TRENTON
— The State Board of Canvassers
today certified
election results for
the 2004 General Election for the offices
of President of the United States, House
of Representatives, and to fill the
remaining three years of a State Senate
term in the 31st Legislative District,
Attorney General Peter C. Harvey and
Division of Elections Director Ramon
de la Cruz announced.
According
to the results, 73 percent of all registered
New Jerseyans voted in this year’s
General Election, a three percent increase
compared to the last Presidential election
in 2000.
The
Board of Canvassers formally certified
the 2004 election results during a meeting
this morning at the State House in Trenton.
Attorney General Harvey served as chairman
for the meeting. Membership of the Board
of Canvassers consists of two State
legislators from each major political
party. They are: Senator Leonard Lance
(R-23); Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula
(D-17); Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein
(D-4) and Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone
(R-30).
Today’s
Board of Canvassers meeting completed
a certification process that, during
the past several weeks, involved the
systematic review and re-tabulation
of election results from around the
State to ensure accuracy.
The
official General Election results are
available on the Division of Elections
Web site at www.NJElections.org.
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