In addition to voting on Election Day and by mail, New Jersey voters will be able to vote at their convenience in-person nine days before Election Day for the first time ever, starting Saturday, Oct. 23.
Early in-person voting using new electronic voting machines and poll books is available 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31, at any one of six locations in Atlantic County (you do not have to be a resident and can vote at any location):
Atlantic City
Atlantic City Library
1 North Tennessee Ave.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Buena Vista Twp.
Martin Luther King Building
661 Jackson Rd.
Newtonville, NJ 08346
Galloway Twp.
Galloway Library
306 E. Jimmie Leeds Rd.
Galloway, NJ 08205
Hamilton Twp.
Atlantic County Library/Mays Landing
40 Farragut Ave.
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Hammonton
Hammonton Family Success Center
310 Bellevue Ave.
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Northfield
Shoreview Building
101 Shore Rd.
Northfield, NJ 08225
No appointment is necessary for early in-person voting.
Voters can also vote in person 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 2 at their designated polling place as indicated on their sample ballot.
Polling places in the Downbeach area include:
VENTNOR
D-1 Ventnor Community Building, 6500 Atlantic Ave.
D-2 Ventnor Community Building, 6500 Atlantic Ave.
D-3 Ventnor Educational Community Complex, 400 N. Lafayette Ave.
D-4 VFW Post #3361, 601 N. Dorset Ave.
D-5 VFW Post #3361, 601 N. Dorset Ave.
MARGATE
D-1 Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, 7804 Amherst Ave.
D-2 William H. Ross Elementary School, 8103 Winchester Ave.
D-3 Margate Municipal Building, 9001 Winchester Ave.
D-4 Margate Municipal Building, 9001 Winchester Ave.
LONGPORT
Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Ave.
Voters can also vote by mail by requesting a mail-in ballot from the County Clerk's Office seven days before the election or at the Atlantic County Clerk's Office in Mays Landing by 3 p.m. the day before the election.
Once a vote by mail ballot has been requested, a voter may not vote in-person.
Mail in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 2 (don't forget the stamp) and received by the Atlantic County Board of Election within six days of Election Day. Ballots may also be delivered to the County Board of Elections Office in Mays Landing or placed in one of the secure drop boxes located throughout the county by 8 p.m. on Nov. 2.
In the Downbeach area, secure drop boxes are located at:
Margate
Municipal Hall
1 South Washington Avenue
Margate, NJ 08402
Ventnor
Municipal Hall
6201 Atlantic Avenue
Ventnor, NJ 08406
Voters are tasked with deciding who they want to serve as New Jersey's next Governor, District 2 State Senator and General Assembly-persons, Atlantic County Commissioner At-Large and District 2 Commissioners and as Atlantic County Clerk.
The candidates include (I) indicates incumbent:
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Republican Party, Jack Ciattarelli/Diane Allen
Democrat Party, Philip Murphy/Sheila Y. Oliver (I)
Green Party Madelyn R. Hoffman/Heather Warburton
Libertarian Party, Gregg Melee/Eveline Brownstein
Socialist Workers Party, Joanne Kuniansky/Vivian M. Sahner
State Senate
Democrat Vincent Mazzeo (I)
Republican Vincent Polistina
General Assembly
Democrats John Armato (I) and Caren Fitzpatrick
Republicans Don Guardian and Claire Swift
Atlantic County Clerk
Republican Joseph J. Giralo
Democrat Lisa Jiampetti
Atlantic County Commissioner-at-Large
Republican Frank X. Balles (I)
Democrat Celeste Fernandez
Atlantic County Commissioner District 2
Democrat Jelani Gandy
Republican Maureen Kern (I)
Longport Board of Education
Michael Schaivo (I) is running unopposed for a three-year term on the board.
There are also two public questions on the ballot.
Question No. 1 asks if the NJ Constitution should be amended to permit casinos and racetracks to allow betting on college sports, a practice that is currently prohibited. Approving the amendment would allow the Legislature to pass laws permitting wagering on college sports or athletic events.
Question No. 2 asks if the NJ Constitution should be amended to allow community groups that conduct Bingo or raffles, such as veterans, charitable, educational, religious, fraternal, civic and senior citizen groups, volunteer fire companies, first-aid or rescue squads to use the net proceeds of the games to support their groups. Currently, only veterans and senior citizen groups are allowed to use the net proceed to support their groups, while other groups are allowed to use the proceeds only for specific purposes, such as educational, charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited uses. Approving the amendment would allow all groups authorized to conduct games of chance to use the net proceeds to support their groups.
For more information about the election, see vote.nj.gov or atlanticcountyclerk.org
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