Residents in some New Jersey school districts will vote Tuesday on school budgets and school board members.

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But because of a change in the law, the elections are not what they once were.

The majority of schools have quickly moved school elections to November. Under a new law, doing so spares them from public votes on their budget plans so long as they keep tax increases under a 2 percent cap.

Only 73 districts will put their spending plans to votes on Tuesday.

Poll hours vary by district.

 

New Jersey Districts Conducting School Elections on April 17

 

County

Number of April School ElectionsNames of Districts
Atlantic2Atlantic City, Hammonton
Bergen20Cliffside Park, Closter, East Rutherford, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fairview, Garfield, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Lodi, Midland Park, Norwood, Oakland, Palisades Park, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Wood-Ridge
Burlington0

 

Camden1Haddon Heights
Cape May0
Cumberland1Bridgeton
Essex6Bloomfield, Belleville, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark*, South Orange/Maplewood*
Gloucester5Delsea Regional, Franklin, Greenwich, Paulsboro, Monroe
Hudson4Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Weehawken
Hunterdon1Readington
Mercer4Hopewell Valley Regional, Lawrence, Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro
Middlesex4Cranbury, Edison, Metuchen, Sayreville
Monmouth2Marlboro, Neptune Township
Morris8Chatham, Hanover Township, Mendham Township, Morris School District, Mountain Lakes, Pequannock, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough
Ocean1Lakewood
Passaic8Haledon, Hawthorne, North Haledon, Passaic, Passaic County Manchester Regional, Paterson*, Totowa, West Milford
Salem1Salem City
Somerset2Hillsborough, Montgomery
Sussex1Fredon
Union0-
Warren2Allamuchy, Greenwich
Total73

* Of the school districts eligible to move their elections to November, 70 school districts retained April elections, where voters will select candidates to serve on the school board and decide their district’s base budget. Three additional districts – Newark, Paterson and South Orange/Maplewood – will conduct board member elections on April 17, but do not place their proposed budgets on the ballot.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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