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The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

New Jersey Voter Information Portal

Department of State, Division of Elections
Voting Questions? Call 1-877-NJ-VOTER (1-877-658-6837)

Important Notice: Number of Petition Signatures Amended

As a result of the passing of P.L. 2025, c. 20, the number of signatures required on a nominating petition have changed. The new number signatures that are required for a nominating petition will take effect immediately. Further, “[a]ny petition signatures collected by a candidate for office to be voted for at the 2025 primary election utilizing the petition forms published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of P.L. 2025, c. 20 . . . shall not be subject to a petition challenge based upon the use of a form published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of P.L. 2025, c. 20.”

The new number of signatures required for a Primary Election candidate for the Office of Governor is 2,500. For the Office of General Assembly, the new required number is 250.
The new number of signatures required for a General Election candidate for the Office of Governor is 2,000. For the Office of General Assembly, the new required number is 250.

The 2025 Petitions have been amended and are available for download. Please use the link below to download them:
Download Petitions

Important Notice: 2025 Primary Election Rescheduled

The 2025 Primary Election has been rescheduled. Please view the official notice for further details.

NJ Division of Elections

Additional Forms

Party Affiliation Declaration Forms

A registered voter currently affiliated with a political party who wishes to change their party affiliation must file a Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form 55 days before a Primary Election.

A registered voter currently not affiliated with a political party may declare their party affiliation up to and including Primary Election day.

You can print and complete the Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form and mail or deliver to the Commissioner of Registration in your county or you can also file it with your municipal clerk. These cards are also available at your local Commissioner of Registration Office.

The Commissioner of Registration cannot accept faxed copies or an electronic transmission of Party Affiliation Declaration Forms, since an original signature is required.

Provisional Ballot Affirmation Statements

Provisional ballots are paper ballots that are used at the polling place on election day.

You MUST Vote by Provisional Ballot if:

  • You are a registered voter in the County who moved within the County and did not notify the County Commissioner of Registration before election day of your current address; or
  • Your registration information is not complete in the poll book, for example your signature or address is missing; or
  • You are an Active Need ID voter who has not provided identification information; or
  • There is a marking in the poll book that you applied for a mail-in ballot, but you tell the board worker:
    • you did not apply for one; or
    • you applied for a mail in ballot, but did not receive it; or
    • you received it, but did not return it.

How to Vote by Provisional Ballot:

  • The board worker will give you a paper ballot and an envelope.
  • The board worker must provide you with a place to vote the ballot in secret.
  • Put the voted ballot in the envelope and seal it.
  • Sign and complete the Affirmation Statement that is attached to the envelope. DO NOT DETACH the Affirmation Statement. If you do not sign the Affirmation Statement, your ballot will not be counted.
  • Give the envelope to the board worker.
  • Watch the board worker put the envelope into the provisional ballot bag, or you may put your ballot into the bag yourself.
  • If you spoil your ballot, you have the right to ask the board worker for another ballot.

No provisional ballot is counted at the polling place. All provisional ballots are taken to the County Commissioner of Registration’s office after the close of the polls for verification and counting by the County the County Board of Election.

How does a voter find out if their Vote by Mail or Provisional Ballot was counted?

All voters can call 1-877-NJVOTER (1-877-658-6837) after the election to find out whether their Vote by Mail or Provisional ballot was counted or the reason it was rejected.

 

Page Last Updated: 09/13/23

 

 


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