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Voter Guide: Voting in New Jersey

A guide to voting in Pennsylvania. Unsure about the voter registration process? Looking for information on voter fraud and election security? Want to find out how to get involved and volunteer? Look no more! It's all here.

Voting in New Jersey

Register: Register here to vote by October 13

  • You will need your driver’s license or social security number

Vote by Mail: Every active voter registered in New Jersey should receive a ballot in the mail.

  • If yours hasn’t arrived by October 12, track your mail-in ballot status online at Vote.NJ.Gov or contact your County Clerk, listed on the County Election Officials page.

You can check your voter registration status here.

Return Your Mail in Ballot:

  • By mail: the ballot must be postmarked on or before November 3 and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before November 10.
  • Secure Ballot Drop Box: Place your ballot in one of your county’s secure ballot drop boxes by 8:00 p.m. on November 3.
  • Board of Elections Office: Deliver your ballot in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on November 3.
  • Polling Place: Bring your ballot to your polling place by 8:00 p.m. on election day, November 3. Remember only you, the voter, can bring your ballot to your polling place on election day.

Vote in Person: You may choose to vote in person at your polling place from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on November 3. You will be provided a provisional paper ballot. Find your polling place here. 

Getting Involved

Poll Monitor:

  • Citizens of all ages, including college and high school students, are eligible to be poll workers: apply here. 

Election Protection Volunteer (nonpartisan):

Call Center Support or Field Worker:

  • If you have a legal background or if you’re a law student, volunteer to answer questions at a call center and/or assist on election day. Sign up here.

Tips from an NJ Poll Worker Training

  • If you need assistance voting, you can choose to bring someone with you who is not your employer, co-worker or union officer or agent.  That person can enter the voting booth with you to translate and assist the voting process.
  • All polling places must comply with ADA accessibility requirements.
  • Name changes not listed: Poll workers are not instructed to ask for ID.  Voter should sign the registry book with previous name, draw line through, sign above with current name.  Poll worker has registration forms that voter can use to change name in registration book for the NEXT election.
  • If illness or other circumstances have changed how you sign your name, update your signature using a NJ Voter Registration Application.   
  • Your children can join you in the voting booth.
  • Do not wear partisan pins, clothing, hats to vote.  You will be asked to cover or remove partisan materials. 

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