How to vote by mail

Vote-By-Mail

Any voter may apply for vote-by-mail by completing the Application for Vote-By-Mail Ballot and returning the application to their County Clerk.

After you complete your Vote-By-Mail Ballot, return your ballot by one of three ways, mail it back, place it in one of your county’s Secure Ballot Drop Box Locations or return it to your County Board of Elections Office.

Here are some easy, step-by-step instructions on how to complete your vote-by-mail ballot, to make sure your vote counts.

1. Look inside the envelope you receive in the mail for these items:
   • The ballot
   • An inner envelope with an attached certificate
   • A mailing envelope

2. Completely fill in the oval next to each of your selections in blue or black ink.
3. Fill in and sign the certificate, keeping it attached to the inner envelope.
4. Place the ballot into the certificate envelope.
5. Then, place the certificate envelope into the mailing envelope.
6. Return your ballot. How you return it is up to you.
   Select one of the following three ways:
   • Mail: It must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. Election Day and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day.
   • Secure Ballot Drop Box: Place it in one of your county’s secure ballot drop boxes by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Secure Ballot Drop Box locations
   • Board of Elections Office: Deliver it in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. County Election Officials

To review: 1. Fill out a vote by mail application and mail to your county clerk, 2. receive your ballot via mail, 3. fill out & sign your ballot and return by mail (or via secure dropbox, or in person) to your county board of elections office.

For Morris County residents:
1. fill out this application and mail to County Clerk Ann F. Grossi, Administration & Records Building, 10 Court Street, P.O. Box 315, Morristown, NJ 07963-0315.
2. Receive a ballot in the mail to the address you requested with a certificate and return envelope.
3. Fill out your ballot and mail to county Board of Elections Office at Administration & Records Building, 10 Court Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900.