Here's Where Voters Can Find Ballot Drop Boxes In Union County

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County will have a total of 22 ballot drop-off boxes set up throughout the area for the Nov. 3 General Election.

Nine are already installed with 13 more to arrive in the coming weeks. Here are the locations of the nine installed boxes:

• Berkeley Heights – Snyder Avenue Park, 240 Snyder Ave.
• Clark – Clark Recreation Center, 430 Westfield Ave.
• Cranford – Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave.
• Elizabeth – Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza
• Rahway – Rahway Recreation Center, 275 East Milton Ave.
• Roselle Park – Union County EMS Building, 535 Laurel Ave.
• Plainfield – Plainfield Municipal Building Parking Lot, 515 Watchung Ave.
• Union – Union Township Municipal Building Rear Entrance, 1976 Morris Ave.
• Westfield – Fraser Building, 300 North Avenue East

Under Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 prevention orders, the Nov. 3 General Election will be conducted primarily through Vote-by-Mail ballots. All registered voters will automatically receive their ballot in the mail.

Voters can choose any of the following methods to cast their Vote-by-Mail prior to, or on, Election Day:

1. Deposit your ballot in a secure Board of Elections drop-off box. Any Union County voter can use any drop-off box in any municipality, regardless of their residence. All drop-off boxes are available on a 24/7 basis from now until the polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. A list of drop-off locations is posted on the Board of Elections website at ucnj.org/boe/ballot-drop-box-locations. The list will be updated as more drop-off boxes are added. Each drop-off box has been placed in a secure location that is under constant surveillance. The drop-off boxes are accessible only by Board of Elections staff and are emptied daily by a bipartisan team.
2. Return your ballot to the Board of Elections by U.S. Postal Service (postage is prepaid). Voters choosing this method are especially advised to mail their ballot as soon as they receive it, in order to avoid any unforeseen delivery delays.
3. Deliver your ballot by hand. Voters may bring their Vote-by-Mail ballot to the Board of Elections office at 271 North Broad St. in Elizabeth, or bring it to the Union County Clerk’s main office in Elizabeth at 2 Broad St. in Elizabeth, or the annex office at 300 North Avenue East in Westfield. On Election Day, all three offices will be open for extended hours until the polls close at 8 p.m. Voters choosing hand delivery are required to sign a register and provide a New Jersey driver’s license or other New Jersey identification.
4. Designate a ballot bearer to deliver your ballot by hand. By law, a ballot bearer may deliver up to three ballots for other voters to the Board of Elections or County Clerk’s offices. A ballot bearer may also bring up to three ballots for other voters to a Board of Elections drop-off box. Each Vote-by-Mail ballot includes instructions for designating a ballot bearer.

In addition, when the polls are open on Election Day voters may bring their Vote-by-Mail ballot to their designated polling place. A list of polling places is available at ucnj.org/boe/where-do-i-vote. Voters who come to a polling place without a Vote-by-Mail ballot will be provided with a provisional paper ballot to cast their vote.

ADA-accessible voting machines will be available at polling places only for voters with disabilities who certify that they cannot use a paper ballot.

Union County residents who have not registered to vote are reminded that the deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, Oct. 13. For more information on voter registration visit ucnj.org/boe/voter-registration-information.

Board of Elections staff is available to answer questions about voter registration, and the office will provide extended hours on Oct. 13 until 9 p.m. While visiting the office, voters must wear masks and observe social distance.

To view instructions for using a Vote-by-Mail ballot correctly, visit the Election Board online.

For information on all Board of Elections services visit ucnj.org/boe, email ucboe@ucnj.org, or call 908-527-4123. All email and phone messages will be returned.

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