TRENTON, N.J. — The voter registration deadline for the upcoming General Election is Oct. 18, 2022.
Voters must pre-register to vote in the upcoming General Election set for Nov. 8, 2022. To register to vote, fill out your application online here, or request a paper application here.
There are a few changes to the election this year based on new laws. For example, ballots are printed by election district, so that means that when we tally the results, we will have more accurate reporting on the district level (not simply by town, but down to the district level). The sample ballots are now published on the Mercer County Clerk’s website here: https://www.mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk/election-sample-ballots.
Also, there are no Statewide or County questions this year. However, there are local questions in Robbinsville and the City of Trenton. They will be on the reverse side of the ballot, as will Trenton City races and School Board races. You can view them on the sample ballot pages link above.
The Mercer County Board of Elections will be able to start counting vote-by-mail ballots five days prior to Election Day this year, which should allow for faster results on Election Night. We will have a majority of the vote-by-mail ballots counted and posted by 8 p.m. on Election Night. There will, of course, be some that are outstanding, as many ballots come in on Election Day and for 48 hours after by mail.
Election workers play a critical role in ensuring that New Jersey residents can exercise their right to vote. Earlier this year, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that increases the compensation of election workers from $200 per day to $300 per day. In July, the governor signed legislation amending existing law to allow minors between the ages of 16 and 18 to work a full day at the polls on Election Day.
Once again, there will be three ways to vote in the upcoming election. You can vote by mail, vote at your polling place on Election Day, or vote on a machine during the Early Voting period. As a reminder,Early Voting begins Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022.Hours for Early Voting are as follows:Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,and Sunday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m.No matter where you live in Mercer County, you can vote your specific ballot at any of Mercer County’s designated in-person Early Voting locations. There are seven Early Voting sites located throughout the County.
The locations are as follows:
East Windsor – Mercer County Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road
Ewing – Mercer County Office Park, 1440 Parkside Ave.
Hamilton – Colonial Fire Company, 801 Kuser Road, Hamilton
Lawrence – Mercer County Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence
Pennington – Pennington Fire Company, 120 Bromel Place, Pennington
Princeton – Princeton Shopping Center Unit 260, 301 N. Harrison St.
Trenton – Trenton Fire Department, 244 Perry St., Trenton
Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello said that she and the other County election officials urge you to plan your vote so that you can participate in this important democratic process.
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POLLING LOCATIONS & SECURED DROP BOX LOCATIONS can be found here.
Please Note: For questions about voter registration, please contact the Superintendent of Elections Office at 609-989-6750.
To apply to be a poll worker, please contact the Mercer County Board of Elections at 609-989-6522 or by email at BoardofElections@mercercounty.org. Applications can be found at https://www.mercercounty.org/boards-commissions/board-of-electionsunder “Board Worker Application.”
For any questions regarding the upcoming 2022 General Election, please call the County Clerk’s Election office at 609-989-6075 or 609-989-6495. You can also call the Superintendent of Elections Office at 609-989-6750 or the Board of Elections at 609-989-6522. For more information, visit the Mercer County Clerk online at https://www.mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk or call 609-989-6465.