Borough ballots: long format, multiple races and three citizen propositions including a hand-count proposal

The clerk told election workers the borough ballot will be a long white form (14 inches) and detailed the local contests on the ballot, including three assembly seats and three school board seats. "It will be white, but it is a 14 inch long ballot," she said to emphasize the unusual length and reassure officials about machine compatibility.

On the propositions, she said all three are citizen initiatives. She described Proposition 2 as a measure to change the borough election date to the November state election (which, if adopted, would mean separate teams for borough and state contests) and Proposition 3 as a measure that "totally says that we will hand count ballots only," meaning precinct scanners would not be used and ballots would be counted by hand after election night.