Primary Election UPDATE

Executive Order 144:

Governor Murphy announced that elections that take place on July 7, 2020, shall be conducted primarily via vote-by-mail ballots, which will automatically be sent to all “Active” registered Democratic and Republican voters without the need for an application to receive a vote-by-mail ballot. In addition, County Clerks shall send vote-by-mail applications to “Active” voters who are registered as “Unaffiliated,” and to all “Inactive” registered Democrats, Republicans, and “Unaffiliated” voters. 

More Vote by Mail Details

  • All vote-by-mail return envelopes and vote-by-mail applications shall have prepaid postage. Ballots will start being mailed out May 30th. Sample Ballots will be posted on the Clerk's Election website on Wednesday, July 1st (on or before 12:00 PM).

  • To the extent possible, each county shall procure at least 5 secure ballot drop boxes and place them in locations that are readily accessible to the registered voters within the county. 

  • Each county shall open a minimum of at least 1 polling place in each municipality. Provided that sufficient poll workers are available, each county shall open a minimum of 50 percent of its polling places, and may open more than the minimum number of polling places. 

  • Any voter who appears at a polling place on the day of the July primary shall vote via a provisional ballot, except that a voter with disabilities may vote on an ADA-accessible voting machine.

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