Trenton, NJ – Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells, Public Advocate Ronald Chen and election officials statewide would like to remind citizens of New Jersey that the deadline to register to vote to be eligible to participate in the state’s June 3rd primary election is Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Applications are available at county and municipal offices, and available on line at the Division of Elections Web site: www.nj.gov/oag/elections/voter-registration-application.html.
The registration applications downloaded from the website must be mailed to the County Commissioner of Registration or Superintendent of Elections in a resident’s home county because original signatures are required.
To register in New Jersey, you must be a United States citizen, at least 18 years old by the next election and a resident of the county for thirty days before the election.
New Jersey’s primary election law allows unaffiliated voters – those registered voters who never affiliated with the Republican or Democratic parties -- to choose a party on Primary Day and vote in the primary. However, voters already registered as Democrats can only vote in the Democratic primary; similarly, voters already registered as Republicans can only vote in the Republican primary. Cross-over voting is not permitted.
For more information on the Division of Elections, please visit www.njelections.org.
To learn more about the diverse array of services and programs located within the Department of State and the Public Advocate, visit www.state.nj.us/state and/or www.state.nj.us/publicadvocate.
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