Aberdeen Town Hall Now Has Secure Ballot Drop Box In Place

ABERDEEN, NJ — As we've told you before, this ballot drop box is now up at Aberdeen Town Hall.

The ballot box is bolted to the ground outside Town Hall and under surveillance by a security camera monitored by the Aberdeen Police Department. Town Hall is located at 1 Aberdeen Square (Church St., just off Atlantic Ave.).

Employees with the Monmouth County Board of Elections will be collecting the ballots from that box every single day until 8 p.m. on November 3.

It is looking like using a ballot drop box will be one of the best ways to hand in your vote this fall: The ballots are collected daily and taken straight to the Board of Elections headquarters in Freehold. Three Aberdeen polling places (see below) will be open Nov. 3 but voting machines will only be open to disabled voters at the polls.

If you don't have a proven disability, you can vote at the polls using a paper provisional ballot only. Additionally, paper provisional ballots will be counted by each county's Board of Elections only after all mail-in ballots are counted.

Monmouth County installed 17 official ballot drop boxes, and Aberdeen was lucky to get one.

“This highly secure ballot box provides an excellent option for voters seeking an alternative to the Post Office,” said Aberdeen Township Clerk Karen Ventura. “Of course, for those who prefer to vote in person, using provisional (paper) ballot, we will offer the same three polling sites successfully utilized in the July primary."

These three Aberdeen polling sites will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3:

• Town Hall
• The Cliffwood Fire Company building, 478 Angel Street
• Aberdeen Fire District #1 building, 490 Lloyd Rd.

For further information, contact Aberdeen Clerk Karen Ventura at: 732-583-4200, ext. 119

What you need to know about how to vote this fall, from the Monmouth County Clerk:

Dear Residents:

Recently, Governor Murphy signed a law changing the election process for the November 3, 2020 general election:

1. The election will now be conducted primarily by mail-in ballots. Ballots are being mailed to active Monmouth County voters with a postage paid return envelope.

2. There will be limited in-person polling locations open on Election Day. Voters who go to the polls will vote on provisional paper ballots.

3. There will be no voting machines, except for disabled voters. These voters can contact my office at 732-431-7790 for an accessible paper ballot.

4. Any voter who does not receive a mail-in ballot by October 13, or who misplaces or damages the ballot, can call 732-431-7790 or visit us in person at 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold.

County Election Officials are encouraging voters to return their completed mail-in ballot early either by USPS mail, secure drop box, in-person at the Board of Elections, 300 Halls Mill Road Freehold, or by dropping off at their polling place on Election Day.

Per State law, provisional ballots cast at the polls will be reviewed and counted after all mail-in ballots are counted. Therefore, voters who go to the polls are advised to bring and drop off their mail-in ballot. A voter may only bring his or her own mail-in ballot to a polling location.

For more information, visit MonmouthCountyVotes.com or download the County Clerk’s mobile elections app, Monmouth Votes.

Sincerely,

Christine Giordano Hanlon

Monmouth County Clerk

33 Mechanic St

Freehold, NJ

732-431-7324