What’s your voting plan?

Election Day is just 29 days away, so it’s time to make a plan to vote, and you have options.

General Election Deadlines:

Last day to register – Oct. 13

Early In-Person Voting - Oct. 24 - Nov. 1

Last day to request a Vote by Mail Ballot - Oct. 27

Election Day - Nov. 3 polls are open 6am – 8pm

Know your Rights!

Prepare2Vote’s Voting Plan

What to do now:

Check your voter registration. Try more than once, sometimes to form is glitchy. If the information doesn’t look right, contact your County Board of Elections. They’re happy to help.

How will you vote?
1. By Mail
2. Early - Oct. 24 - Nov. 1
3. On Election Day Nov. 3 between 6am and 6pm

Find your polling place.
Find a Drop Box.
Sign up to track your ballot so you can see when it is received, safe and sound. All of your voting history and information is viewable when you sign up.

Hot tip: If you signed up to Vote by Mail and decide to vote in person you will have to vote by Provisional Ballot. It’s only to prevent anyone from voting twice. You’ll have to use a pen. Do It anyway.

View sample ballots now on your County website under Election Information. Sample Ballots come in the mail starting on or around October 21. Be on the lookout!

For people who are concerned about the security of the election we have some suggestions:

Rest assured, New Jersey has some of the best laws in the country for fair, secure elections and accessibility for voters. None of that will change before the election.

If you vote by mail, look for your ballot now. Ballots are mailed in waves until close to Election Day, so be patient, but diligent, and call the County Clerk’s office if you are concerned that you didn’t receive it. Use a drop box rather than USPS. If you absolutely have to mail it, fill your ballot out it as soon as you get it and get it in the mail immediately to allow plenty of time. And sign up to track your ballot so you can see when it is received, safe and sound.

Questions? We’re happy to help. Contact us.

If you vote in person, consider voting early. From Oct. 24 through Nov. 1 you can vote at any polling location in the county where you’re registered.

If you want to vote on Election Day, Nov. 3, do it! There will be folks from each party at the polling places to help protect your right to vote; Challengers and Poll Watchers. If you see or experience something that doesn’t seem right, talk with someone. There is also a Hotline you can call - 1-877-NJ-Voter (1-877-658-6837).

Lots of voting information on our website.

If you are turned away from a polling place do not leave! Ask for a Provisional Ballot! It’s not what you expected, but do it anyway. It’s your vote.

Here are some reasons this might happen (It’s usually very simple):

• You are on record as requesting a Vote by Mail ballot.

• Your name is not on the poll list of voters, but you have registered.

• You moved within the county, but have not registered at your new address.

• You're a first-time voter and you did not provide accepted ID when you registered (ex. by mail), and did not bring it with you on Election Day.

• If you were marked ID Required at your polling place, but were unable to show ID, you can vote by provisional ballot. But for your vote to count, you must bring acceptable ID to the appropriate county office within 48 hours. Poll workers must give you a form that tells you the address to where you must show your ID.

Graphic depicting government impacts, created by Prepare2Vote

If you don’t do politics, think again.

We know ‘I don’t do politics,’ has more to do with avoiding vitriol than disinterest, and who can blame you? You can’t know what you don’t know. That’s why we’re here.

A lot of people don’t make the connection between their lives and government.

The recent cut in SNAP benefits is a great example. If you get SNAP Benefits, like it or not, you do politics. Or politics does you.

Vote.

It’s not a criticism. We get it. You don’t have to talk about it. Just vote.

Nancy Youngkin, Founder

Hot Tip: The Gov’t Roles drop-down on our main menu has in-a-nutshell “job descriptions” and responsibilities for elected officials.