Early Voting Begins: Cast Ballots In-Person At 7 Union Co. Locations

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Early voting for the 2023 General Election will be available to eligible voters at any of seven polling locations in Union County from Saturday, Oct. 28 to Sunday, Nov. 5.

Any registered, Union County voter can use any of these sites to vote in-person, by machine.

"New Jersey has expanded voters’ rights by introducing early voting in 2021,” said Union County Board of Elections Administrator Nicole DiRado. "We encourage voters to use early voting, or a vote by mail ballot, to cast their vote ahead of Election Day. Making a plan to cast your vote is important and there are now more options in New Jersey than ever before."

• Cranford: Union College of Union County, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Nomahegan Building, Room N4, Near the Guard Booth - Parking in Lot 1
• Elizabeth: Sampson Community Center, 800 Anna Street
• New Providence: DeCorso Senior Center, 15 E. 4th Street
• Plainfield, Union College of Union County, Church Street, Between E. 2nd & E. 3rd Streets
• Rahway: Rahway Recreation Center, 275 E. Milton Avenue
• Roselle: Amalfe Community Center, 1268 Shaffer Avenue
• Union Township: Union Township Senior Center, 652 Rahway Avenue

All of these early voting locations will be open during the following hours:

• Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Upon arriving at an early voting location, voters will sign in on an electronic poll book. The electronic poll book will print a bar code on the ballot card so the voting machine knows which ballot to activate. Voters will then insert their ballot card into the voting machine in order to cast their vote.

These locations are for machine voting only. Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be submitted at these locations.

Voters who plan to use a vote-by-mail ballot can deposit it in any of the 24 Board of Elections’ secure drop boxes in Union County, return it to the Board of Elections by U.S. Postal Service, or hand-deliver it to the Board of Elections office in Elizabeth by Nov. 7, at 8 p.m.

To check to ensure your ballot has been received by the Union County Board of Elections, go to the Track My Ballot link on the www.njelections.org website. A complete list of secure ballot drop boxes in Union County can be found at www.ucnj.org/ucboe.

Voters who choose to vote in person on Election Day, Nov. 7, must use their designated polling place.

For more information, including a list of drop box locations and an online polling place finder, visit the Board of Elections online at ucnj.org/ucboe, email ucboe@ucnj.org, or call 908-527-4123.