Elections

Responsibilities for elections in Passaic County come under the jurisdiction of the Board of Elections,  the Superintendent of Elections and the Office of the County Clerk. Each entity having oversight of different aspects of the election process.

The Board of Elections is responsible for the recruitment, hiring, training, and placement of all election board workers throughout the county. The Board canvasses and counts all absentee and provisional ballots, and certifies all polling places that are used for elections.

The Office of the Superintendent of Elections is responsible for voter registration, address changes, voter’s party affiliation, and voter history.

The Office of the County Clerk is responsible for receiving and filing candidates petitions and financial reports, printing of all election materials, receiving absentee voter applications, maintaining absentee voter lists and the certification of both primary and general elections.

ELECTION LINKS

 

Board of Elections

 

John Currie, Chairman
Mary Guzman, Secretary

Pasquale (Pat) DiIanni, Commissioner
Eugene Liss, Commissioner

Ken Hirmann

Office Administrator

KenH@passaiccountynj.org

 

Allyson Clavijo

Bilingual Coordinator

AllisonC@passaiccountynj.org

 

Passaic County Administration Building
401 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07505

Phone (973) 881- 4527 or 4528
Fax (973) 523- 9121


Laura B. Freytes
Superintendent of Elections
LauraF@passaiccountynj.org


Robert J. De Mers, Jr.
Deputy Superintendent of Elections
rdemers@passaiccountynj.com

 

311 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, NJ  07503
Phone (973) 881- 4515
Fax (973) 881- 1634