YOUR VOTE: New Jersey

By Countable

NEW JERSEY

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

GENERAL

• November 8, 2022

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 18, 2022 - Deadline to register to vote online or by paper.

Absentee Ballots

Ballot Request Deadlines:

• November 1, 2022 - Deadline to return an absentee ballot application by mail.
• November 4, 2022 - Deadline for military and overseas civilian voters to return applications to receive general election mail-in ballots by electronic means.
• November 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. - Deadline to return an absentee ballot application in person.

Ballot Return Deadlines:

• November 8, 2022 - Deadline to return a completed absentee ballot in person. Mail in absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date.
• November 14, 2022 - Deadline for county boards of election to receive an absentee ballot by mail (must be postmarked by November 8, 2022).

Registered voters in New Jersey who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their local county clerk as early as possible.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status:

• Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements:

• Here's everything necessary to register as a voter this election season in New Jersey.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location:

• School, firehouse or community center, use the New Jersey Voter Information Portal Polling Place Locator to find where to cast your ballot.
• Click here to find contact information for your county clerk's office.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws:

• New Jersey requires identification if you did not provide identification when you registered.

Accepted Credentials:

• Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

• Once you have registered to vote, no further voter ID is required to vote in NJ except for some first time voters.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Contact the New Jersey Department of Elections:

• The New Jersey Department of Elections can be reached at the following phone number: 1-877-NJ-VOTER or via email at Feedback@sos.nj.gov. 

Any other questions? 

• Check out the New Jersey Voter Information Portal.
• Look up your county clerk's office.

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), New Jerseyites!