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Highland Park swears in two new council members
Summary
Stephanie Kim Chauhan and Norma Iris Vargas were certified and took the oath of office at a Highland Park Borough Council meeting; the Middlesex County Board of Elections certified the results.
Stephanie Kim Chauhan and Norma Iris Vargas were certified by the Middlesex County Board of Elections and sworn in as members of the Highland Park Borough Council during the meeting at Borough Hall.
The board clerk announced that the Middlesex County Board of Elections had certified the election of the two council members. After the certifications, both took the prescribed oath of office and allegiance before the governing body.
Chauhan recited the oath in open session, saying, "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully, impartially and justly perform all the duties of the office... according to the best of my ability," concluding with the pledge to support the constitutions of the United States and the State of New Jersey. Vargas repeated the same oath and likewise pledged allegiance. Mayor Elsie Foster offered congratulations following the oaths.
The meeting record shows the certifications and oaths were administered as part of the council's organizational session; the Middlesex County Board of Elections' certification was cited by the clerk during the announcements. The transcript does not specify who administered each oath beyond the public recitation and the clerk's certification.
The swearing-in formalized the successful election of Chauhan and Vargas and qualified them to assume their elected seats on the council. The meeting continued with the council's organizational and business items.
