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Rejected for early voting? You have the right to appear before a judge

By David Wildstein, June 03 2023 1:03 am

Superior Court judges across the state will be available this weekend to conduct remote hearings if New Jerseyans believe they were improperly rejected from early voting.

Voters should not leave their polling location just because an election worker says they don’t appear on their rolls.  Instead, they should contact election officials to determine the status of their registration.   A provisional ballot can be requested, but that won’t fix the problem; if a name does not show up on the voter list, and the issue is not addressed, election officials will likely reject the ballot.

Instead, voters who believe a mistake was made can request to appear before a judge.  This can be done remotely by video or telephone; it’s not necessary to go to the courthouse, although that is an option.

Election officials will arrange for a judge to hear election-related issues on the same day.

Early voting centers are open on Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM and on Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM.   Click HERE to find an early voting location.

Voters should begin with their county election officials:

Atlantic County:Atlantic County Clerk’s Office – 609-625-4011, press 6

Atlantic County Board of Elections – 609-345-6700 (Atlantic City), 609-645-5888 (Mays Landing)

Bergen County:

Bergen County Clerk’s Office

One Bergen County Plaza, room 130, Hackensack

201-336-7061

 Bergen County Board of Elections

One Bergen County Plaza, room 880, Hackensack

201-336-6112

Burlington County:

Burlington County Clerk’s Elections Office – 609-265-5229

https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/593/Election-Voter-Services

Burlington County Board of Elections – 609-265-5062 /5161

https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/297/Election-Board

Burlington County Superintendent of Elections – 609-265-5111

https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/301/Superintendent-of-Elections

Camden County:

Camden County Clerk’s Office – 856-225-5300

[email protected]

Camden County Board of Elections – 856-401-VOTE (8683)

[email protected]

Cape May County:Cape May County Clerk’s Office – 609-465-1018

Cape May County Board of Elections – www.capemaycountyvotes.com

Cumberland County:Cumberland County Clerk’s Office – 856-453-4860

Cumberland County Board of Elections – 856-453-5801https://cumberlandcountyvotes.com/Essex County:

Essex County Superintendent of Elections/Commissioner of Registration

465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., room 109, Newark

973-621-5061

 Essex County Clerk’s Office

465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., room 130, Newark

973-621-4922

Gloucester County:Gloucester County Clerk’s Office – 856-853-3237

Gloucester County Board of Elections – 856-384-4500

https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/774/Board-of-Elections

Hudson County:

Hudson County Clerk’s Office – 201-369-3470, option 6

Hudson County Board of Elections – 201-369-3435

Hudson County Superintendent of Elections – 201-369-7740

https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/2023-election-information/

 

Hunterdon County:

Hunterdon County Clerk’s Office – 908-788-1221

Hunterdon County Board of Elections – 908-788-1190

Mercer County:

Mercer County Superintendent of Elections – 609-989-6764, 609-989-6769, or 609-989-6750 to set up a same day hearing before the court.

www.mercercounty.org

 Mercer County Voting Hotline at 609-278-2719

[email protected]

Middlesex County:

Middlesex County Clerk’s Office – 732-745-4202

Middlesex County Board of Elections – 732-745-3471

www.middlesexcountynj.gov

Monmouth County:

Monmouth County Board of Elections – 732-431-7780

Morris County:Morris County Clerk’s Office – 973-285-6066
Morris County Board of Elections – 973-285-6715https://elections.morriscountynj.go

Ocean County:

Ocean County Board of Elections – 732-929-2167

Ocean County Clerk’s Office – 732-929-2018

Passaic County:

Passaic County Clerk’s Office – 973-881-4127, ext. 2235

 Passaic County Board of Elections – 973-569-2181

Election and Voting Information | Passaic County, NJ (passaiccountynj.org)

Salem County:

Salem County Clerk’s Office – 856-935-7510

Salem County Board of Elections – 856-935-7510

https://elections.salemcountynj.gov/

Sussex County:Sussex County Clerk’s Office – 973-579-0900

Sussex County Board of Elections – 973-579-0950

Somerset County:

Somerset County Clerk’s Office – 908-231-7013

Somerset County Board of Elections – 908-231-7084                  

Union County:

Union County Clerk’s Office – 908-527-4996 unioncountyvotes.com

Union County Board of Elections – 908-527-4123 ucnj.org/boe

Warren County:

Warren County Clerk’s Office – 908-475-6211

Warren County Board of Elections – 908-475-6313

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