Voting info

Anyone who is registered to vote with a North Caldwell address by Sept. 5 can participate in the Sept. 26 bond referendum by voting in person or by mail. 

Regardless of how you cast your ballot your voter registration must be up to date by Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, to be eligible to vote. That’s right after Labor Day, so act now to avoid getting delayed over a holiday weekend.    

• If you’re not sure if you are registered, or what address is associated with your registration, find out at this state of New Jersey website.

• If you’re not registered, register online by using the NJ Voter Information Portal to complete a voter registration form and upload identification documents. 

Printed registration forms are also accepted. Print and mail a paper registration form, offered in English and Spanish, to the Essex County Superintendent of Elections, 495 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Suite 103, Newark, NJ 07102. 

In-person voting will be available to registered voters from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Essex County officials have set the polling location as Notre Dame Church (lower level) at 359 Central Avenue.

Below is the ballot language that voters will see at the polls on Sept. 26, 2023. The ballot includes the total project costs of $50,947,399, partially funded by $5,000,000 from the Board's capital reserve fund, and the explanation that state aid will cover up to 40% of the "final eligible costs of the projects." For North Caldwell, that state aid amount is $10,062,093. Not all costs are eligible for that level of funding, according to the state's aid program for school construction, but this type of aid -- only available with a voter-approved bond referendum -- is worth more than $10 million for North Caldwell. 

BOND PROPOSAL QUESTION  

The Board of Education of the Borough of North Caldwell in the County of Essex, New Jersey is authorized (a) to undertake various improvements, alterations, renovations and upgrades and to construct additions at Grandview School and Gould School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures, equipment and any site work; and (b) to appropriate $50,947,399, partially funded by $5,000,000 currently available from the Board’s capital reserve fund, and to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $45,947,399.   

The final eligible costs for the projects approved by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education are $29,596,157 (consisting of $15,326,111 for Grandview School and $14,270,046 for Gould School). The projects include $3,948,373 (consisting of $1,948,375 for Grandview School and $1,999,998 for Gould School) for school facility construction 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 projects. The Board of Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this election.