How to vote in my state
New Jersey
Last updated January 23, 2025
Upcoming Election Dates and Registration Deadlines
June 10, 2025
New Jersey Gubernatorial Primary Election
Voter Registration Deadline
- Received by: May 20, 2025
Mail-in Ballot Request Deadline
- Post received: June 3, 2025
In-Person: June 10, 2025 3:00PM
Completed Mail-in Ballot Return Deadline
- In-Person: June 3, 2025 8:00PM
- Postmarked: June 3, 2025
- Post received: June 16, 2025 8:00PM
Early Voting: June 6 – 8, 2025
November 4, 2025
New Jersey Gubernatorial General Election
Voter Registration Deadline
- Received by: October 14, 2025
Mail-in Ballot Request Deadline
- Post received: October 28, 2025
In-Person: October 31, 2025 3:00PM
Completed Mail-in Ballot Return Deadline
- In-Person: October 28, 2025 8:00PM
- Postmarked: November 4, 2025
- Post received: November 10, 2025 8:00PM
- Without postmark: November 6, 2025
Early Voting: October 25 – November 2, 2025
Helpful Resources
Register
to vote
Check if you are registered
What's on your
ballot
Mail-in Voting
Any voter may apply for vote-by-mail by completing the Application for Vote-By-Mail Ballot and returning the application to their County Clerk.
After you complete your Vote-By-Mail Ballot, return your ballot by one of three ways, mail it back, place it in one of your county’s Secure Ballot Drop Box Locations or return it to your County Board of Elections Office.
See more information about vote-by-mail here
Early Voting
Early voting begins in-person nine days before Election Day. Hours will be Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Early voting is now available for primary elections as well as general elections in every county.
In-Language Material
APIAVote sent translated mailers to over 1 million AAPI households in order to inform them on how, where and when to vote, in their preferred language. Click the link below to see the mailer sent to New Jersey:
New Jersey Voter Guide: Chinese simplified & Tagalog | Hindi & Punjabi
Click here for Voter Registration forms in Gujarati | Korean | Punjabi | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese
What to Expect
on Election Day
On Election Day, polls are open from 6 AM to 8 PM EST.
This is a paper ballot election. All active, registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot in the mail. Vote in person by provisional paper ballot will be provided at your polling place on Election Day. Provisional ballots are just like vote-by-mail ballots and will count.
Voter ID Requirements
Photo ID is not required to vote on Election Day unless you are a first-time voter that applied to vote by mail and did not provide your driver’s license or Social Security number.
IN-LANGUAGE VOTER INFORMATION RESOURCES
Find key, essential voter information for how to vote in the United States in your preferred language, from the menu options below:
Language Access
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act requires certain jurisdictions to provide in-language voting materials in areas with a significant number of limited English proficient voters.
Section 208
Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act states that, “Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of the employer or office or agent of the voter’s union.”
It is your right to bring your own interpreter to the polls, if you so choose.
Have questions or need help voting?
Call 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683).
Bilingual assistance is available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali. Click here for more information.
