Atlantic Highlands voters will be casting ballots in two new locations this year, after being advised the Hesse Building will not be available.
However, Borough Clerk Michelle Clark has said the new sites are posted on the borough’s webpage, on Facebook and in notices hanging in Borough Hall, in addition to being put on the electronic sign board outside Borough Hall. Further, the clerk said, the borough will send out postcards advising all voters on the new addresses before the June primary elections.
Voters will also be assured they know in which district they vote, and to which polling place they can cast ballots, since the borough clerk will also assure the streets for each district will be clearly marked on every voter’s sample ballot.
Instead of all four districts having polling at the Hesse Building, which has been the borough’s system since 2020, districts 1 and 4 will vote this year at the Senior Center at the Municipal Yacht Harbor and districts two and three will vote at the First Aid Building, 10 East Highland Ave. Voters can check in which district they are to vote prior to going to the polls by calling the Monmouth County Board of Elections t 732-431-7000.; however, all the streets will be posted on the sample ballots.
The clerk said it was necessary to change the voting places since the Hesse Building, owned by Our Lady of Perpetual Help St Agnes Church, is not available, according to the church administrator. The school has been rented out for us so both the school and gym, which is in the Hesse Building; according to church administration, the state will not allow voting to be there, according to information the borough office received from the church office.
At the time of publishing this story., no one from the church administration has responded to a request for information on which state office is banning the polling places at the Hesse Center, and for what reason
There are 3903 registered voters in Atlantic Highlands.
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