OCEAN COUNTY – Local officials are publicizing some of the regulations on how to vote by mail or in person during this year’s election. This is all still very new to residents and they want to make sure everyone is on the same page.
On Election Day
You can still vote at your polling place on election day. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 2. If you don’t know where your polling place is, you can look it up at Vote.NJ.Gov on the Polling Locations page.
Keep in mind that you can not bring vote-by-mail ballots to your polling place.
Early Voting
You can vote in person at a voting machine during the nine days before Election Day. That way you can vote when it’s most convenient for you.
Tuesday, October 26 is the last day for the County Clerk to receive an application to vote early in person.
This is a new option. You don’t have to bring it to your polling place. Instead, you can bring it to any polling place in the county that is designated as an early voting location. That list is also at Vote.NJ.Gov.
These early voting locations will be open Saturday, October 23 through Sunday, October 31. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday.
The early locations are:
Berkeley: Library at 30 Station Road in Bayville
Brick: Library at 301 Chambersbridge Road
Jackson: Library at 2 Jackson Drive
Lacey: Lacey Community Center, Room C, 15 E. Lacey Road
Lakewood: Municipal Building Courtroom, 231 3rd Street
Lavallette: Library at 112 Jersey City Avenue
Little Egg Harbor: Library at 290 Mathistown Road
Manahawkin: Southern Resource Center Nutrition Hall, 179 S. Main Street
Manchester: Library at 21 Colonial Drive
Toms River: Library at 101 Washington Street
Mail-In Voting
If you are registered to vote, you can apply for a vote-by-mail ballot. You can do this either by contacting the county clerk or by visiting Vote.NJ.Gov.
Tuesday, October 26 is the last day for the County Clerk to receive a Vote by Mail Ballot Application via mail.
Your ballot must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on November 2 and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before November 8.
You can also drop off your vote-by-mail ballot in person to the Board of Elections office by 8 p.m. on November 2. This information is found at Vote.NJ.Gov.
You can not bring your vote-by-mail ballot to your polling place on election day.
You can drop it off in a secure ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on November 2. The drop boxes are located at:
Barnegat Library: 112 Burr Street
Beachwood Library: 126 Beachwood Boulevard
Berkeley Library: 30 Station Road
Brick Municipal Building: 401 Chambersbridge Road
Jackson Library: 2 Jackson Drive
Lacey Library: 10 E. Lacey Road
Lakewood’s Northern Resource Center: 225 4th Street
Lavallette Library: 112 Jersey City Avenue
Little Egg Harbor Library: 290 Mathistown Road
Long Beach Island Library: 217 S. Central Avenue
Manahawkin’s Southern Resource Center: 179 South Main Street
Manchester Library: 21 Colonial Drive
Ocean County Parking Garage: 3rd Floor, Madison Avenue
PIC, Inc. of Ocean County: 1959 Route 9
Plumsted Library: 119 Evergreen Road
Point Pleasant Borough Library: 834 Beaver Dam Road
Toms River Library: 101 Washington Street
Waretown Library: 112 Main Street
Whiting Reading Center: 400 Lacey Road, Suite 5
For more information, visit the Ocean County Clerk’s site: oceancountyclerk.com/frmElectionServices?page=primary
