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ELECTION DIVISION
VOTE BY MAIL
CIVILIAN VOTE BY MAIL - You may apply for a
Mail-In Ballot if you are a registered voter by completing an
application and submitting it to this office either by mail or in
person. A Mail-In Ballot Application by mail must be received in this
office no later than 7 days prior to the election for which it is
being requested. All Mail-In Ballot Applications received by mail will
be processed in a timely manner and Mail-In Ballots will be mailed
directly to the voter. Registered voters may apply in person or via
authorized messenger for a Mail-In Ballot up until 3:00 P.M. of the
day before the election. Those voters applying in person will be able
to receive their ballot by hand upon submitting the application. Any
voter may complete the bottom portion of the application and designate
a messenger. A messenger may bring a Mail-In Ballot Application
completed by the voter to the County Clerk’s office and pick up a
Mail-In Ballot for that voter. The messenger will need to sign the
application in front of the County Clerk or designee and show photo ID
in order to pick up the ballot. The messenger must deliver the Mail-In
Ballot directly to the voter.
Click here to
download a Mail-In Ballot Application
MILITARY VOTE BY MAIL – You may apply for a Mail-In Ballot if
you are New Jersey resident who is a member of the Uniformed Services,
Merchant Marine, Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Uniformed Services”
include members of the United States Armed Forces (Navy, Army, Air
Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Family members of a military
voter are also entitled to vote by mail. If you are a Military voter
currently residing within the United States, please complete a Mail-In
Ballot Application and mark the appropriate choice in the Special
Status box on the application. If you are a Military voter currently
residing outside the United States, please complete the Federal Post
Card application to receive your Mail-In Ballot.
Click here to
download a Mail-In Ballot Application
Click here to download a
Federal Post Card Application
OVERSEAS CIVILIAN VOTE BY MAIL – You may apply for a Mail-In
Ballot for federal elections if you are a voter who is living outside
of the United States and who was residing in New Jersey immediately
prior to departure. In order to receive a federal ballot, the civilian
overseas voter does not have to be a registered voter, but must have
met the qualifications to register and vote in New Jersey prior to
leaving the United States. The overseas civilian voter is entitled to
a federal ballot whether or not the voter ever intends to return to
the United States to reside. Federal Elections include all general,
primary, and any special elections for candidates for the office of
United States President and Vice-President, Presidential Electors,
United States Senator and Member of the United States House of
Representatives.
Click here to download a
Federal Post Card Application
Click here to download a voter registration form
Click here to download a party declaration form
For further information regarding Mail-In ballots, call the Somerset County Clerk's Office at (908) 231-7013 |
