PUBLIC NOTICE TO VOTERS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SPARTA   A Special School Election will be held on September 16, 2025 for the voters in the Township of Sparta. Polls will be open between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 pm. Voters in this municipality will be voting upon the following proposed school facilities project:   BOND PROPOSAL QUESTION   The Board of Education of the Township of Sparta in the County of Sussex, New Jersey is authorized: (a) to provide for renovations, alterations and improvements at Alpine Elementary School, Mohawk Elementary School, Helen Morgan Elementary School, Sparta Middle School and Sparta High School, and an addition at Alpine Elementary School, including acquisition and installation of equipment, fixtures and furnishings, site work and related work and costs; (b) to appropriate $82,283,662 for such purposes and (c) to issue bonds of the school district in the principal amount of $82,283,662.   The final eligible costs of these projects approved by the Commissioner of Education are $49,804,651 (with $20,723,001 allocated to Alpine Elementary School, $3,763,500 allocated to Mohawk Elementary School, $8,266,700 allocated to Helen Morgan Elementary School, $7,114,900 allocated to Sparta Middle School, and $9,936,550 allocated to Sparta High School). The projects include $0 for elements in addition to the facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education or not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5(g). The State debt service aid percentage will equal 40% of the annual debt service due with respect to the final eligible costs of the project. The Board of Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this election.   Do you approve this bond proposal?   POLLING LOCATIONS   Your Sample Ballot will be delivered shortly before the election indicating your voting district and polling location. The ballot drop box at the Sparta Municipal Building and the Sussex County Clerk’s office in Newton for any participant who wishes to return a vote-by-mail ballot in this manner.   Any voter wishing more information about their polling location may contact the Sussex County Board of Elections at 973-579-0950 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm or may visit the New Jersey Division of Elections website, www.njelections.org.   Township of Sparta Polling Locations: District 1: Sparta Municipal Building, 65 Main Street District 2, 9, & 11: Fire Headquarters, 141 Woodport Road District 3 & 12: First Presbyterian Church, 32 Main Street District 4 & 8: United Methodist Church, 71 Sparta Avenue District 5: Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 246 Woodport Road District 6: Alpine Elementary School, 151 Andover Road District 7 & 13: VFW Post #7248, 66 Main Street District 10 & 14: Sparta Public Library, 22 Woodport Road   VOTING REQUIREMENTS   THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THIS SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION IS August 26, 2025. In order to vote in this election, residents in the Township of Sparta must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the state of New Jersey and Sussex County for thirty days, and shall have attained the age of 18 years by Election Day, September 16, 2025. Before being permitted to vote, the person must be a registered voter for at least 21 days prior to the election, or by August 26, 2025.   REGISTRATION OF VOTERS   Registration of voters will be conducted at the office of the Sussex County Board of Elections, 83 Spring Street, Suite 305, Newton, New Jersey, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, and until 9:00 pm on August 26, 2025, or at the office of the Municipal Clerk in the  Township of Sparta during regular business hours. Registration forms are also available at the Division of Social Services, Motor Vehicle Commission, and Division of Developmental Disabilities.   REGISTRATION BY MAIL   Anyone wanting to register by mail may do so by requesting forms from the Sussex County Board of Elections, telephone 973-579-0950, or by downloading the form at www.sussex.nj.us.   WHO MUST REGISTER   You must register to vote in this election if: 1. You have never been registered before; or 2. You have moved into the Township of Sparta from another town or state; or 3. You have changed your name due to marriage, divorce, etc.   CHANGE OF ADDRESS   Any voter who is registered to vote in the Township of Sparta and moved to another address within the same municipality should transfer his/her registration to the new address by August 26, 2025 to ensure that they will be able to vote in the proper election district without being required to take additional steps. This is accomplished by notifying the Board of Elections in writing. Such notice must be signed by the voter and must include the voter’s prior address, the name of the road on which the voter now resides and corrected mailing address (if different from the residence address). Change of Residence forms are available by calling 973-579-0950 or by downloading them at www.sussex.nj.us. Otherwise, the voter may correct their address and vote in the special school election by provisional ballot at the polling place of the district in which the voter resides on the day of the election. VOTER’S BILL OF RIGHTS A Voter’s Bill of Rights, which includes instructions for the use of the voting machine and alternative ballots, and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if your right to vote has been challenged or violated will be posted at each polling location and may be obtained by calling the Board of Elections or may be viewed by logging onto www.njelections.org.   ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   Persons unable to vote at the polling place due to a physical disability may request a vote-by-mail application by telephoning the County Clerk at 973-579-0900. The office of the Board of Elections may be contacted for information regarding polling place assignments and assistance to disabled voters who choose to vote at the polling place on Election Day. The telephone number is 973-579-0950.   THIS CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTICE BY THE SUSSEX COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 7/29, 9/10/25 ($168.02)