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Your New Jersey Election Guide

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Last updated on August 07, 2025

Your New Jersey Election Guide

Questions about the 2025 General Election? We've got answers.

In every election, we make our voices heard and cast our votes on issues that define our lives. We decide whether communities will have the power to hold police accountable, whether all people can have access to abortion and other reproductive health care, whether everyone will have a fair shot in a criminal legal system marred by systemic racial disparities, whether New Jersey is fair and welcoming for all.

New Jersey’s 2025 election will decide our state’s priorities for years to come: voters will be electing a new governor and casting ballots in races for every seat in the General Assembly. As attacks on our most fundamental rights continue across the country, the stakes could not be higher.

The 2025 General Election will be held in November. Whether you plan to vote by mail, in-person during early voting, or on Election Day, we hope that racial and social justice, civil rights, and civil liberties are at the forefront of your mind as you cast your ballot.

2025 General Election

Register to Vote

The deadline to register to vote in the 2025 General Election is Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Check your registration status and register to vote here.

Voting On Election Day 

Election Day in New Jersey is Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Polls are open on Election Day from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Find your Election Day polling place here.

In-Person Early Voting

Early voting is also available to New Jersey voters. You can vote early in person from October 25, 2025, to November 2, 2025. On these days, only certain polling locations are open, but you can vote at any of the ones located in your county. You can find the early voting polling locations for your county here. These polling locations will be open during the early voting period from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday.

Vote By Mail

In addition to in-person voting, New Jerseyans have the option to vote by mail. You may vote by mail by completing an application and returning it to your county clerk. The county clerk must receive your mailed application by October 28, 2025 (7 days prior to the election). You may also apply in person at your county clerk’s office until 3 p.m. on November 3, 2025, the day before the election.

Once you have applied for and received a vote-by-mail ballot, you can return your ballot in one of three ways: by mail (postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election day, November 4, 2025), using a ballot drop box (deposited by 8 p.m. on Election day, November 4, 2025), or in person at your county Board of Elections office (by 8 p.m. on Election day, November 4, 2025). You can track the progress of your ballot online.

Know Your Voting Rights

Before you step into a polling booth, be sure to know your rights.

Being informed is being prepared. Ensure you're prepared this election season and know your rights.

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Problems at the Polls?

If you experience any problems at the polls, be sure to call the NJ Division of Elections at 877-NJ-VOTER or the Election Protection Hotline. Expand to see Election Protection Hotlines in more languages.

  • 866-OUR-VOTE for English
  • 888-VE-Y-VOTA for Spanish
  • 844-YALLA-US for Arabic
  • 888-API-VOTE for Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali
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Displaying Political Signs

Displaying political signs on your property is a fundamental practice of free speech and expression.

Displaying political signs on your property – whether in your yard or your window – is a fundamental practice of free speech and expression protected under the U.S. Constitution and the New Jersey Constitution. Political signs often promote a particular candidate for public office or a ballot measure, but political signs also include messages in support of a cause or principle, like “Black Lives Matter,” or other messages of public interest. While the right to display political signs on private property is not absolute, it is protected under the law.

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Voting as a College Student in New Jersey

For college students, it can be especially difficult to know if you’re eligible to vote, how to register, and where to cast your ballot. Know your rights.

Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest. For college students, it can be especially difficult to know if you’re eligible, how to register, and where to cast your ballot. To vote your values, here’s what you need to know.

Where you vote is determined by the address that you use to register to vote. As a college student, you may register to vote using your college address or your parent/guardians’ home address, depending on which district you prefer to vote in.

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