Voting In The 2019 Primary Election? Register Now In Madison

MADISON, NJ — The 2019 primary election is less than a month away. If you are not a registered voter and wish to vote in the election next month, time is running out to register.

The New Jersey deadline for registering to vote in the general election is 21 days before the election. This year, that date is May 14.

To register to vote in New Jersey you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 17 years old; you may not vote until you are 18 years old
• A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
• You cannot be currently serving a sentence, probation or parole because of a felony conviction

To register in Morris County, you can click here to access the voter registration form. You can print out the form and fill it out by hand, then mail it (the form included a postage-page mailer) or you can hand-deliver it to the Morris County's Clerk's office, 10 Court Street, First Floor, Morristown.

The form provides an option to choose to vote by mail. If you choose to vote by mail, you will receive vote-by-mail ballots until you inform the the clerk's office in writing that you no longer want to vote by mail.

Further information is on the Morris County Clerk's website. Click here.

While the primary election may not be contested in Madison the upcoming primary election is a setup for a showdown in November for the Madison Mayor and Council.

Mayor Robert Conley of Brittin Street filed the paperwork to start a bid for re-election. He was joined by Republican Robert G. Catalanello of Woodland Road, who is seeking his party's nomination for mayor in the primary.

As for the council filings, Democrat Maureen Byrne of Albright Circle is looking to retain her seat and is joined by Rachel F. Ehrlich of Kings Road in seeking their party's nomination in the primary.

For the Republicans, Patrick Rowe of Pine Avenue is seeking to keep his seat on the dais and is joined by Kathy Daily of West End Avenue in seeking their party's nomination in the primary.

The primary for this election cycle in June 4 and the general election takes place Nov. 5.

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