TRENTON, N.J. – This year, New Jersey Primary Elections will be June 8, and N.J. will be returning to a traditional election where voters can choose to vote at the polls, or by mail.
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, the State of N.J. required an exclusively vote-by-mail election, even though some voters had expressed a desire to be able to vote at a voting machine.
With elections returning to normal now, this means that voters will not receive a vote-by-mail ballot in their mailboxes unless they apply for one, or if they have requested to always receive a vote-by-mail ballot “for all future elections.”
Voters who remain concerned about contracting Covid-19, or who cannot otherwise get to the polls, are encouraged to apply to vote by mail for the upcoming Primary Election.
In New Jersey, any registered voter can vote by mail for any reason. Voters do not have to be sick, working, or out of town to request a ballot, so this remains a viable option for those who prefer to vote from home.
On the ballot this June, there will be races for offices ranging from, the Gov. of New Jersey, to the entire State legislature, to Mercer County, and local municipal races as well as for partisan State Committee seats.
The voter registration deadline for this election was May 18. A registered voter may apply for a ballot by completing and mailing an easy Vote-by-Mail application by June 1. The deadline for walk-in voters is June 7 at 3 p.m.
The County Administration building will also offer extended hours to walk into the County Clerk’s office to pick up a ballot to vote by mail. Those hours will be Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The County Clerk’s Office, located at 209 S. Broad St., Trenton, N.J. 08608, will offer vote by mail instructions in several languages such as English, Spanish, Hindi, Gujarati, Chinese, Polish, Urdu, and Haitian Creole.
Voters may call the office at 609-989-6494, or email them at MercerVotes@MercerCounty.org.
Vote-by-Mail applications are also available on the web at their Elections page at www.mercercounty.org/countyclerk.
The State Division of Elections also offers vote-by-mail in five languages at http://www.njelections.org/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html. They will print and mail you the ballots.