All registered New Jersey voters are being mailed a ballot for the November 2020 Election. You can decide to vote in person on Election Day instead of (not in addition to) voting by mail, but as it will be convenient to vote by mail, you should strongly consider doing so. New Jersey does not have early voting available.
To avoid possible postal delays impacting your vote, we recommend mailing your completed ballot back by Tuesday, October 13th. Plan to drop it off by hand after that.
If you are concerned about your absentee ballot returning on time through the mail, visit our other page to learn how to drop your ballot off in person.
Registering In Person: October 13, 2020
Registering By Mail: Postmarked October 13, 2020
Registering Online: N/A
All registered New Jersey voters are being mailed a ballot for the November 2020 Election
Ballots delivered in person to a county board of elections or at a drop-box must be returned by 8pm on November 3rd.
Ballots sent by mail must be postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 and received by November 10, 2020, or received by November 5, 2020 if not postmarked due to postal error whether by mail or in-person.
We strongly recommend mailing your ballot much earlier (by October 13th) and, if that's not possible, dropping it off in person. Learn how below or on our other page.
An absentee/VBM Ballot will be automatically mailed to all registered voters. Just make sure you're registered to vote!
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Yes, at your county Board of Elections, polling place or at a drop-box by 8pm on Election Day. Drop box locations vary by county; no centralized list yet available.
An authorized messenger may return the ballot.
The bearer certifies that he or she received a mail-in ballot directly from the voter, and no other person, and is authorized to deliver the ballot to the appropriate board of election or designee on behalf of the voter.
No person shall serve as an authorized messenger for more than three qualified voters in an election. No person who is a candidate in the election for which the voter requests a mail-in ballot shall be permitted to serve as an authorized messenger or bearer.
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6am - 8pm
If you are in line when polls close, you are legally entitled to vote. Don't leave!
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