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2022 NJ General Election

October 18: Deadline to register to vote in time for the general election

Register to vote online or with a printed form.

October 29 - November 6: Early voting

Early voting is available in person at designated county sites and "will be open from at least 10 am to 8 pm on Mondays through Saturdays, and from at least 10 am to 6 pm on Sundays" (per the NJ Division of Elections).

Find your county’s locations at VOTE.NJ.GOV.

November 1: Deadline to apply by mail for vote-by-mail ballot
 

November 7: Deadline to apply in person for vote-by-mail ballot

November 8: General Election Day

• Polling sites are open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Find your polling site on VOTE.NJ.GOV.

• Vote-by-mail ballot deadlines if returned by...

  • MAIL: Postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. Election Day and received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day (Nov. 14, 2022)
  • SECURE DROP BOX: 8:00 p.m. on Election Day
  • BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE: 8:00 p.m. on Election Day

VOTER INFORMATION

COLLEGE VOTERS

YOUR RIGHTS AS A VOTER

Every active registered voter is eligible to request a vote-by-mail ballot.

Voting by mail lets you cast your vote whenever it's convenient for you, and your ballot can be returned via secure drop box, by mail, or at the county board of elections office.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

To REQUEST a vote-by-mail ballot for one or all future elections

• MAIL: Send in application by 7 days before the Election

• IN PERSON: Bring or fill out application at your County Clerk's office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the Election

To RETURN your ballot and vote

• MAIL: Ballot must be postmarked on or before polls close (usually 8:00 pm) on Election Day and received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day

• SECURE DROP BOX: Must be in drop box by the close of polls (usually 8:00 pm) on Election Day

• BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE: Must be received at your Board of Elections office by the close of polls (usually 8:00 pm) on Election Day

APPLICATIONS

TRACK YOUR BALLOT

Your Voter Account will show you the status of your vote-by-mail request or your returned ballot.

COUNTY OFFICIALS

MORE INFO

Authorized Messengers and Bearers
Ballots can be sent to you or picked up by an "Authorized Messenger" (such as a family member; see application for more details) who will then bring it to you. You can also designate a "Bearer" to deliver your completed ballot.

Receive and return the ballot on the same day!
If you apply in person at the County Clerk's office, you can, if you so choose, fill out the ballot and give it right back to the County Clerk, who will make sure it gets to the office of the Superintendent of Elections/Commissioner of Registration and counted accordingly.

Vote by mail OR Provisional ballot
Once you apply for a vote-by-mail (VBM) ballot, you won't be able to vote in person at your polling place. If you are listed as having received a VBM ballot but go to your polling place to vote in person, you will still have the option to submit a provisional ballot, which the poll workers are legally bound to give you on request.

The full House of Representatives is up for election in 2022, including NJ's twelve seats.

Candidates for the 8th and 10th districts (Hoboken and Jersey City) are listed here; for all others, see Ballotpedia (linked below).

8th District (Hoboken and part of Jersey City)

Candidates

Campaign Finance:

10th District (part of Jersey City)

Candidates

...More about Rep. Payne:

Campaign Finance:

In 2022, two important Hudson County offices and the Jersey City School Board are all up for election.

Hudson County Municipal Offices

Jersey City School Board

Every address in the U.S. is part of a number of different organizational frames known as districts.

What district you are in determines by whom you are represented on the state (legislative) and federal (congressional) level.

Due to Jersey City's size and demographics, it is covered by two congressional and state legislative districts.

Use the links below to search with a full address.

REDISTRICTING

Please note: Following the 2020 Census, the state of New Jersey underwent a redistricting process to ensure the state's congressional and state legislative districts better reflect the state's current population. The federal redistricting map has taken effect and there is no change to either Hoboken or Jersey City's congressional districts.

The new state legislative district map will take effect in the 2023 election cycle, at which point Hoboken will become part of the 32nd legislative district, and Jersey City the 31st and 32nd.

For more information and to find out your new district:

FIND YOUR DISTRICT: US CONGRESS

New Jersey has 12 congressional districts which each elect 1 Representative to serve in Washington, D.C.

FIND YOUR DISTRICT: NJ STATE LEGISLATURE

New Jersey has 40 legislative districts which each elect 1 State Senator and 2 Assembly Members to serve in Trenton, N.J.