Primary Election 2020: Where To Vote In Hillsborough, Montgomery

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The primary election looks different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed back the date, shuttered polls and made the contest scheduled for July 7 "primarily" vote-by-mail.

"Our goals are twofold," Gov. Phil Murphy said when he made the announcement in May. "To maximize our democracy while minimizing the risk of illness. We want everyone to participate in a safe, fully democratic process."

Murphy also said that there will be polling places open in every municipality to ensure that everyone can exercise their right to vote and at least 50 percent of the normal locations per county.

Murphy added that voters who have not been able to seamlessly transition to a mail-in process, like those with a disability, will be kept safe when they cast their vote.

"Social distancing protocols will be enforced within these polling locations including the sanitizing of every touch screen, voting machine in between voters," he said.

The Process

All registered Democratic and Republican voters will automatically receive a postage paid vote-by-mail ballot while all unaffiliated and inactive voters will automatically receive a postage paid vote-by-mail application. Those ballots can be sent back by mail or dropped in one of the boxes.

Where To Vote: In-Person

Hillsborough

• Mary Mother of God Church, 157 South Triangle Rd. - (Districts 2, 5-7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 33)
• Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Rd. - (Districts 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32)
• Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Rd. - (Districts 4, 9, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31)

Montgomery

• Central Jersey Masonic Center, 345 Kingston-River Rd., Princeton - (Districts 1, 13, 18)
• Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Rd., Skillman - (Districts 2-4, 16, 19)
• Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, 246 Griggstown Rd., Belle Mead - (Districts 5, 6, 10-12, 17)
• Montgomery Township Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206, Belle Mead - (Districts 7- 9, 14, 15)

Vote-By-Mail Drop Boxes

Vote-by-Mail Drop Boxes will be installed at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road in Hillsborough and Franklin Township Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane, in Somerset.

Another key change will be the voting deadline. While all the ballots must still be postmarked by the July 7 election day, Murphy said that the deadline which votes must be received by a county board of elections – to be counted as valid – will be extended from 48 hours after the polls close to seven days after the polls close.

"We expect a greater than normal vote-by-mail turnout the deadline," he said. "And we will ensure that every vote is counted."

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