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TOWNSHIP NEWS BRIEF: Voter Registration Deadline for General Election

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When Is The Voter Registration Deadline?

What are the guidelines to register to vote?

• A United States citizen
• At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
• A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
• A person not serving a sentence of incarceration as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States.

Where To Register To Vote 

1. Online Through The New Jersey Division of Elections
2. At the Clerk's Office (Township Hall, 574 Valley Street, Maplewood NJ) via Paper Application (English Application | Spanish Application)
3. At the Essex County Board of Elections (495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Dr. Martin Luther King Justice Building, Room 145, Newark, NJ 07102) via Paper Application (English Application | Spanish Application)
4. At any Motor Vehicle Office or Welfare Office via Paper Application (English Application | Spanish Application)

How To Check If You're Registered:

Check the New Jersey voter registration database 

Please note: The Maplewood Clerk's Office does not enter your voter registration information. That is handled by the County. If you drop off a voter registration form to us, we forward it to the County for processing. We can however, assist you in checking you are registered.

Will I Ever Have To Re-Register?

• Voter registration in New Jersey is permanent except when a voter has moved from the County in which they are registered.
• A voter who moves within the same election district remains registered and may be allowed to vote for two years.
• If a voter moves within the County within 29 days preceding the election, they may vote at their newly designated polling place by means of a Provisional Ballot.
• To see if you are a registered voter in the State of New Jersey, check the New Jersey voter registration database.
• If a sample ballot is returned as undeliverable or indicates the voter has moved out of county/state, that voter is put into an “Inactive” status and is sent a confirmation notice informing them that they have until the second federal general election after the date of the notice to update their voting record or appear to vote and complete the necessary form or they will be removed from the voting rolls. Inactive voters do not get sample ballots and are not eligible to receive a vote by mail ballot until they are put back into an Active status.