Who's On Jersey City Ballot And Where To Vote Tuesday

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Polling places for in-person voting on Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can also submit your mail-in ballot to a local drop box by 8 p.m. See links below for locations.

Here’s more of what you need to know about voting for candidates in Jersey City.

Here is what the ballot looks like in Jersey City.

Jersey City Board of Education: You can choose any three of eight candidates for slots on the nine-member board. The candidates are:

Alexander Hamilton — Change for Children

Doris Toni Ervin — Change for Children

Kenny Reyes — Change for Children

Noemi Velazquez — Education Matters

Afaf Muhammad — Education Matters

Christopher Tisdale — Education Matters

Isnel Sanon — Voice for Progress

Ahsan Nawaz — No slogan listed

Hudson County: For county sheriff, incumbent Frank Schillari (a Democrat) takes on Hussain Kolani, a Republican. For county clerk, incumbent Junior Maldonado (a Democrat) takes on Beth Hamburger.

8th Congressional District: Vying for Albio Sires' seat as he retires are Republican Marcos Arroyo, Democrat Robert Menendez Jr., Libertarian Dan Delaney, "People Over Parties" candidate David Cook, the Labor Party's Pablo Olivera, Truth and Merit's John Salierno, and Socialist Workers Party member Joanne Kuniansky.

WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN VOTE

Voters have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to return their ballot to the Board of Elections in person, or deposit it in one of their county’s authorized ballot drop boxes.

If you vote in person, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place here.

Learn more about voting in New Jersey here.

Editor Eric Kiefer contributed to this story.