natural resources. It could also be used to pay legal or other costs incurred by the state in pursuing its claims.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Below is a list of polling places for Cherry Hill Township:

• District 1 — Cherry Hill Fire Station №2, 807 Route 70

• District 2 — Park administration building, 1301 Park Blvd.

• Districts 3, 8 — Arista Care, 1399 Chapel Ave.

• District 4, 41 — Church Road Civic Association, 2328 Route 38

• District 5, 29 — Cherry Hill Fire Administration Building, 301 Burnt Mill Road

• District 6, 48 — Cherry Hill Community Center, 820 Mercer St.

• District 7, 45 — St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2001 Springdale Road

• District 9, 23 — St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church, 615 Mercer St.

• District 10 — Woodcrest Fire Station, 1501 Burnt Mill Road

• District 11 — Cherry Hill Fire Company №22, 951 N. Kings Highway

• District 12, 25 — Kingsway Church, 2017 W. Chapel Ave.

• District 13, 20, 35 — Holy Eucharist Catholic Church, 344 Kresson Road

• District 14, 22 — Trinity Presbyterian Church, 499 Route 70 East

• District 15, 24 — Impacting Your World Ministries, 2901 W. Chapel Ave.

• District 16, 30, 39, 40 — Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Road

• District 17, 18, 42 — Unitarian Universalist Church, 401 Kings Highway North

• District 19, 27, 37, 38 — Cherry Hill Chinese Christian Church, 299 Browning Lane

• District 21 — St. Michael’s Church, 601 Kings Highway North

• District 26, 33 — St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 1989 East Marlton Pike

• District 28, 34, 43, 47 — Temple Beth Shalom, 1901 Kresson Road

• District 31 — The Grand, Route 70 and 1920 Frontage Road

• District 32 — Towers of Windsor, Toledo Building, 3005 Chapel Ave.

• District 36, 46 — St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1439 Springdale Road

• District 44 — Marlkress Fire Station, 1100 Marlkress Road

Resident who are unsure of their polling location can call the Cherry Hill Township Clerk’s office at (856) 488–7892.

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