VOTING INFORMATION

The General Election is Tues Nov 8, 2022!

To check registration status https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check
To register to vote www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml
General information from Somerset County https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/residents/election-guidelines

Voting by mail is a safe and secure way to ensure your voice is heard in this year's primary election. Returning your Mail-In ballot is easy: fill out your ballot, place it in the prepaid postage envelope, and either leave it in your mailbox or drop it off at a ballot dropbox.

To apply to receive a Mail-In ballot, follow the link here and select Somerset County for the correct application:

https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml (To receive your ballot by mail, the application must be received by the County Clerk 7 days prior to the election.)

To find a dropbox near you, follow this link -> www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-secure-drop-boxes.shtml

(The closest dropbox to Watchung will be in the Warren Municipal Complex, 46 Mountain Boulevard, Warren)

  1. How you return it is up to you.
    Select one of the following three ways:

    • Mail: It must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. Election Day and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day.

    • Secure Ballot Drop Box: Place it in one of your county’s secure ballot drop boxes by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Secure Ballot Drop Box locations

    • Board of Elections Office: Deliver it in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. County Election Officials

NOTE: Your Vote-By-Mail ballot CANNOT be returned to your In-Person Early Voting Poll Location or your Election Day Poll Location.

To track your Mail-In ballot www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote-track-my-ballot.shtml


Early in-person voting runs from October 29th through November 6th. County residents can vote from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday during this period. Votes cast during early voting are considered complete, and there will not be an opportunity to amend them.

Eligible voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot may cast their vote during this period at any of the following locations:

  • BERNARDS TOWNSHIP
    Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ

  • BRIDGEWATER
    Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater NJ

  • FRANKLIN
    Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ

  • HILLSBOROUGH
    Municipal Building , 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough NJ

  • MONTGOMERY
    Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive, Skillman NJ

  • NORTH PLAINFIELD
    Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ