These responsibilities include certifying candidates, printing ballots, and mailing mail-in and sample ballots. These duties are at the heart of Democracy. Without candidates running for office, we would have no reason to vote! Candidates require support from the community by way of petitions to officially become certified candidates. In addition to turning in an appropriate amount of signatures on their petitions, candidates must take an oath and sign a certificate of acceptance.

AND, without ensuring accurate ballots with all the candidates listed, and with proper election dates, our elections are at risk. To ensure Free and Fair Elections, vote Bender for County Clerk in the primary election (uncontested) on June 2nd and MOST IMPORTANTLY in the General Election on November 3, 2026!

Voting by mail is a standard and secure way to vote in the United States. In the 2024 Presidential Election, one third of votes cast were by mail, and the majority of those were by voters over 65 years old.

Voting by mail is used by citizens who care enough to ensure they have a say in their democracy by making sure they have their ballot in hand and can drop it in a drop box, mail, or return to the County Board of Elections at their convenience.

I will protect the State of New Jersey’s safe and secure election procedures to preserve election integrity without causing unnecessary and exceptional trouble for voters since we already have free and fair elections.

You can trust that I will uphold Atlantic County’s and New Jersey’s high standards into the future without falling victim to pressure from the administration that is trying to silence voters with voter suppression tactics like the SAVE America Act.

Our country is facing constant attacks on voting rights from the very top of our federal government. And since Republicans at all levels of government have shown that they give into the demands of the party, election integrity cannot be trusted to a Republican who has made it clear where his allegiances lie.

Threats to nationalize elections are real. Even though they are unconstitutional, if you’ve read the news in the past year, you know that our current administration continuously pursued unconstitutional actions.

As Clerk, I will stand firmly with the State of New Jersey and lead Atlantic County in doing what is right to maintain control of elections at the state level, run by the County Clerk and County Board of Elections. We will work together with the Superintendent of Elections to ensure proper voter registration too. This is critical moving forward, especially since unreasonable and unnecessary registration and voter ID requirements are being pushed without reason. Atlantic County deserves to have confidence in elections over the next five years and beyond by having a Democrat, dedicated to voters’ rights and election integrity serving as County Clerk.

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