Vote by Mail Ballots

Busy on Election Day? Request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot!


Anyone can vote by mail, and for any reason at all! Request your Vote-by-Mail ballot today to lock your vote in early without any of the hassle of Election Day polls!

CLICK HERE to visit the County Clerk's Election Website for more information on Vote-by-Mail ballots, and to print your own application at home. You can also stop by the Monmouth County Democratic Committee Headquarters to pick up a copy.

Every vote matters, and we want your voice to be heard! Don't wait; request your Vote-by-Mail ballot today!

Applications must be received by the Clerk of Elections via mail 7 days prior to the election. Hand delivered applications will be accepted up until 3pm the day before the election.

Democrats Exploring Legal Options; Imploring Voters To Stand Against Intimidation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2016



HAZLET – Following a report in the Asbury Park Press that voters throughout Monmouth County are having their Vote By Mail ballots returned, Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal announced that he will be exploring legal options and called on voters throughout the county to refuse to be intimidated by the chaos and confusion being created as a result in advance of Election Day.

“We have run a vigorous Vote By Mail program so that Monmouth County voters without transportation or the ability to vote on November 8th would be able to make their voices heard against candidates Donald Trump, Shaun Golden, Rosemarie Peters, Tom Arnone, Serena DiMaso and their entire team. As the Monmouth County Republican Chair, Shaun Golden has publicly stood in silent support of Trump for months, even as he denigrated veterans and seniors and escalated his racist and misogynistic rhetoric day after day. Now, with just days remaining before Election Day and people across Monmouth County casting their votes, thousands may be disenfranchised.

The inexplicable inability of the County Clerk Christine Hanlon’s office to properly design the Vote By Mail envelopes, even after being informed of the problem as far back as June, has already caused chaos and confusion among voters that will only heighten as we approach Election Day. While we will be exploring all legal options, we are also imploring Monmouth County voters to not be intimidated by this latest development and to immediately inquire into how they can make sure their votes count in this important election.”

Monmouth County Republican Chairman Shaun Golden, previously labeled “a strong leader” by County Clerk Christine Hanlon, is on this year’s ballot for re-election as County Sheriff.

(Photo from the Monmouth County Republicans Facebook Page where County Clerk Christine Hanlon is at the head of the room helping to run a Municipal Chairs GOP Meeting)

General Election Information Voter Registration & Changes Deadline Oct. 14

From Middletown Alerts:

The final day for voter registration and/or voter registration changes is Tuesday, October 14, 2014 to be eligible to vote in the General Election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 (Polls will be open 6:00am to 8:00pm).

Voter Registrations are taken in the Township Clerk’s Office from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday throughout the year. You may also obtain a Vote by Mail Ballot application at the Office of the Township Clerk. If you have any questions regarding the General Election or any Election process please call the Township Clerk’s Office at 732-615-2015 or email townclerk@middletownnj.org.

Also:

Monmouth County Residents living outside of Middletown may register at the Monmouth County Voter Registration Office, 300 Halls Mill Road in Freehold Township from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. The office will remain open until 9 PM on Oct. 14. Residents can also register at their local municipal clerk’s office during business hours.

Those wishing to register by mail can download the NJ voter registration application from the county clerk’s website here.

A driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number must be entered on the NJ Voter Registration form.

To be eligible to register, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age by Nov. 4.

Here to Stay

From the E-Newsletter of Congressman Rush Holt:

For years, I’ve worked with Josh Vandiver of Central New Jersey to help him fight deportation actions against his husband, Henry Velandia, a native Venezuelan.  My belief has always been that Josh and Henry deserve the same benefits and protections afforded to other committed couples under U.S. immigration law.

Last June, Josh and Henry celebrated the news that the Department of Homeland Security had canceled deportation actions – but that decision applied only to their specific case, raising the possibility that other same-sex families like theirs might still be torn apart.

I recently joined 83 other members of Congress in urging federal officials to announce a formal policy that all American families, regardless of their sexual orientation, will be treated equally by our immigration system.

Over the weekend, we received good news.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, replied to say that she has directed immigration officials “to disseminate written guidance to the field that the interpretation of the phrase ‘family relationships’ includes long-term, same-sex partners.”

This is a major step forward, but because it is only a statement of administration policy, it could be reversed by a future president or disregarded in a specific case.  I will continue to push for Congressional action, including the repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, to ensure that no couple ever again faces the fear and confusion that Josh and Henry lived with for so long.

October 16 is Your Last Chance to Register to Vote in November

October 16 is the last day that New Jersey residents can register to vote in this year’s federal, state, county, and local elections. Registration forms and information about how to register can be found online.

I also want to remind you that in New Jersey, any voter can request a vote-by-mail ballot for any election; you need not show that you are out of state or ill. To send you the ballot, your county clerk’s office must receive your absentee ballot application no later than October 30, seven days before the election.

Remembering Barry Commoner

Last weekend, Barry Commoner – a biologist and political advocate who founded the Citizens Party and ran for president in 1980 – passed away.  He was 95 years old.

Commoner’s most enduring legacy is his work to bring the science of ecology to the center of our public debate.  His studies of radioactive fallout helped demonstrate the human impact of nuclear radiation, contributing to the passage of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.  And he shaped the thinking of generations of environmentalists through his “four laws of ecology:”  Everything is connected to everything else; everything must go somewhere; nature knows best; there is no such thing as a free lunch.

To be sure, Commoner had his flaws as an advocate.  He could be strident, combative, and dismissive even toward those who agreed with him, and his politics were clearly not to everyone’s liking.  Yet his passion and enthusiasm were unmistakable, and he did as much as anyone to create a public movement to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink.  He exemplified the responsibility of scientists to consider the public effects of technology, and he established a model of how scientists can transform the public debate.

Sincerely,

Rush Holt
Member of Congress

Volunteers needed for Voter Registration Drives on October 3, 6, & 9

If you speak Spanish/Portuguese or if you know anyone who does and can assist with this Wednesday’s voter registration drive in Long Branch, please pass along the below information.

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Hello Bus Riders!

Join us on Wednesday, October 3rd as we kick off a series of voter registration events in Long Branch. Join the Bus for Progress at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Broadway at 10:30 AM. We'll be setting up a non-partisan table to register students entering Brookdale's satellite campus located here. We'll also register folks walking down Broadway. Also, we've been granted permission to set up a partisan table at the very busy Long Branch train station. The table will include signs for Obama/Menendez/Pallone. Have any other suggestions for a location with busy foot traffic?

On Saturday, October 6th we'll be visiting Asbury Park and Neptune. Join the Bus at the Asbury Park train station on Main Street and Cookman at 11 AM. We'll set up non-partisan tables at the station and other busy locations through town. Later in the afternoon, we'll move to set up on Cookman for First Night. It is also Zombie Crawl with lots of younger (walking dead) folks in town. It’s going to be really fun! Let us know if you can recommend any busy locations for us to set up a table. When we did this four years ago, we registered over 250 voters!

On Tuesday, October 9th, the bus is headed for at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Join the bus at 10 AM as we set up non-partisan tables in key locations on campus to register young student voters. We'll also hand out forms to Vote By Mail to students away from home. We'll be on campus till 3 PM. Four years ago, we registered over a hundred students!

Please come out and join us. The more volunteers we have, the more locations we can set up, and the more people we can interact with! Please RSVP to info@BusForProgress.org so we know how many people to expect.

Can't spend the entire day registering voters with us? No worries! Stop by for a few hours, or just one! Any time is appreciated! Don't forget to RSVP.

Hope to see you in the coming week!

Kathy, Boris and Andy

County Clerk opens election offices for Saturday voting Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. is the deadline; Nov. 3 is Election Day

For Immediate Release:
October 28, 2009

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Monmouth County election offices at 300 Halls Mills Rd. will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 for registered Monmouth County voters who would like to vote in person.

"There is no reason for a registered voter to miss out on voting in the upcoming Nov. 3 election” Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French said. “If you know who you want to vote for and don’t want to take a chance on missing out on voting in your home district, you can vote in person at the county’s election offices.”

Voters may also vote in person up to 3 p.m. on Nov. 2, the day before the election, at the county election office. The regular election office hours are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The County Clerk’s election office and the Board of Elections’ office work in tandem to coordinate walk-in voters prior to Election Day.

The deadline to request a Vote By Mail ballot was Oct. 27. The Vote By Mail ballot has replaced the absentee ballot.

Election information can be found on the County Clerk’s page of the Monmouth County Web site at www.visitmonmouth.com. Contact the Monmouth County Clerks’ Election Office at 732-431-7790 for additional information.

French also reminds people that elections’ rules now allow voters to vote prior to the election for any reason.
“In the past, absentee voting was restricted to individuals with disabilities, those who were out of town on Election Day or unable to vote because work hours kept them from the polls,” French said.

“That is not the case any more. Any registered voter can come to the county’s election offices and vote prior to Election Day.”