TENAFLY—After late-arriving mail-in ballots and provisional votes were counted Sept. 30, Tenafly’s $76.1 million schools referendum was approved by voters with 1,199 voting in favor and 1,187 opposed, a winning margin of 12 favorable votes.
The election results were posted around mid-day by the Bergen County Clerk’s Office, following the counting of 72 provisional votes, and 37 late-arriving mail-in ballots. The previous voter tally showed the referendum defeated 1,148 votes against to 1,130 in favor, an 18-vote margin.
A breakdown posted on the clerk’s site showed 44 favorable provisional votes and 27 votes opposed. On Election Day, voters casting ballots defeated the referendum, 872 voting no versus 865 voting yes.
However, when the final mail-ins were counted, it was 290 in favor versus 288 voters opposed. Slightly over 22% of Tenafly’s 10,736 registered voters cast ballots on Sept. 17. Voters can find detailed breakdowns of voting in Tenafly’s 12 voting districts on the county clerk’s office website at bergencountyclerk/Election/.
“The district administration and Board of Education thank the Tenafly community for learning about the referendum and taking the time to vote. We look forward to the improvements that will maintain the strength and value of our schools,” said the district website announcing the new voting results. Bergen County will officially certify election results on Oct. 2, said officials.