Burlington County elections officials are advising registered voters who requested a vote-by-mail ballot for June’s New Jersey primary election to be on the lookout for them soon.
More than 40,000 vote-by-mail ballots were sent to county voters registered either Republican or Democratic. Voters can cast their ballots on June 10 in multiple ways, including by mail or drop box or by going directly to the county board of elections office. No postage is necessary to return a vote-by-mail ballot in the county.
Registered Republicans and Democrats interested in voting by mail can still request a ballot from the county clerk’s office. A vote-by-mail request form can be found online at https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/996/Vote-by-Mail-Information.
After June 3, all vote-by-mail applications must be requested in person at the clerk’s office, 50 Rancocas Road in Mount Holly, or at the county elections building, 301 Harper Drive in Moorestown. All requests must be made by 3 p.m. on June 9. No mail ballots will be issued after the deadline.
Completed ballots can be submitted through the post office or placed in one of 29 secure drop boxes in the county. Locations can be found online at https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/2102/Secure-Ballot-Drop-Boxes. Mail ballots can be deposited in the boxes at all hours until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters may also hand deliver completed mail ballots to the county board of elections office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays leading up to Election Day, when the board will accept ballots at its location until polls close at 8 p.m. There is also a secure drop box immediately outside the building.
Only declared Republicans and Democrats can cast ballots in the primary election; unaffiliated voters can participate by declaring an affiliation with either party. Declaration forms are available from the county superintendent of elections or online at https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/301/Superintendent-of-Elections. Completed forms should be returned to the superintendent’s office, also at 301 Harper Drive.
Unaffiliated voters have until June 3 to declare a party choice and receive a ballot in the mail. Unaffiliated voters who miss the deadline can still vote in person during either the early voting period (June 3 to June 8) or on Election Day, when they are required to change affiliation to either Democrat or Republican before costing a ballot.
Voters with questions about the election and voting process can call the county elections hotline at (609) 265-VOTE (8683).
