Florence Township Board of Education Election, November 3, 2026

The election

• Election: New Jersey General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2026
• Polls open: 6:00 AM Eastern Time
• Polls close: 8:00 PM Eastern Time
• Office on the ballot: Member of the Board of Education, Florence Township (Vote for Three, 3-year terms)
• Seats open: 3
• Printed candidates: none. No nominating petitions were filed for any of the three seats, so the ballot shows the office with 3 blank write-in (personal choice) lines.
• Who may vote: any voter registered at a Florence Township address. The race is township-wide and non-partisan; party affiliation does not matter.

Write-in candidates

Two Florence Township residents are running together as write-in candidates for two of the three open seats:

• Gavin Rozzi (R-O-Z-Z-I): write-in candidate for Member of the Board of Education. Florence Township homeowner. Member, IBEW Local 30. Creator of OPRAmachine, a public-records platform used to file more than 86,000 requests. Board member, New Jersey Foundation for Open Government. Graduate degree in data science and political science from Stockton University.
• Britney Ferdetta (F-E-R-D-E-T-T-A): write-in candidate for Member of the Board of Education. Lifelong Florence Township resident and homeowner. Member, CWA Local 1036. Bachelor's with Honors in Biology from Montclair State University.

Platform: rozzifornj.com/issues/. Biographies: rozzifornj.com/about/.

About the school district

• District: Florence Township School District, Burlington County, New Jersey (florence.k12.nj.us)
• Schools: Roebling Elementary School (PreK-3), Riverfront School (4-8), Florence Township Memorial High School (9-12)
• Enrollment: roughly 1,700 students
• Board: nine members, three-year terms, three seats elected each November
• Meetings: second and fourth Mondays, 7:00 PM, open to the public

Key dates

Election Day polling places (by ward and district)

Florence Township has nine election districts across three wards. Polling places for the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Burlington County Board of Elections:

Addresses without a town are in Florence, NJ 08518. Verify your assignment at voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-place-search.

Early in-person voting

• Dates: Saturday, October 24, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
• Hours: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Sundays 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
• Where: any of the 10 Burlington County early voting sites, regardless of home polling place. None is in Florence Township.
• Closest to Florence: Chesterfield Municipal Building, 295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield, NJ 08515; Faith Deliverance Worship Center, 1304 Route 130 North, Burlington, NJ 08016
• All sites: Hainesport Municipal Building, 1401 Marne Highway, Hainesport, NJ 08036; Cinnaminson Community Center, 902 Manor Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077; Willingboro Public Library, 220 Willingboro Way, Willingboro, NJ 08046; RCBC Votta Hall, 300 College Circle, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054; Medford Municipal Building, 49 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055; Blue Barn, 1004 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, NJ 08053; Pemberton Community Library, 16 Broadway, Browns Mills, NJ 08015; Tabernacle Rescue Squad, 134 New Road, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
• Source: Burlington County Early Voting

Vote by mail

• Who may apply: any registered New Jersey voter; no excuse required
• Apply online: voter.svrs.nj.gov/mib-request
• Apply by mail: application must be received by October 27, 2026 at Burlington County Clerk, PO Box 6000, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
• Apply in person: October 28 through November 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM, at 50 Rancocas Road, Mount Holly, NJ 08060 or 301 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057
• Return by drop box or in person: any Burlington County secure drop box, or the Board of Elections at 301 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057, by 8:00 PM on November 3, 2026
• Return by mail: postage prepaid; postmarked by November 3, 2026 and received within 6 days after
• Not permitted: mail ballots cannot be returned at polling places or early voting sites. A voter who was issued a mail ballot and appears at the polls votes a provisional ballot.
• Track your ballot: voter.svrs.nj.gov/ballot-track
• County Clerk election services: (609) 265-5229, votebymail@co.burlington.nj.us

Florence Township drop box

• Location: Florence Township Municipal Building, 711 Broad Street, Florence, NJ 08518
• Hours: Open 24/7 through 8:00 PM on Election Day
• County-wide: 29 secure drop boxes in Burlington County; a ballot may go in any of them

How to cast a write-in vote

Paper or mail ballot

1. Find MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – Florence Township – Vote for Three. There are 3 blank write-in (personal choice) lines, each with an oval.
2. On one write-in line, print GAVIN ROZZI (R-O-Z-Z-I).
3. On another write-in line, print BRITNEY FERDETTA (F-E-R-D-E-T-T-A).
4. Fill in the oval next to each name you wrote. The scanner reads the oval.
5. For a mail ballot: place the ballot in the inner envelope, sign and date the certificate on the outer envelope, seal it, and return it by one of the methods above.

Voting machine (Election Day or early voting)

1. Find MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – Florence Township on the screen.
2. Select the Write-In option for that office and type GAVIN ROZZI.
3. Select Write-In again and type BRITNEY FERDETTA.
4. Review and cast the ballot.

Write-in rules

• A write-in vote is counted if the name can reasonably be attributed to the candidate. Exact spelling avoids any dispute.
• The same name written on two lines of one ballot counts once.
• Write-in candidates are not required to register or file anything before the election.
• A seat with no printed candidate is won by the qualified write-in candidate with the most votes, even a single vote, provided the person accepts.

How a write-in winner is certified

After Election Day, the Board of Elections tallies write-in votes by name. A write-in candidate who receives the most votes for a seat contacts the Burlington County Clerk to file a certification accepting the office; this must be done before the county certifies the results. Once certified, the winner is sworn in at the board's reorganization meeting in early January 2027. If no qualified person wins or accepts a seat, the Burlington County executive county superintendent of schools appoints someone to fill it.

Who may serve on the board

A Board of Education member must be a United States citizen at least 18 years old, able to read and write, registered to vote in the district, and a resident of Florence Township for at least one year immediately before the election. A member may not hold certain conflicting offices or have a disqualifying criminal conviction.

Official references

• NJ Division of Elections: vote.nj.gov
• Check registration: voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check
• Polling place search: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-place-search
• Vote-by-mail request: voter.svrs.nj.gov/mib-request
• Ballot tracker: voter.svrs.nj.gov/ballot-track
• Burlington County Board of Elections: co.burlington.nj.us/182/Board-of-Elections, (609) 265-5060
• Burlington County Clerk: co.burlington.nj.us/191/County-Clerk, (609) 265-5229
• Florence Township School District: florence.k12.nj.us

Contact for press inquiries

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