VOTER ELIGIBILITY

You must complete a New Jersey Voter Registration Application . These forms may be obtained from the Division of Elections, Somerset County Board of Elections Office, any Municipal Clerk’s office, or simply download from link above.

You must provide an original signature. The form cannot be faxed or electronically submitted.

You must provide a valid ID in the form of a driver’s license number or the last 4 digits of your social security number.

You must return the completed form at least 21 days prior to the next election to be eligible to vote in that election. The address for the Somerset County Board of Elections (also found on the form) is:

You may now vote by Mail-in Ballot for any election.

You must apply for a mail-in ballot by completing a Mail-In Ballot Application found at Somerset County Clerk's website. These forms are also available at the Montgomery Twp. Municipal Clerk's Office. If mailed, the ballot application must be received by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office 7 days prior to the election - not postmarked but physically received. You may also apply in person and receive the ballot in person at the County Clerks Office until 3 p.m. the day before the election or send an authorized messenger up to 3 p.m. the day before the election. Mailed in ballots must be received by Somerset County Clerk by close of polls on election day.

A single messenger can only pick up 10 ballots statewide for an election and cannot be a candidate in that election.

The Somerset County Clerk cannot accept faxed copies or electronic submissions, as an original signature is required.

Once your ballot is voted and sealed, it must be returned to the Somerset County Board of Elections by 8:00 PM on the day of the election.

If you have applied for a Mail-In Ballot and have decided not to vote it and instead vote at the polls, you may now do so. However, you must vote by provisional ballot.

The Mail-In Ballot application gives a voter the options of receiving a mail-in ballot automatically for all elections in remainder of a calendar year or for all future November general elections or just to vote by mail-in ballot this election.

You do not have to affiliate with a party when registering to vote. If you do not choose a party, you will be classified as “UNAFFILIATED”.

In order to vote in a Primary Election, you must declare the party you wish to vote in. If you are “UNAFFILIATED”, you may declare your party either by filling out a State of New Jersey Political Party Declaration Form and submitting it to the Somerset County Board of Elections 55 days prior to the election or simply by declaring your party at the polls on the day of the election.

If you have declared a party and wish to change that affiliation, you must submit a State of New Jersey Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form 55 days prior to the Primary Election.

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Any voter who is blind, physically disabled, or illiterate is entitled to assistance in the voting machine. The person assisting may be someone of the voters choosing. These voters are now able to request to use Audio Voting Process.

If the voter is alone, two members of the board of opposite political parties may assist. The voter has the right to have both or only one of these board workers assisting them. It is the voter’s choice.

You may not accept assistance from a representative of your employer or union for federal elections.

Any person providing assistance must sign the “Certificate of Assistance” located in the front of the Voter Registration Book” before entering the voting booth.