6 Early Voting Locations In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Early voting for the 2022 General Election began on Saturday with six polling locations open in Somerset County.

Early voting runs from Saturday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 6. The polling locations will open at 10 a.m. every day, closing at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 6 p.m. on Sundays. The six locations are:

• Bernards 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, 100 Community Drive, Skillman
• North Plainfield Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield

Only voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot are eligible to vote on a machine in person early or on election day, Nov. 8. Mail-in ballots cannot be returned to in-person polling places, but must be submitted by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, via the United States Post Office, at one of the 17 ballot drop boxes (http://soconj.gov/dropbox), or at the Somerset County Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville.

If a voter has misplaced, damaged, or not yet received their mail-in ballot, they should call Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter’s office at 908-231-7013 to request a replacement ballot.

In order to have a ballot mailed to a voter, the request must be made prior on Nov. 1. Replacement ballots may be requested in person at the Somerset County Clerk’s office at 20 Grove St., Somerville until Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. The Clerk’s office is open weekdays until 4 p.m. with extended hours until 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and will have special election hours on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Somerset County offered the following webpages to learn more about the 2022 General Election:

• General Election Guidelines: http://soconj.gov/elec2022
• Request a VBM Ballot: http://soconj.gov/requestvbm
• Request a Replacement VBM Ballot: http://soconj.gov/replacevbm
• Ballot Drop Box Locations: http://soconj.gov/dropbox
• Early Voting and Election Day Polling Places: http://soconj.gov/pollingplace
• Candidate listing: https://somersetcountyvotes.com/Candidates.html