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County clerk details election calendar, Real ID push and increased postage costs
Summary
Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin presented a largely flat 2025 budget, described heavier passport demand and expanded hours, explained a one‑week primary delay for a religious observance, and warned that Real ID and rising postage and ballot‑programming costs could push election expenses up.
Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin told the board that the clerk’s office budget shows no staffing changes for 2025 and a modest 1% overall increase, but that election‑related costs remain the office’s largest uncertainty.
Durkin outlined the 2025 calendar — a March bond referendum, April school board elections in several municipalities (including Newark), a moved primary date to June 10 for…
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