Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli run unopposed for council seats in Jackson

JACKSON – Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli are running unopposed for three four-year terms on the Jackson Township Council in the Nov. 3 general election.

Flemming and Chisholm are current members of the Township Council and Borrelli is a current member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Councilman Ken Bressi is not seeking re-election. Bressi was elected in 2012 and joined the council in January 2013. He was re-elected in 2016 and is completing his second term.

Jackson has a nonpartisan form of local government and the candidates will not run under the banner of a political party.

Flemming owns County Line Hardware in Jackson. He was appointed to the council on Jan. 2 following Rob Nixon’s resignation from the governing body in November. Flemming is seeking his first full term. In addition to serving on the council, he is a member of the Planning Board.

Chisholm has been a resident of Jackson for more than 40 years. He works for his family business, Aspen Tree Expert Co. Chisholm was appointed to the council on June 9 following Barry Calogero’s resignation from the governing body. His appointment runs through Dec. 31 and he is seeking election to his first full term.

Borrelli has lived in Jackson since 2017 and works in human resources at the New Jersey Department of Human Services as a personnel assistant in a supervisory role. He has worked in human resources in state government for more than 15 years. He was reappointed to the zoning board by the council in June.

Gov. Phil Murphy has said the Nov. 3 general election will be conducted primarily by mail. All registered voters in New Jersey will receive a ballot by Oct. 5.

The ballot, which is topped by the race for president between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, may be returned in one of several ways, including by mail.

According to the governor, an individual who has a disability will be permitted to vote on a machine at a polling location in their municipality on Nov. 3.

Any other individual who goes to a polling location in their municipality to vote on Nov. 3 will only be able to fill out a provisional paper ballot that will be collected by a poll worker.

Republicans on the national level have said they will challenge New Jersey’s voting plan.