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Camden Strong:
Chris Collins

WARD 2 CANDIDATE

Chris Collins, 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

City Councilman Chris Collins is a native of the city and is a member of the local clergy. In 1995, he started what is known today as the nation’s premier faith-based and professional weekly newspaper, the Anointed News Journal. Collins is a former corporate executive in marketing and community relations and has been successful in developing collaborations between corporate, private, nonprofit, government, faith-based and grass-roots organizations.

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Collins serves as a chaplain for the state Department of Corrections, Camden County Office of the Sheriff and former chaplain for the US Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots Foundation. He serves as a Board Member for the Camden Business Association and is the Co-Chair for Camden County College Camden Community Action Team. In addition, Collins and his wife have raised four children that are all Penn State University Alumni. Collins is also a member of the Penn State Alumni Association and holds a master’s degree in theology from Belford University.

ENDORSEMENTS

Governor Phil Murphy

Senator Cory Booker

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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