New information concerning the elections, early voting and electronic voting options are below. This is forwarded from the League of Women Voters. I hope you are all able to vote, despite the rough circumstances many are facing.
Take care,
Rev. Craig Hirshbirg
From the League of Women Voters of New Jersey:
New information below includes options to vote electronically, a new provisional ballot option, and new polling place information. Please share this information as widely as possible to help displaced voters.
The election will be held Tuesday, November 6, as planned. Polls are open from 6 am – 8 pm.
Displaced voters and first responders have multiple options to make voting easier.
1. Vote early at your County Clerk’s Office
All County Clerk’s offices will be open Monday, November 5. Voters are encouraged to take advantage of the extended hours offered at their County Clerk’s office.
Voters may go in person to their County Clerk and vote using a “Vote by Mail” ballot. You will be handed that ballot right there at the office and be able to fill it out in person. The deadline to vote in person using a “vote by mail” ballot at your county clerk office is Monday, November 5, 3 pm.
FIND YOUR COUNTY CLERK (Please Note: TheOcean County Clerk information listed on that link is incorrect. Because of the storm they are located in the Ocean County Administration Building, Rm 116, 101 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ. They also have a second location at 179 S. Main Street, Stafford, NJ.)
2. NEW – Apply for and receive a “Vote by Mail” ballot electronically:
Read the full release from the Governor.
To vote electronically, displaced voters may submit a mail-in ballot application either by e-mail or fax to their county clerk. Once an application is approved, the clerk will electronically send a ballot to the voter by either fax or e-mail in accordance to the voter’s preference. Voters must return their electronic ballot – by fax or email – no later than November 6, 2012, at 8 p.m.
Voters can download a mail-in ballot application for their county here.
A list of county clerk websites, phone numbers and fax numbers is available here.
The deadline for county clerks to receive mail-in ballots has been extended to November 19, 2012, for any ballot postmarked on or before November 5, 2012. Mail-in ballots postmarked later than November 5 will not be accepted.
3. NEW – Vote on Tuesday in a different polling place using a provisional ballot:
Directives issued by the state today enable displaced voters and first responders to vote by provisional ballot at any polling place in the state.
This means if you are a registered voter in the state of NJ and you are staying in a different part of the state because of the storm you may go to a near by polling place on Tuesday and vote there using a provisional ballot.
Polling Places
Some polling places will be relocated. A directive issued requires that all polling place changes are posted on county websites and the League of Women Voters of New Jersey is notified. We will know every polling place change and post them by county on our homepage. You may also call us at 1-800-792-VOTE(8683) with questions about your polling place.
Additionally, if your polling place has been relocated, there will be notification posted at your original polling place directing you to the relocated polling place. State officials have announced that they will deploy military vehicles to serve as polling places in some areas.
If you have any questions call the League of Women Voters of New Jersey’s toll-free voter assistance hotline, 1-800-792-VOTE(8683). We have extended our hours to help more voters and we are in the office today, Sunday, from 9 am – 4 pm. Our hours on Monday are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. On election day, Tuesday, November 6, we staff the hotline all day while the polls are open (6 am – 8 pm).