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Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising voters that a new state law has extended the early, in-person voting period for the primary election. The Early Voting period for the 2025 Primary Election will now be six days, beginning on Tuesday, June 3, and continuing through Sunday, June 8.

FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advisingcandidates that a new state law has impacted the number of endorsements tonominating petitions for candidates running in this Primary Election. Gov. PhilMurphy signed the law, A-5117/S-3994, on Monday, Feb. 3, to take effectimmediately.

Yesterday, a Manhattan court judge sentenced Former U. S, Senator, Robert Menendez to 11 years in prison.

West Long Branch, NJ – A majority of Americans are optimistic about a second Donald Trump term, with his fellow Republicans even more likely now to feel very optimistic than they were after his 2016 victory. At the same time, the Monmouth University Poll finds concern about how some of the president-elect’s specific policy proposals could impact their own families, especially imposing tariffs on imported goods.

On Monday, Governor Murphy signed the Freedom to Read Act into law at the Princeton Public Library. The bill prohibits schools and public libraries from excluding books based on the origin, background, or views of the material or of its authors, or simply because a person finds the content offensive.

According to The Associated Press, yesterday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill announced she’s running for governor.

According to The Asbury Park Press, incumbents won re-election in all but one municipality across Monmouth County.

FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising voters that Monmouth County’s three election offices, which include the Clerk of Elections, Superintendent of Elections and Board of Elections, will have extended hours leading up to the Nov. 5th General Election.