early voting

Whether due to connectivity issues or user error, some polling places had problems with the new voting system. Hotlines are available to help resolve issues.

Nearly 208,000 voters cast early ballots in person, a new option in New Jersey. More than 495,000 had voted by mail, as of Sunday.

Early in-person voting is underway in New Jersey having begun on Saturday and continuing through this coming Sunday October 31.

Nine days of early voting are being held in New Jersey for the first time, from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31. There are between three and 10 sites in each county.

The early voting season consisting of nine days leading up to election day begins on October 23 and it adds a new way of casting your ballots here in 2021.

There was all kinds of confusion last year with voting due to the pandemic and while it won't be a primarily mail-in ballot election in 2021, there are some changes to be versed with including the Early Voting process and how it works.

Vote-by-mail ballots have already begun being mailed, and debates begin Sept. 28. The registration deadline is Oct. 12, and early voting starts Oct. 23.

Legislation from Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce would require two weeks of early voting on election machines, rather than paper provisional ballots.