2022 Primary Election Early Voting Begins In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — In-person early voting for the Democratic and Republican primary elections kicked off on Friday at six locations spread throughout Somerset County, the Somerset County’s Board of Elections announced.

Eligible Somerset County primary voters can vote at any of the six locations regardless of where they live from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. There will be no in-person voting on Monday.

On Primary Day, Tuesday, in-person voters must cast their ballot in their voting district’s polling place.

Somerset County’s six early voting locations are:

BERNARDS
Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Ave, Basking Ridge

BRIDGEWATER
Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater

FRANKLIN
Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset

HILLSBOROUGH
Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough

MONTGOMERY
Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206, Belle Mead

NORTH PLAINFIELD
Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield

"Somerset County voters can be confident that the election processes are safe, secure, and accurate for this primary election and all future elections," said Board of Elections Administrator Jerry Midgette. "The recent cyberattack on Somerset County has no impact on election data or voting machines as they are not connected to the County’s servers."

Mail-in Ballots

Voters can still request a mail-in-ballot at Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter’s office at 20 Grove Street in Somerville until Monday at 3 p.m. The Clerk’s office will be open for special hours on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Mail-in-ballots must be postmarked, placed in one of 17 ballot drop boxes, or presented to the Board of Elections in Somerville by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Results

By New Jersey state law, no early, mail-in, or election day ballots may be tabulated prior to the closing of the in-person polls on June 7 at 8 p.m. As a result, the initial results posted to the Clerk's website after the polls close on June 7 do not represent the final election outcome.

Mail-in-ballots that are damaged or filled out in ways that cannot be scanned by the Board of Elections have to be hand-tabulated, and mail-in-ballots postmarked by 8 p.m. on June 7 and received by June 13 must be accepted and added to the count.

For more information on the primary election process and timeline visit co.somerset.nj.us/residents/election-guidelines.

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