Mail-In Voting
New Jersey voters continue to have 3 options for voting: the VOTE BY MAIL OPTION
THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL MAILING OF BALLOTS.
Mail-In Ballots will be sent ONLY to people who requested them.
The deadline to request a Mail-In Ballot by mail for the General Election is November 1, 2022
Deadline to request a Mail-In Ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is November 7, 2022 at 3PM
Click Here to print a Mail-In Ballot Application .
Please contact the Morris County Clerk with any questions regarding your status.
What are Mail-In Ballots?
- Mail-In Ballots can be requested from the Morris County Clerk’s Office as an alternative to voting on the voting machines.
- If you have previously requested a ballot for all future elections, you will continue to be mailed your ballot. Please contact the Morris County Clerk with any questions regarding your status.
- Mail-In Ballots can be returned via the USPS or deposited in one of the 30 secure Mail-In Ballot drop boxes located in Morris County.
Deadline for Mail-In Ballots
Mail-In Ballots sent via USPS must be postmarked by Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th, and received no later than Monday, November 14th.
Ballot Drop Boxes will be closed and locked at 8 PM on November 8th.
Deadline to deliver your Mail-In Ballot in-person to the County Clerk at 10 Court Street in Morristown is by 8 PM on November 8th. See instructions for in-person delivery.
Vote-By-Mail Ballot voters can change their mind and not use their paper ballot to vote, but…
However, if you were mailed a Mail-In- Ballot you will not be allowed to vote on a machine if you change your mind. You can go to your assigned polling place and vote in person using a paper ballot, which is called a “Provisional Ballot”. The Provisional Ballot will be processed once all Mail-In Ballots have been received and tabulated. This security process ensures that voters do not vote more than once in any election.
If you make a mistake, damage, or lose your vote-by-mail ballot
If you have not already returned your ballot, you may request a replacement vote-by-mail ballot from the Morris County Clerk. If you go to your polling location on Election Day, you will have to vote using a paper Provisional Ballot.
- Make sure you have filled in the circles next to the candidates name you are voting for
- Make sure you have signed the certification and left it attached before placing your ballot in the mailing envelope
How to Complete Your Ballot.
Mark it, Sign it, Return it.
- Review the instructions enclosed with the Ballot
- MARK it – Fill in the circle completely with black or blue pen next to candidate’s name you are voting for
- Put Ballot in the inner certificate envelope
- SIGN & Fill out the certificate. Do NOT detach the certificate
- Put inner certificate envelope into the pre-addressed stamped mailing envelope.
- Seal the Envelope
- Return your competed ballot by either:
- US Mail (postage is prepaid), or
- putting in a Drop Box (There is a Drop Box in Washington Township at the Police Station), or
- directly to the Board of Elections in Morris County Administration Building in Morristown.
- NOTE: Vote-by-mail ballots CANNOT be returned to your polling place for this election.
There are videos to illustrate the process – click on the right menu or menu above.
NOTE: Any questions about your signature of record, or you need a replacement ballot because of misplacement, marked incorrectly, ripped, ate by the dog, etc. then contact the Morris County Clerk at 973-285-6066 or Board of Elections at 973-285-6715 or elections@co.morris.nj.us. Or New Jersey Division of Elections at 1-877-658-6837 with any questions. See: https://wtdcnj.org/morris-county-elections-center/ for more Morris County contact information.
NOTE: Vote-by-mail ballots CANNOT be returned to your polling place for this election.
How to Return Your Ballot.
NOTE: Vote-by-mail ballots CANNOT be returned to your polling place for this election.
DROP BOXES
You Can return your Ballot using one of the secure Drop Boxes. There is a Drop Box in Washington Township at the Police Station.
Concerned about the Postal Service? Then you can drop off your mail-in ballot in a secure Drop Box. Drop Boxes are located in thirty (30) locations across Morris County. There is a Drop Box in Washington Township at the Police Station.
Drop Boxes resemble a USPS Blue Mailbox, but are Red, White & Blue and display “Morris County – Official Ballot Drop Box.”
Drop boxes are secure:
- All are outside and bolted into concrete
- They are outside and under video surveillance 24/7. They resemble a USPS Blue Mailbox, but are Red, White & Blue and display “Morris County – Official Ballot Drop Box.”
- Each Drop Box can be opened/closed only with a unique set of keys for that specific mailbox. Only the Board of Elections (not the United States Postal Service) has access to those keys.
- Employees of the Board of Elections pick up ballots from each Drop Box at least once each day. All Security measures will be followed when collecting and transporting the ballots.
For Drop Box information see: https://elections.morriscountynhttps://www.morriscountynj.gov/Government/Voting-and-Elections/Ways-to-Vote/How-to-Submit-Your-Mail-In-Ballot/Ballot-Drop-Box-Locationsj.gov/ways-to-vote/
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MAILING YOUR BALLOT – US Post Office
Mailing Your Ballot – What to Know:
- Mark, SIGN and Return your ballot as soon as you can
- Ballots sent via US mail must be postmarked by Nov 8, 2022 and received no later than 8:00 pm on November 14th
- The envelopes are preaddressed and pre-stamped so there is no need to add postage
- Suggestion: If you cannot mail your ballot before November 1st, you should consider taking it to one of the secure Drop Boxes in our county. There is a Drop Box the Washington Township Police Station.
- See: Morris County Clerk – Elections at https://elections.morriscountynj.gov/ways-to-vote/#mail
Washington Township Democratic Committee (Morris County NJ) 