Primary Election 2020: Where To Vote In Moorestown

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The primary election looks different this year as the coronavirus 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.

Polling locations have been decreased by fifty percent; and, therefore, election districts have been consolidated. Here’s where to vote in Moorestown:

Voting District Polling Location

Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Lenola Firehouse, 229 North Lenola Road

Districts 7, 8, 11, 12, 13
Moorestown Township Town Hall, 111 West Second Street

District 6, 9, 10, 14, 15
First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Road

Districts 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Burlington County Agricultural Center, 500 Centerton Road

To find out what Election District you are in, view the Election District Map. Once you know what district you are in, look above to see where the polling location is. Again, unless you are exempt as listed above, you should not be going to the polling location; you are required to vote by mail.

The county will also be mailing out additional information about Election Day and the process.
If you have any questions, call the Township Clerk at 856-235-0912.

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."

With reporting by Russ Crespolini, Patch Staff