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	PUBLIC NOTICE FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT #1 The Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District #1, Washington Township, Mercer County, New Jersey will conduct their annual Commissioners and Budget Election on Saturday, February 16, 2002 at the township firehouse, located at 1149 Route 130, Robbinsville, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Two commissioners will be elected to three-year term. The budget as listed below was adopted on second and final reading at a meeting held January 9, 2002. The proposed district budget for the calendar year of 2002. SALARIES & FRINGE APPROPRIATIONS..... $ 1,309,137.00 ADMINISTRATION..... $ 62,050.00 OPERATIONS..... $ 491,522.00 TOTAL OPERATING..... $ 1,862,709.00 TOTAL CAPITAL (LEASE)..... $ 67,337.00 TOTAL BUDGET..... $ 1,930,046.00 ANTICIPATED REVENUES OTHER THAN PROPERTY TAXES..... $ 64,712.00 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION..... $ 1,865,334.00 TAX RATE FOR 2002..... $ 0.23 THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A YES VOTE. Robin Skidmore Secretary, Board of Fire Commissioners Fire District #1, Washington Township Fee $42.181/16 Times Published in The Times of Trenton on 01/16

Don't forget to come out an Vote on Saturday, February 16, 2002 at the Firehouse at 1149 Route 130, Robbinsville (Click here for directions) The voting hours are between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.

WHEN TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Civilian absentee ballots are available to registered voters who cannot vote in person for the following reasons:

• expect to be absent from New Jersey on election day

• illness or disability

• observance of a religious holiday

• residing at an educational institution (college students)

• hours and nature of employment (commuters who may not arrive home in time)

 

Military absentee ballots are available to registered or unregistered citizens of voting age who are: in military service or the spouses or dependents of those in military service civilians attached to the armed forces and their spouses or dependents patients in veterans hospitals To obtain a military absentee ballot, the voter, a relative or friend may apply to your county clerk or municipal clerk. Applications can also be requested from the proper military personnel. (See Federal Voting Assistance Program - for U.S. citizens overseas)

HOW TO "VOTE ABSENTEE"

• To obtain a civilian absentee ballot, registered voters can mail in an application to be delivered to the county clerk at least 7 days before the election, OR apply in person by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the election.
  

• PRINT OFF THIS ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION FORM.
  

• OR in PDF format: Absentee Ballot Application Form (V4.0 PDF) (use free download of Adobe Reader)
  

• The application should include the date of the election, your home address including municipality, address to where ballot should be sent, and reason for request. Print and sign your name where indicated with the same signature used at the polls. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.
  

• Mail or take this application to your County Clerk listed below. This application must be received by the County Clerk no later than 7 days prior to the election. You may come in person up until 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the election.
  

• If ill or incapacitated, you may send written authorization with a family member or registered voter within your county to obtain your ballot and return it to the county clerk's office within the above time frame.
  

• Do not submit more than one application for the same election.
  

• After approval of your application, your ballot and instructions will be mailed to you on or after the 40th day prior to the Election. If application is made in person within the seven-day period before the election, the ballot will be given to you at that time.
  

• Absentee ballots must reach the County Board of Elections no later than 8:00 p.m. (close of the polls) on the day of the election.
  

• If you have applied for an absentee ballot, you MAY NOT VOTE at your polling place for that election, regardless of whether or not you completed and submitted the absentee ballot.

To download the application you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader that you can download free from this link

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/

Click here to download an absentee ballot application you can print out.

Deliver your ballot application to:

Mercer County Clerk
640 South Broad Street
P.O. Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
(609) 989-1111

Voter Registration Information

• 18 years old by election day
  
• a resident of the state and county at least 30 days before an election
  
• not denied right to vote due to either court adjudication of "idiocy" or "insanity"
  
• not serving a sentence, or on parole or probation for an indictable offense
  

• By mail:
  Registration forms are available from your municipal clerk's office, county commissioner of registration (who may be the superintendent of elections), motor vehicle agencies, public assistance offices, libraries,  and this Web site. 
• Click here to download the voter registration application in Adobe Acrobat Format you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader that you can download free from this link: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
  
• In person:
  Register with your municipal clerk or county commissioner of registration

The Commissioners of Registration cannot accept faxed copies or an electronic transmission of a voter registration form since an original signature is required. The registrant must down load the form and send the hard copy to the Commissioner of Registration. The registration deadline to vote at the next election is 29 days prior to election day.

Mail or return in form in person to: 

Mercer County
Commissioner of Registration/ Superintendent of Elections
640 S. Broad Street, P.O. Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
609-989-6769

• Change your name: You are entitled to vote only in the next election by signing your registration sheet at the polls with both your previous and new name. After that, you must re-register in your new name.
  
• Change your residence within the county: By the 29th day before election, file a change of address form with municipal clerk or county commissioner of registration.
  
• After the 29th day before election, you may correct your registration on election day at the office of the municipal clerk in your new community of residence.
  
• Change your residence outside county: By the 29th day before election, you must re-register in new county. If you move after the 29th day before an election, you are permitted to vote in your former election district after signing an "Affirmation of Residency" form.

Voter registration questions should be directed to:

Mercer County
Commissioner of Registration/ Superintendent of Elections
640 S. Broad Street, P.O. Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
Phone: 609-989-6769

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