Good morning, New Jersey.
Today is the sixth day of voting for the 2026 general election, where New Jerseyans will vote for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and county and municipal offices.
Day six of the state’s nine-day early voting period begins at 10 AM, with early voting locations open until 8 PM.
If you arrive at the early voting center by 8 PM today, you may vote no matter how long the line is. Do not leave.
Voters may vote from any designated in-person early voting location in the county where they are registered. Click HERE for a list of early voting poll locations in each county. Click HERE for an interactive map of early voting locations.
Today through Saturday, November 1, early voting will be open from 10 AM to 8 PM. Early voting ends Sunday, November 1, from 10 AM to 6 PM. You may vote at any early voting center in your county.
Don’t get disenfranchised. Go before a judge, if necessary
If you are not allowed to vote or feel incorrectly pushed to vote on a provisional ballot when you’re entitled to vote on the machine, you can present your case to a Superior Court Judge to determine your eligibility to vote. Judges will be on call for each of the nine days of early voting; hearings are held remotely, and you can attend via Zoom from your phone at a polling location.
Voters should not readily accept being turned away. Ask to speak to the person in charge, known as the Super Poll Worker, the person most familiar with ways to help you vote.
If you intend to appear before an election judge, you may call the ACLU Voter Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) or contact your county election officials. Click HERE for a list.
The New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission will be available during early voting hours at an MVC center to help with voter registration issues.
If you are a first-time voter and registered by mail, you will be asked to show identification at the polls. If you don’t bring an acceptable form of ID, you may vote by provisional ballot and then get your ID to a county election office within 48 hours to have your vote counted.
You have a right to cast a provisional ballot if you believe you are entitled to vote, but your name does not appear on the electronic poll book list of registered voters. You may also vote with a provisional ballot if you moved within your original county and have not registered at your new address or moved to a new county within 30 days of Election Day – but you may not vote if you moved from another county or another state 31 days before.
If you have changed your name since registering to vote, you have the right to vote under your original name.
Remember that the number one cause of provisional ballots is a vote-by-mail ballot already sent to you. Don’t worry if you can’t locate it; you may use a provisional ballot. Just don’t vote twice.
As a New Jersey voter, you have a right to vote without intimidation, threats, coercion, or interference. If you believe someone interfered with your vote, or you want to report voting-related issues, call the New Jersey Voter Information and Assistance line at 877-NJVOTER. You may also contact the American Civil Liberties Union hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.
If an official challenger challenges your right to vote, ask a poll worker for an affidavit sign to confirm your identity or address. The poll worker will let you vote either on the machine or by provisional ballot. To be clear, a provisional ballot counts the same as a machine vote.
If you’re unsure whether your vote counted, ask a poll worker for help.
If a voting machine malfunctions, ask for a paper ballot. That counts the same.
Early voting is just one of many voting options in the upcoming election.
Vote-by-mail ballots may be dropped in secure drop boxes or returned by the U.S. Postal Service at the voter’s peril; ballots must be postmarked by 8 PM on November 5 and delivered to the county Board of Elections no later than close of business on Monday, November 11.
Click HERE for a list of secure ballot drop box locations across the state. If you cast a mail-in vote, track your ballot HERE to make sure it has arrived at your county election office.
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, from 6 AM to 8 PM. Click HERE to find your polling location.
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has a Voting Rights Resources page to answer questions about your rights under state law. Click HERE.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has issued updated guidance to New Jersey law enforcement officials ahead of the November 3 general election, reminding police officers that they are generally prohibited from remaining within 100 feet of polling places, early voting locations, and ballot drop boxes unless responding to an emergency, criminal activity, or a disturbance.
In an October 19 memorandum to county prosecutors and law enforcement executives, Davenport emphasized that civilian election officials, not police officers, administer elections and maintain order at polling places. Police may respond to specific incidents but must leave once the situation has been resolved. Election officials must also document police dispatches to polling places, including the officers involved, the reasons for their presence, and how long they remained. Those records are subject to public disclosure.
Davenport specifically cited New Jersey’s controversial 1981 gubernatorial election, when off-duty law enforcement officers wearing armbands identifying themselves as members of a “National Ballot Security Task Force” appeared at polling places, some carrying firearms and police communications equipment. The incident helped prompt legislation that restricts law enforcement involvement in elections and protects voters from intimidation.
The guidance also notes that a 2025 law allows county election boards to expand electioneering-free zones from 100 feet to up to 200 feet around polling places and ballot drop boxes. Davenport also cited federal laws that restrict deploying armed federal officers and military personnel at election locations.
Davenport, who last updated the guidance in May, also directed heightened security around sensitive locations, including schools and houses of worship that may serve as polling places, while cautioning officers to avoid interfering with voters exercising their rights.
Click HERE to read Davenport’s guidance on the role of law enforcement in election activities.
Voters who feel they have faced discrimination or harassment in pursuit of their right to vote can also file a report with the Division on Civil Rights through the NJ BIAS online portal — https://bias.njcivilrights.gov — or may call 1-800-277-BIAS (1-800-277-2427). The Division on Civil Rights may address urgent complaints about discrimination or harassment filed with it during or after the election.
Click HERE to check your voter registration status.
Early Voting Locations in New Jersey
Atlantic County Early Voting Poll Locations
Bergen County Early Voting Poll Locations
Burlington County Early Voting Poll Locations
Camden County Early Voting Poll Locations
Cape May County Early Voting Poll Locations
Cumberland County Early Voting Poll Locations
Essex County Early Voting Poll Locations
Gloucester County Early Voting Poll Locations
Hudson County Early Voting Poll Locations
Hunterdon County Early Voting Poll Locations
Mercer County Early Voting Poll Locations
Middlesex County Early Voting Poll Locations
Monmouth County Early Voting Poll Locations
Morris County Early Voting Poll Locations
Ocean County Early Voting Poll Locations
Passaic County Early Voting Poll Locations
Salem County Early Voting Poll Locations
Somerset County Early Voting Poll Locations
Sussex County Early Voting Poll Locations