Voting has begun in NJ. Here are three ways to cast your ballot in this fall's election

Katie Sobko, NorthJersey.com

With Election Day just two weeks away, voters are likely making plans for exactly how to cast their ballots. In New Jersey, there are three ways they can do that.

  • They can vote by mail.

  • They can vote early in person.

  • The can vote on Election Day.

Vote-by-mail ballots

Provisional ballots are filled out at the polling site in the Prudential Center in Newark on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Provisional ballots are filled out at the polling site in the Prudential Center in Newark on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

For New Jersey voters interested in the vote-by-mail option, they still have two options for requesting a ballot. Voters can request ballots through the mail up to a week before the election and in person at their county clerk’s office until 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6.

There are three ways to return those ballots.

  1. The vote-by-mail ballot can be returned by mail. It must be postmarked on or before 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 and be received by your county’s board of elections on or before the sixth day after the close of the polls.

  2. They can be put in a secure ballot drop box in your county by 8 p.m. on Nov. 7. The list of drop box locations for each county can be found at vote.nj.gov.

  3. The ballots can be dropped off in person at your county’s board of elections office by 8 p.m. on Nov. 7.

Early in-person voting

Voters can take advantage of the opportunity to vote in person ahead of Election Day. Each county has designated early voting locations.

Polls will be open from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 at those locations. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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At your polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7

Last but not least, polls will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the state. Voters can find more information about their polling place online at vote.nj.gov.

Katie Sobko covers the New Jersey Statehouse. Email: sobko@northjersey.com

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ election 2023: How to vote in person and by mail

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