Politics & Government

Primary Voter Registration Deadline Comes Tuesday

In Parsippany, voters will choose party nominees for mayor, Town Council, county clerk and the state legislature.

Next Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the June 4 primary election.

To register, head to the municipal clerk’s office at Town Hall weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Local races include Republican and Democratic races for mayor and for two seats on the Township Council.

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The GOP races are contested: Mayor James Barberio is running for re-election against Councilman Paul Carifi Jr. For council, Robert J. Peluso and former Parsippany Police officer Dr. Louis Valori, on the Carifi ticket, face Barberio's ticketmates, Councilman Vincent Ferrara and former Plannng Board member Milin Shah. Running for council on his own is Republican Board of Education member Michael Strumolo.

The Democrats are unopposed in the primary: Councilman Jonathan Nelson is vying for mayor on a ticket with Planning Board member Robert Keller and newcomer Mihir Oza running for council.

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There will also be races for Morris County clerk and the two District 26 General Assembly seats and one state Senate seat will be on the June ballot.

Anyone interested in running as an independent candidate for the November 5 general election has until 4 p.m. June 4 to file nominating petitions.


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