2025 NJ Elections: Dates & Deadlines
NJ Governor and Lieutenant Governor, State General Assembly (one half of the Legislature), Local Elections
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
APRIL 16: Deadline to CHANGE party affiliation for registered voters
NJ has a hybrid/closed primary system which means only those who have selected a party affiliation will be able to vote in that party's primary election. All registered voters can vote for whoever they want in the general election, regardless of party affiliation (theirs or the candidate's).
- If you are affiliated and want to change that affiliation, you must do so by April 16. If you are a registered voter but currently unaffiliated, you have until primary election day to declare an affiliation in time to vote in the primary.
- Use the online voter registration form to update or declare a party affiliation or print out the form and mail it in: NJ Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form
MAY 20: Voter REGISTRATION deadline for the primary election
JUNE 3: Deadline for unaffiliated registered voters to DECLARE an affiliation in time to request a mail-in ballot
JUNE 3: Deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot for the Primary Election BY MAIL
JUNE 3-8: Early Voting Period (at select locations)
- Registered voters can vote at any early voting location in their county.
- Hoboken location: Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
JUNE 9: Deadline to request a mail-in ballot IN PERSON
JUNE 10: Primary Election Day
- Vote IN PERSON: Polls will be open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Check your voting location with the Polling Place Search tool
- Unaffiliated voters can declare a party affiliation to vote in one party's primary election at their polling location.
- Vote BY MAIL: Ballots must be returned in one of the following ways by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day:
- By MAIL: Ballots must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. on Election Day and be received by the county’s Board of Elections on or before the sixth day after the close of the polls.
- Via SECURE DROP BOX
- To your county's BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE
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GENERAL ELECTIONS
OCTOBER 14: Voter REGISTRATION deadline for the general election
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 2: Early Voting Period (at select locations)
- Registered voters can vote at any early voting location in their county.
- Hoboken location: Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
OCTOBER 28: Deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot BY MAIL for the General Election
NOVEMBER 3 (by 3:00pm): Deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot for the General Election IN PERSON
- Submit your application in person at your County Clerk's office.
NOVEMBER 4: General Election Day
- Vote IN PERSON: Polls will be open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Check your voting location with the Polling Place Search tool
- Vote BY MAIL: Ballots must be returned in one of the following ways by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day:
- By MAIL: Ballots must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. on Election Day and be received by the county’s Board of Elections on or before the sixth day after the close of the polls.
- Via SECURE DROP BOX
- To your county's BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE
VOTER INFORMATION
Are you registered? Do you know where to go to vote? Check here for your voter records!
