Write-In Candidates · Cresskill Borough Council
Netta Doron & Guy Peleg Fiscal responsibility. Lower taxes. A stronger Cresskill.
Running together for the two Borough Council seats — common sense, financial discipline, and a focus on reducing the tax burden for Cresskill residents.
Until polls open on Election Day — Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 6:00 AM–8:00 PM.
We're write-in candidates — here's how to vote for us
Neither of our names appears on the printed ballot, so a vote for us has to be written in. It takes ten seconds, and it works exactly the same during early voting and on Election Day.
Find the Borough Council section
Go to the Borough Council section on your ballot.
Write in both names
In the write-in lines, write Netta Doron and Guy Peleg clearly — one name on each line.
Fill in both ovals
You can vote for up to two candidates for Borough Council. Be sure to fill in the oval next to each name.
Your write-in vote counts!
Voting by mail? This is the real form — and exactly how to fill it in
Below is the actual Official General Election Sample Ballot for the Borough of Cresskill (Tuesday, November 3, 2026), published by the Bergen County Clerk. Your mail-in ballot has the same layout. The sample is stamped “YOU CANNOT VOTE ON THIS SAMPLE BALLOT,” but the Council section on your real ballot looks exactly like this.
The same Council section, filled in correctly ↓
Enlarged so you can see it clearly, with the same columns as the real form: the printed candidates in the Republican and Democratic columns, “No Nomination Made” across the second line and the Nomination by Petition columns, and the two write-in lines in the Personal Choice column. Writing the names isn't enough on its own — the oval next to each name must be filled in, or the vote won't count.
- 1Use a black or blue pen. Find “For Members of the Council — Vote for Two.”
- 2In the Personal Choice column, write Netta Doron clearly on the first write-in line.
- 3Write Guy Peleg clearly on the second write-in line.
- 4Fill in the oval completely next to each name — solid black, inside the lines. Don't vote for more than two people total for Council.
Voting in person? Practice on the machine first
Bergen County votes on touchscreen machines (Dominion ImageCast): you mark your choices on the screen, the machine prints a paper ballot, you check it, and you feed it into the scanner to cast it. Try the whole thing here, step by step — it takes about a minute.
You are on the ballot screen. Find For Members of the Council — Vote for Two, then tap the first Write-In box.
Type the name using the on-screen keyboard, then tap Accept.
This is the review screen. Check that both names are listed under Members of the Council. On the real machine you can tap a contest to go back and change it.
For Members of the Council — Vote for Two · Your selections
Tap Print Ballot. The machine prints a paper ballot with your choices. Take it out and read it — this paper is what gets counted, so make sure both names are on it.
Last step. Carry your printed ballot to the scanner / tabulator and feed it into the slot. Your vote is not cast until the scanner takes the paper.
Ballot cast!
That's the whole process: tap each Write-In box, type NETTA DORON and GUY PELEG, accept each one, review the screen, print, check the paper, and feed it into the scanner. Remember — this was only practice; on the real machine, your vote counts when the scanner takes your printed ballot.
Voting early or on Election Day, the machines work the same way. If anything on the printed ballot looks wrong, don't cast it — ask a poll worker for help; you can have it corrected before you scan it.
Meet the candidates
Netta Doron
Netta Doron has spent nearly twenty years in the technology industry — almost a decade at Wix, where she rose from senior engineer to team leader and software architect, and then as chief technology officer of two startups, building products hands-on and answering for the results.
She holds an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In her most recent role she joined a young startup as an extra pair of hands and quickly became its CTO — writing code herself in Python and React, managing the development team, and shipping the product. That is the working style she brings to public service: understand the problem, look at the actual numbers, and stay with it until it's fixed.
Netta and her husband Tal have made Cresskill home since 2020, raising their two children here. As a parent she is hands-on — an active voice at her children's school, championing change on behalf of students and families. When something isn't working, she rolls up her sleeves and stays with it until the change is made.
"Rolls up her sleeves and stays with it until the change is made."
She is running for Borough Council because Cresskill deserves the same rigor: a budget read line by line, services that work the way residents expect, and a council that shows its work.
- ResidentCresskill since 2020
- Career~20 years in technology
- RolesEngineer → architect → CTO
- EducationEngineering, Univ. of Pennsylvania
- FamilyHusband Tal; two children
Guy Peleg
Guy Peleg has been a Cresskill resident since 2012, where he lives with his wife and their four children. All of their children attended Cresskill public schools, and two are currently in the Cresskill school system.
He is a business owner, technology executive, and former member of the Cresskill Planning Board. Guy brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including founding and leading Maklee Engineering, a consulting company established in 2008. He has worked with major financial institutions, corporations, and organizations around the world, managing complex projects, leading engineering teams, and helping organizations improve efficiency and solve difficult operational problems.
As a business owner, Guy understands the importance of managing budgets and making responsible financial decisions. He believes municipal government should apply the same discipline to spending taxpayers' money.
"I'm running for Borough Council to bring common sense, financial discipline, and a focus on reducing the tax burden for Cresskill residents." — Guy Peleg
- ResidentCresskill since 2012
- Career25+ years in technology
- FounderMaklee Engineering, est. 2008
- ServiceFormer Cresskill Planning Board member
- FamilyWife; four children
Our priorities
Four commitments we share — the same standards both of us have worked by for more than two decades in business.
Reduce municipal spending
Carefully examine the borough's budget and eliminate unnecessary expenses. A borough budget is not a rubber stamp: every line item should have to justify itself, and what isn't working gets cut — not carried forward out of habit.
Greater transparency
Give residents a clear understanding of how their tax dollars are spent. It's your money: clear, accessible reporting on spending, so anyone in Cresskill can check the books without filing a records request and waiting.
Improve efficiency
Streamline operations and find opportunities for cost savings. Modernize the processes residents deal with every day — permits, payments, public notices — so borough services are faster, simpler, and cheaper to run.
Ease the property tax burden
Bring fiscal discipline to municipal government while preserving essential borough services. Cresskill families feel the tax bill every year; the honest way to ease it is to cut what's wasteful and protect what matters — public safety, roads, and recreation.
Key dates
The final stretch of the 2026 general election in Bergen County. Mark them now — the mail-ballot deadline comes up fast.
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Sat, Oct 24Early voting opens
Early in-person voting begins
Runs Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1. Hours: Monday–Saturday 10 AM–8 PM, Sunday 10 AM–6 PM. Any Bergen County early-voting site works — the four nearest Cresskill are listed below.
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Tue, Oct 27Deadline
Vote-by-mail applications due (by mail)
Your application to vote by mail must reach the Bergen County Clerk by today — postmarks don't count. Missed it? You can still apply in person at the County Clerk's office until 3 PM on Monday, November 2.
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Sun, Nov 1Last day
Early voting ends
Sites close at 6 PM. After today, the remaining options are returning a mail ballot or voting in person on Election Day.
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Mon, Nov 2Deadline · 3 PM
Last call for a mail ballot
Final deadline to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot in person at the Bergen County Clerk's office — 3 PM sharp.
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Tue, Nov 3Election Day
Election Day — polls 6 AM–8 PM
Vote at your assigned polling place in Cresskill. Ballot drop boxes stay open until 8 PM, when polls close. If you're in line by 8 PM, you can vote.
Three ways to vote
Pick the one that fits your schedule. Early voting is the surest way to beat the Election Day lines. Whichever way you choose, voting write-in works exactly the same — during early voting and on Election Day alike: write in both names in the Borough Council section and fill in both ovals.
Vote early, in person
Oct 24 – Nov 1 · Mon–Sat 10–8, Sun 10–6
No appointment, no excuse needed. Bergen County voters can use any early-voting site in the county. The four closest to Cresskill:
- River Vale Community Center48 Greenhalgh Lane, River Vale Directions →
- Teaneck Rodda Center250 Colonial Court, Teaneck Directions →
- Fort Lee — Jack Alter Community Center1355 Inwood Terrace, Fort Lee Directions →
- Hackensack — County Administration BuildingOne Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack Directions →
Vote by mail
Apply by Oct 27 (mail) or Nov 2, 3 PM (in person)
Apply through the Bergen County Clerk, complete your ballot as soon as it arrives, and return it one of three ways:
- Secure drop boxOpen 24 hours through Nov 3 at 8 PM. Closest to Cresskill: Demarest Borough Hall, Dumont Library, and Englewood City Hall.
- By mailMust be postmarked by Election Day — mail it several days early to be safe.
- In personDeliver it to the Bergen County Board of Elections in Hackensack by 8 PM on Nov 3.
Vote on Election Day
Tue, Nov 3 · 6 AM – 8 PM
Vote at your assigned Cresskill polling place — it's based on your address, and it's the only place your in-person vote counts that day.
Not sure where yours is, or whether your registration is current? Check both in a minute at the state's official voter portal:
- vote.nj.govRegistration status, polling place, and mail-ballot tracking Check yours →
One rule that trips people up
A mail ballot cannot be returned at an early-voting site or at a polling place on Election Day. Use a drop box, the mail, or hand-delivery to the Board of Elections — otherwise it won't be counted. Full official details at vote.nj.gov.