Toms River fire election ended in a tie, then someone found another ballot
A race for fire commissioner last month in Toms River initially ended in a tie, but after the results were certified, another write-in vote was counted that gave another candidate a one-vote win.
Now, the election is in court.
The initial certification of the February 15 Board of Fire Commissioners District No. 1 election gave incumbent Richard Turtela another term with 690 votes, with another incumbent, Anthony Cirz, tied with Michael Hopson, with 615 votes each. A fourth candidate, incumbent James Golden, received 614 votes.
But later – it’s not clear when or how – one additional vote was counted for Cirz and Golden, giving Cirz a total of 616 votes, with Hopson and Golden each at 615.
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