Union County Early Voting Starts Oct. 24 At 10 Sites Ahead Of General Election

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County voters can begin casting ballots in person Saturday, Oct. 24, as early voting opens at 10 locations across the county ahead of the 2026 General Election.

The Union County Board of Elections said early voting will run through Sunday, Nov. 1. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

According to the Board of Elections, any registered Union County voter may use any of the 10 early voting sites to vote in person by machine during the early voting period.

Locations are in Berkeley Heights, Cranford, Elizabeth, New Providence, Plainfield, Rahway, Roselle, Scotch Plains and Union Township, which has two sites.

The county listed these hours for early voting: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24; Monday, Oct. 26; Tuesday, Oct. 27; Wednesday, Oct. 28; Thursday, Oct. 29; Friday, Oct. 30; and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, and Sunday, Nov. 1.

Upon arriving at an early voting location, voters will sign in using an electronic poll book, according to the county.

The electronic poll book will print a barcode on the voter’s ballot card, which activates the correct ballot style on the voting machine. The voter then inserts the ballot card into the machine to begin voting.

The Board of Elections said the early voting sites are for in-person machine voting only. Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be submitted at early voting locations.

Voters who received mail-in ballots are encouraged to return them to a secure ballot drop box.

The county said there is at least one drop box in every municipality, and boxes are available 24 hours a day through the close of polls on Election Day at 8 p.m.

Ballot drop boxes are picked up in accordance with state guidelines by a bipartisan team of Election Board employees with a police escort, according to the county.

Voters can also mail their mail-in ballot and should allow at least seven days for it to arrive, according to the Board of Elections.

Mail-in ballots can also be brought in person to the Union County Board of Elections at 271 North Broad Street in Elizabeth, or to either of the Union County Clerk’s offices in Elizabeth or Westfield. Voters depositing a ballot in person must present a valid New Jersey-issued ID or driver’s license.

The county said voters can obtain a mail-in ballot from the Union County Clerk’s Office until 3 p.m. the day before Election Day.

For a complete list of early voting sites, updated polling locations and secure ballot drop box addresses, visit www.ucnj.org/ucboe or call 908-527-4123.