New Jersey turnout at 63%, with more than 3.8 million votes already in

New Jerseyans have cast 3,808,020 ballots as of 6 PM, according to the state Division of Elections.

That brings statewide voter turnout so far to 62.9%, with 96% of all votes cast in the 2016 general election already recorded.

This number does not include provisional, paper ballots cast in-person today, vote-by-mail ballots returned to polling locations, ballots currently in the mail, and ballots in the hands of election officials that have not yet been recorded.

In order to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphy ordered a November 3 election conducted primarily through vote-by-mail ballots.  At least one polling place will be open in each municipality, and any voter may vote in-person using a paper ballot.

This total reflects only mail-in ballots that have been received and recorded by county election officials.  More than 6 million New Jersey voters have received vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election.

Turnout was at 68% in 2016, 67% in 2012, and 73% in 2008.

The state’s top election official, New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way, is recommending that at this point voters use secure ballot drop boxes across the state rather than the U.S. Postal Service, or deliver them to a polling place in the municipality of their residence on Election Day.

 

Vote-by-Mail ballots postmarked by November 3 will be counted as long as they arrive at the county Board of Elections office by close of business on November 10.

Voters may also vote in-person using paper ballots on Election Day. At least one polling location is available in each municipality. Click here to find where to vote in-person.