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Camden Strong:
Arthur Barclay

WARD 1 CANDIDATE

Arthur Barclay, a member of The Camden Strong Team, is running to expand economic growth, ensure safe streets, and continue improving our public schools.

About the Candidate

Arthur Barclay was a scholar-athlete at Camden High School and was the captain of a star-studded team during his playing days at the castle on the hill. In 2000, Barclay and his teammates won a state championship and the statewide tournament of champions. After his four years at Camden High School he went to Memphis University where he played for the Tigers and won the NIT Championship in 2002. Barclay then went on to get his bachelor’s degree in Sociology and graduated in 2004.

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After college, in 2005, he took a position in Washington, D.C. with FedEx Corporation. In 2007, an opportunity arose for Barclay to continue his athletic career playing professional basketball for the Rochester Razorsharks in New York until 2009.

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After his tenure as a professional basketball player came to end, he returned to Camden City and pursued public service and was elected to his first term as a Councilman-At-Large in 2014. He was then elected to serve as a state Assemblyman in New Jersey’s Fifth Legislative District, which includes towns in both Camden and Gloucester Counties.

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As a man that grew up in the Camden, Barclay understands the critical importance of youth outreach in the city. To this end, he volunteers with several organizations that encourage youth involvement and leadership, including Camden High Men’s Basketball Team, Below the Rim Basketball Program, and South Jersey Rising Stars. Also, he is a former member of the Camden City Zoning Board of Adjustments, and a former member of the Boys & Girls Club of Camden County Board of Trustees. He now holds the position of Organizing Chairman for the Camden County NAACP.

ENDORSEMENTS

Mayor Victor Carstarphen, Camden County Sheriff Gilbert “Whip” Wilson, state Senator Nilsa Cruz Perez, City Council President Angel Fuentes and the Camden City Democratic Committee universally endorsed the Camden Strong slate in the upcoming Democratic primary in June.

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Additionally, the Camden Strong team is endorsed by former Camden City Mayor Dana Redd, former Cleveland Cavalier, Dajuan Wagner, former Los Angeles Laker and current University of Louisville Coach, Milt Wagner, Camden City Council Vice President, Shelia Davis, Camden City Councilmember Nohemi G. Soria-Pérez, Assemblyman William Spearman, Camden residents, Min. Wassim Muhammad, N’namdee Nelson, Nyemah Gillepsie, Jeanette Alvarez, Cameron Hudson and several others.

How to Vote

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Vote By Mail

  • All registered voters are eligible to receive a VBM Ballot. Voters must apply to receive a VBM Ballot.

  • Mail-in ballots are available now!​

There are two ways to return your mail-in ballot:​

  • Return your ballot by secure dropbox at one of these 29 locations.

    • Drop boxes are open 24 hours a day in well-lit locations and are under video surveillance.

    • The drop boxes are open until the close of polls, 8 PM on June 6th, 2023.

  • Return your ballot by mail​.

    • They can be returned to any US Post Office or in a USPS mailbox.

    • Near Election Day, it is recommended that you ask the Post Office to hand cancel the envelope to assure it has a readable postmark.

    • Ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be counted if received by June 12th, 2023.

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In-Person Voting (Election Day - June 6, 2023)

  • Polls will be open 6 AM to 8 PM.

  • All polling locations are ADA accessible.

  • Voters will be able to vote in their local polling place on a voting machine.

  • Each voter is sent a Sample Ballot that lists their polling place. For a complete list of all polling places CLICK HERE.

  • When the voters enter the polling place, they will be checked-in on an electronic poll book. To speed up the check-in process, voters can bring their sample ballot with its scannable barcode to find their voter record faster.

  • Any voter that was sent a Vote by Mail ballot cannot vote in a machine on Election Day. These voters, however, can cast a provisional ballot.  The provisional ballot will be counted once all timely Vote by Mail Ballots arrive, and it is verified that the voter did not cast two ballots.

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In-Person Early Voting

  • ​The Early Voting locations are open from June 2, 2023, and June 3, 10am to 8pm and June 4, 2023, 10am to 6pm.

  • All Camden County registered voters can appear at any early vote location – voters are not assigned a specific location. Ballots for all Camden County municipalities are available at each location.

  • There are seven (7) early voting sites located throughout Camden County. The locations can be found HERE.

  • Any voter that was sent a Vote by Mail ballot cannot vote in a machine during Early Voting. These voters, however, can cast a provisional ballot.  The provisional ballot will be counted once all timely Vote by Mail Ballots arrive, and it is verified that the voter did not cast two ballots.

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