Public Notice To All
Registered Voters in
Mount Arlington Borough
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:12-9, you are hereby advised of the following
procedure to be used for the
Mount Arlington Borough Special School Election '
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
1. that any person attempting to vote may be challenged by a candidate by the duly authorized challenger for a political party or a candidate or on a public question, or by a member of the district board of elections, because the challenger or board member has good cause to believe that the voter is not entitled to vote;
2. that members of the district board and all duly authorized challengers are prohibited from challenging, delaying or preventing the right to vote of any person because of the person’s race, color, national origin, expected manner of casting a vote or residence in a particular ward, housing complex or section of a municipality or county;
3. the means by which any person who is challenged may seek to establish his or her right to vote by swearing to and signing an affidavit attesting to the voters qualifications and/or providing a suitable identifying document for inspection, which may be, but is not limited to the following: a valid New Jersey Driver’s License, a sample ballot with the voters name and address, an official Federal, State, County or Municipal document, a utility or telephone bill or tax or rent receipt dated within 30 days or a piece of mail postmarked on or after the 60th day before the election; a copy of the affidavit shall be given to the challenged voter; the district board shall determine the validity of the challenge by voting on it pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19: 15-24;
4. any person who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections may seek to establish the person’s right to vote by swearing to and signing the affidavit and/or providing the proof described in paragraph 3 above; the district board shall determine the validity of the challenge by voting on it pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:15-24;
5. that any challenger who succeeds in denying a voter the right to vote must sign an affidavit stating the reason why the voter is not entitled to vote and must furnish a copy of the affidavit to the challenged voter; the district board may, in its discretion, require that the challenger affidavit be signed when the challenge is made;
6. the legal remedy which any person who is challenged by a duly authorized challenger or by a member of the district board of elections and denied the right to vote may seek permission to vote by going before a Superior Court Judge in Morristown to seek a court order allowing that person to vote; the applicant should take copies of any affidavits given to him or her at the polls and any proof submitted at the polls in support of that person’s right to vote;
7. forms to register complaints about the conduct of an election are available at each polling place in the county; and
8. further information can be obtained from the Morris County Board of Elections at: (973) 285-6715.
MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS
Justin Davis Peter King
Diana S. Rochford Laurie Fierro Brownstein
($91.76)