VOTE IN NEW JERSEY

for 2026 General Election

Tuesday, November 3rd

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2026 General Election in New Jersey must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 13th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2026 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 13th. You can complete and send the voter registration form to your county elections officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2026 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 13th by visiting your county election officials. You can also register to vote in other state government agencies, like the ones listed here.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM for casting votes and dropping off mail-in ballots.

  In most cases, a New Jersey voter is not required to show identification to a polling place worker before casting a ballot, except for first-time voters.

  Special requirement for first-time voters:
  Only some first time voters need to show ID at the polls or if voting by mail. First time voters who did not provide required identification information on their voter registration form will need to complete their registration by giving some form of current and valid photo identification; or utility bill, check or government-issued document with their name and address.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-Person early voting enables all registered voters to cast their ballot in person, using a voting machine, during in-person early voting period prior to Election Day. Early Voting will take place from October 24, 2026 through November 1, 2026 (Monday-Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM). Check your county clerk’s office for more information.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  Every Active registered voter is eligible to request a vote-by-mail ballot. If you would like to request your ballot by mail, you must do so by October 27th. Or, you may pick up your vote-by-mail ballot in-person by 3:00 PM on November 2nd. For inquiries, you can find your County Clerk contact information here.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be postmarked by November 3rd and received by your county’s Board of Elections by November 9th.
  • You could also choose to submit your mail-in ballot by 8:00 PM on November 3rd to one of these ballot drop boxes installed throughout the state.

  NOTE: Voters will also be able to return their vote-by-mail ballots early at a secure ballot drop box, via mail, or in person to their Board of Elections office. Or, if you have received your vote-by-mail ballot but have not voted, you may only vote by paper provisional ballot at your polling place on Election Day. 

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so at the elections page or at DMV page by Tuesday, October 13th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR NEW JERSEY VOTERS

• KOREAN LANGUAGE SERVICES

  VOTER REGISTRATION
  New Jersey offers the voter registration form in English and Korean. Online voter registration is offered in Korean at this link, and you may select “Korean” as your language. You can also use the paper voter registration in Korean.
  New Jersey also provides the political party affiliation declaration form in Korean.

  BALLOTS
  You may submit an application for a mail-in ballot in Korean.
  Korean-language ballots are available in Bergen County in New Jersey.

  INTERPRETER AT POLLING PLACE
  If you require an interpreter at the poll site, please request for one to a poll worker on site.

• Positions on the Ballot: 2026 General Election

  U.S. SENATE 
  A U.S. Senator serves a term of 6 years. One of the two U.S. Senate seats is up for election this year. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2026 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*). 
  ▹ Cory Booker* (D) vs. Justin Murphy (R) vs. Veronica Fernandez (End the Corruption! Party) vs. Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years.  All positions in the 12 congressional districts of New Jersey are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2026 General Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹1st district: Donald Norcross* (D) vs. Damon Galdo (R)
  ▹ 2nd district: Zack Mullock (D) vs. Jeff Van Drew* (R) vs. Ramon Mora Jr. (Independent)
  ▹ 3rd district: Herbert C. Conaway Jr.* (D) vs. Michael McGuire (R) vs. Ryan Kelly (Affordability, Accountability, People Party) vs. Steven Welzer (Green Party)
  ▹ 4th district: Rachel Peace (D) vs. Chris Smith* (R) 
  ▹ 5th district: Josh Gottheimer* (D) vs. Sean Kirrane (R) vs. Adam Rueda (Humane Sustainable Future Party)
  ▹ 6th district: Frank Pallone Jr* (D) vs. Hillary Herzig (R)
  ▹ 7th district: Rebecca Bennett (D) vs. Thomas Kean Jr.* (R) vs. Seamus O’Toole (Stop Israel’s Genocide Party)
  ▹ 8th district: Robert Menendez Jr.* (D) vs. Craig Honts (Socialist Workers Party) vs. Da’Shone Hughey (We The People Party) vs. Aristotle Eliopoulos (Independent) 
  ▹ 9th district: Nellie Pou* (D) vs. Rosemary Pino (R) vs. Terrisa Bukovinac (Save Our Babies Party)
  ▹10th district: LaMonica McIver* (D) vs. Carmen Bucco (R)
  ▹ 11th district: Analilia Mejia* (D) vs. Joe Hathaway (R) vs. Alan Bond (Hope for Tomorrow Party)
  ▹ 12th district: Adam Hamawy (D) vs. Gregg Mele (R) vs. Andres Jinete (Green Party) vs. Winston Jordan (Get Money Out Party)

  SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
  Three of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools school board in New Jersey are up for regular election, and one seat is up for special election on November 3, 2026.
  

  MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
  There are elections for positions of mayor and city council in Trenton, as well as county executive and board of commissioners in Essex County, and county register and board of commissioners in Hudson County. 

  A complete list of all positions and candidates can be found on the New Jersey Division of Elections website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections, including for school boards and municipal governments, will be provided by each county’s election office

• Pre-Registration

  New Jersey youth who pre-register to vote will have their registration become active once they turn 18 years old. Pre-registration does not change the voting age, which is 18. Instead, it allows eligible New Jerseyans aged 17 to complete the voter registration form providing sufficient time and opportunity to get ready to vote. Methods and qualification for pre-registration are the same as those for regular voter registration, except for age.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their county elections official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Call 1-877-NJ-VOTER (1-877-658-6837) for information on how to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  If you are a New Jersey resident away from home to attend a college, trade school or technical school, you may choose vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are living temporarily outside the United States, whether as a student or otherwise, you can register to vote and request a mail-in ballot using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), the same form used by all New Jersey voters living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 16 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Obama, and Biden). You may find more information on their respective websites. When registering to vote in New Jersey, you may choose to affiliate to a political party with political party affiliation declaration form found above. 

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In New Jersey, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in the general elections. However, during the primary election, New Jersey voters may only vote in the primary election of the political party they are affiliated with. 

• What is this year's election about?

  This year’s general election is the Midterm General Election, so on top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for offices other than that of the U.S. President or U.S. Vice President. In New Jersey, there are candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, along with local offices such as county officials, municipal officials, school board positions. For more information, please see the ‘Position on the ballot’ section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your New Jersey legislative district, please visit the search page.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline. You can find them above under “How do you plan to register to vote?”.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. New Jersey courts draw prospective jurors from several sources, including voter registration lists, MVC driver’s license and ID records, and state income tax filer lists. If you have a driver’s license or file state taxes, you are likely already in the jury pool, so registering to vote does not meaningfully change your chances of being called.