Mail-In-Voting Changes for NJ Primary (June 8, 2021)

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The June 8th primaries will be conducted primarily IN-PERSON. Polling places will be OPEN for all voters who wish to cast their ballots on voting machines

  • This means that all registered voters will NOT automatically receive a mail-in ballot (as they did in November).

  • The only registered voters who previously applied to Vote By Mail in “all future elections” will receive a Vote By Mail Ballot.

  • For a Mail in Ballot for the Primary Election:

    • By mail: Apply by June 1 for a Mail-In Ballot

    • In person: Apply by 3:00 pm on June 7th to apply in person at the County Clerk of Elections office, 300 Halls Mills Rd, Freehold.

  • County Clerks begin sending out the primary election mail-in ballots on April 24, 2021

For additional information and applications, visit https://www.votebymailnj.org/home/vote-by-mail/

FYI – New Jersey holds partisan primary elections with separate ballots for the Republican and Democratic parties. A voter must be registered as a party member in order to participate in that party’s primary.
An unaffiliated voter can participate in the primary of his or her choice by affiliating with a party on the day of the election.
To change party affiliation in order to vote in the primary, a voter must submit an updated voter registration form no later than the 55th day before the primary (April 14, 2021)

Susan Meltsner