YOUR VOTE: New Jersey 2024

NEW JERSEY

It's election season! Are you ready? 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

Primary Election - June 4, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• May 14, 2024 - Final day for in person, by mail, and online voter registration.
  

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• May 28, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.
• June 3, 2024 -  Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• June 4, 2024 - Last day for an absentee ballot to be returned in person. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by 8 p.m.
• June 10, 2024 - Last day for absentee ballots returned by mail to be received but postmarked on or before Election Day.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 15, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

New Jerseyites who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadlines

• October 29, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.
• November 4, 2024 - Last day to return an absentee ballot application in person by 3 p.m.

Ballot Return Deadlines

• November 5, 2024 - Last day to hand-deliver absentee ballot. Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by this date.
• November 11, 2024 - Deadline for county election boards to receive a mail-in absentee ballot (must be postmarked on or before Election Day).

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. Ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day.

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

• Use the New Jersey 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 only requires identification for first-time voters.

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

Questions?

• 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.
• Look up your county clerk's office.

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