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Thank you for voting!
Thank you for voting!
The information below provided important details for Westfield residents leading up to the April 15 vote.
Westfield Public Schools will have an election on April 15, 2025. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Westfield Public Schools will have an election on April 15, 2025. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Additional Spending Proposal – WPS seeks additional spending authorization for its 2025-2026 District Operating Budget to keep day-to-day operations the same as they are this current school year.
Bond Proposal Question 1 – WPS asks to sell bonds for long-term solutions to needs at all schools.
Bond Proposal Question 2 -- WPS asks to sell bonds to build/renovate space for Full Day Kindergarten.
Board of Education – Three seats are open on the Board of Education, with terms of three years.
Voter registration: To participate in this election by mail or in person, your voter registration must have been up to date by March 25. Check your voter registration status in this state database.
In-person voting: Tuesday, April 15.
In-person voting: Tuesday, April 15.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For polling locations, visit Westfield's Office of the Town Clerk at westfieldnj.gov/236/Elections-Voting. Your polling location also will be included on sample ballots mailed by the county to every registered voter about a week before the vote.
Know to ask for a ‘provisional ballot.’
If you go to your polling place and are turned away for any reason, ask for a provisional ballot. Fill it out and leave it with the officials at that location.
This will preserve your right to vote while any human error or paperwork problems are sorted out. Your provisional ballot will be counted after officials confirm your eligibility, such as if you were sent a Vote By Mail ballot but did not return it.
Mail-in ballots will be extra convenient.
Mail-in ballots will be extra convenient for this bond and budget vote on April 15.
That Tuesday is during the school district’s Spring Break, when some voters might be out of town and others may not have schools at the top of mind.
For voters who requested Vote By Mail ballots in advance: Union County sent those ballots by April 1. Act quickly to return your marked ballot.
Know the deadlines an directions for Vote By Mail ballots.
Vote By Mail Instructions.pdfVoting by mail requires action in advance.
To request a mail-in ballot be sent to you, download a Vote By Mail ballot application in English or Spanish and follow its directions. Your application must be received by the county by April 8 to ensure that the actual ballot can be mailed to you in time.
To request a mail-in ballot in person, submit your application to a Union County Clerk’s Office by 3 p.m. Monday, April 14. Go to the offices in the Fraser Building (300 North Ave. East in Westfield). Office hours are listed here. You can even get a ballot, mark it and turn it in all at once.
No printer, ink or paper? Union County will mail you an application if you fill out this form. Allow plenty of time to get an application, mail it back for receipt by April 8, get a Vote By Mail ballot sent to you, and mail back your marked ballot postmarked by April 15.
Returning your marked mail-in ballot.
Vote By Mail ballots must be returned to the county by April 15 – the same day as the in-person vote.
Be sure it has a postmark by that date, or
Hand-deliver it to a Union County Clerk’s Office, or
Drop it in a designated election box
Drop box locations include the Fraser Building at 300 North Ave. East in Westfield, as well as other locations throughout the county
Mail-in ballots cannot be submitted at in-person polling locations.
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