Monmouth County Commissioners, Sheriff: Voting In The June 7 Primary

FREEHOLD, N.J.— In Monmouth County, Tuesday's Republican primary election is contested, both for the office of Monmouth County Sheriff and for two seats on the Board of County Commissioners.

Incumbent Sheriff Shaun Golden is being challenged by Gary J. Rich, Sr. for a three-year term as sheriff. Golden is on the Monmouth County Republican Organization line; Rich is on the America First Republicans line. No Democrat has filed a petition for sheriff.

For the two, three-year terms on the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, Daniel Francisco and Steven L. Rich, America First Republicans, are challenging incumbents Thomas "Tom" Arnone and Dominick "Nick" DiRocco, both supported by the Monmouth County Republican Organization.

Kristal Dias and Bonnie Kass-Viola, both on the Monmouth County Democrats line, are running unopposed in the Democratic primary for county commissioner.

The primary election is Tuesday, June 7. New Jersey has a closed primary system, which means you must be a member of a particular party to vote in that party's primary. Voters who are registered but unaffiliated with any party can vote in the primary by declaring a party affiliation at the polls.

Vote by mail: Registered voters can apply for a vote-by-mail ballot by following the instructions found at vote.nj.gov or contacting their county clerk. Ballots must be postmarked on or before 8 p.m. on Election Day, and must be received by their county's Board of Elections on or before the sixth day after the close of the polls. Voters can also place their vote-by-mail ballot in one of their county's secure ballot drop boxes by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Drop box locations can be seen online here.

Vote in person on Election Day: Polls will be open for in-person voting from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7. Find your local polling place here.