General Election Deadlines Coming

The general election is just four weeks away, and several major deadlines are looming ahead of Nov. 8:

Tuesday, Oct. 18–the deadline for new voter registration. New voters can register by mail, by sending in a registration form to the Atlantic County Commissioner of Registration or Galloway Township Clerk Kimberly Hodsdon any day during office hours or on selected evenings before Oct. 18.

Nov. 1–the deadline for mailed applications for vote-by-mail ballots. Mail-in ballots may be obtained by writing or calling the Office of Registration at 609-343-2246 or 609-645-5882.

Nov. 4–the deadline for electronic applications for vote-by-mail ballots for qualifying military and overseas federal employees.

Nov. 7 at 3 p.m.–the deadline for in-person applications for a vote-by-mail ballot.

The following information is available at the Atlantic County Board of Elections' website:

You can register if:

• You are a citizen of the United States
• You will be 18 years of age by election day
• You are not otherwise denied the right to vote because of idiocy, insanity or criminal record.

Provisional Ballots:

A Provisional Ballot is a registered voter who has moved within the county and his/her voter registration records do not reflect the change.

Voters moving from one election district to another in the same town, or who moved from one town to another in the county before election day and who have not notified the Superintendent's Office in writing of this change before the deadline date must go to the new polling location on election day in the municipality of the new residence in order to vote.

Provisional Ballot voters moving into Galloway may contact the municipal clerk at 609-652-3700, ext. 237 or one of the Offices of the Superintendent of Elections at 343-2246 or 645-5882 to locate the new polling place.

A voter who moves outside of Atlantic County is governed under the following regulations:

1. If a voter has moved less than 21 days before the election, the voter may vote at the old polling place. Before voting, the voter must complete an Affirmation of Residency form.
2. If the voter has moved more than 21 days before the election, and has not reregistered in his/her new county, the voter may not vote.

The voter may appeal this decision to the office of the Commissioner of Registration for an appearance before a Superior Court Judge.