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Federal Election Deadlines
| Registration | By Mail: Received by October 15, 2024 By Email or Fax: Received by October 15, 2024 |
| Ballot Request | By Mail: Received by November 1, 2024 By Email or Fax: Received by November 1, 2024 |
| Ballot Return | Postmarked by* November 5, 2024 |
*Ballots must still be received by the 6th day after the election.
Please mail your voting materials early enough to account for mail delivery times. Check the recommended mailing dates section in Chapter 1 for details.
Important information
- What is UOCAVA?
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The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is commonly referred to as UOCAVA. UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members and other U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. The law provides the legal basis for absentee voting requirements for federal offices.
- What is the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)?
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The FPCA (Federal Standard Form 76) allows UOCAVA citizens to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. This form is also used to update your contact information.
- What is the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)?
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The FWAB (Federal Standard Form 186) serves as an emergency backup ballot for UOCAVA citizens. If you do not receive your absentee ballot from your state in time to return it to your election official to participate in the election, use the FWAB.
- What is the Prepaid Mail Label 11- DoD?
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Overseas Uniformed Service members can use this label for general election absentee ballots. It provides free express mail service to your election official for general election absentee ballots. You can request to have a Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to your absentee ballot at Military Postal Office locations (APO/FPO). Keep part of the tracking label to track your absentee ballot through the U.S. Postal Service.
- What is a primary election?
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A primary election is an election held before the general election to determine the candidates that can be placed on the general election ballot.
- I am an American citizen, but I have never lived in the U.S., can I vote in this state?
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Yes.
- I am a National Guardsman activated on state orders; does my state afford me UOCAVA privileges?
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Yes.
- How can I check the status of my ballot?
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You can check the status of your absentee ballot here:
https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-track-my-ballot.shtml - Does my state have any online tools?
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You can see if your state has any online tools available here:
https://www.fvap.gov/new-jersey
Registering and requesting your absentee ballot
Under federal law, the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for a minimum of all federal elections in the current calendar year. Be sure to complete a new FPCA each year and every time your address changes.
Complete the following sections of the FPCA
| Section 1 |
Select the category that best describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number. |
| Section 5 |
A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax". |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your New Jersey-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or New Jersey-issued ID number." - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by email or online, or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.
- Section 5
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A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
B. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.
- Section 7
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Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.
How and where to submit your FPCA
You can submit the FPCA by mail, email, or fax. Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Mail your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Mail your FPCA directly to your election official.
Email your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Scan the signed FPCA into your computer. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this package directly to your election official.
Fax your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Fax your FPCA directly to your election official. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet".
To find out the status of your FPCA, contact your election official. Your election official will contact you if your FPCA is not accepted.
Voting your ballot
Once you receive your absentee ballot from your state it must be returned according to the deadlines and requirements in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart. For special federal elections, visit FVAP.gov for specific deadlines.
You can submit the ballot by mail, email, or fax. If you send it by email or fax you must also immediately mail your ballot to the Board of Election.
Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section.
Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section.
Haven't received your ballot? Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
You must be registered to vote and have already requested a state absentee ballot in order to use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB).
U.S. citizens residing outside the United States whose return is not certain, can use the FWAB to vote in all elections for federal office.
All other UOCAVA voters can use the FWAB to vote in all elections for federal, state and local offices, including ballot measures.
Complete the following sections of the FWAB's voter information page
| Section 1 |
Select the category that describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registered to vote. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. |
| Section 5 |
A. Do not check "Yes" or "No." The FWAB cannot be used for voter registration or as a ballot request. |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your New Jersey-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or New Jersey-issued ID number." - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registered to vote. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB.
- Section 5
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A. Do not check "Yes" or "No." The FWAB cannot be used for voter registration or as a ballot request.
B. If you want to register to vote, request a ballot, or receive voting materials, you must submit an FPCA to your election official.
C. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form.
- Section 7
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Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.
Vote your FWAB
To vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party for each office. You are not required to make a selection for each and every contest.
How and where to submit your FWAB
The FWAB can be submitted by mail, email, or fax. If you send it by email or fax you must also immediately mail your FWAB to the Board of Election.
Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section.
Mail your FWAB: Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fold along the dotted line and seal the completed "Official Backup Ballot", do not write on the "Official Ballot" envelope. Insert the sealed "Official Ballot" envelope and the "Voter Information" page into the mailing envelope and mail your FWAB directly to your election official.
Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Email your FWAB: (The FWAB must also be mailed). Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Scan the signed "Voter Information" page, the "Official Backup Ballot" and the "Transmission Cover Sheet", found at the end of Chapter 1 or online at FVAP.gov, into your computer. Be sure to also sign the secrecy waiver on the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this ballot package directly to your election official.
Fax your FWAB: (The FWAB must also be mailed). Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fax the signed "Voter Information" page, the "Official Backup Ballot" and the "Transmission Cover Sheet", found at the end of Chapter 1 or online at FVAP.gov, directly to your election official. Be sure to also sign the secrecy waiver on the "Transmission Cover Sheet".
See the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the deadline for submitting the FWAB. If you receive the state absentee ballot after transmitting your voted FWAB, you may also vote and return the state absentee ballot. If both are received by the deadline, only the state absentee ballot will be counted.
Local election offices for countySearch Offices
| County | Mailing Address |
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| Atlantic | Atlantic County Clerk - FPCA 5901 Main St Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 909-5842 Fax: (609) 909-5111 Email: sommers_mike@aclink.org |
| Atlantic | Atlantic County Board of Elections - FWAB 5903 Main St Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609) 645-5867 Fax: (609) 645-5875 Email: evote_submit@aclink.org |
| Bergen | Bergen County Clerk - FPCA 1 Bergen County Plaza, Rm 130 Hackensack, NJ 07601 Phone: (201) 336-7020 Fax: (201) 336-7005 Email: clerk@bergenuocava.org |
| Bergen | Bergen County Board of Elections - FWAB 1 Bergen County Plaza, Rm 310 Hackensack, NJ 07601 Phone: (201) 336-6230 Fax: (201) 336-6242 Email: boe@bergenuocava.org |
| Burlington | Burlington County Clerk - FPCA 50 Rancocas Rd, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 6000 Mount Holly, NJ 08060 Phone: (609) 265-5122 Fax: (609) 265-0696 Email: osballot@co.burlington.nj.us |
| Burlington | Burlington County Board of Elections - FWAB 50 Rancocas Rd, 1st Floor Mount Holly, NJ 08060 Phone: (609) 265-5062 Fax: (609) 265-3131 Email: osreturn@co.burlington.nj.us |
| Camden | Camden County Clerk - FPCA 100 University Court, P.O. Box 218 Blackwood, NJ 08012 Phone: (856) 225-7219 Fax: (856) 374-6398 Email: electdiv@camdencounty.com |
| Camden | Camden County Board of Elections - FWAB 100 University Court Blackwood, NJ 08012 Phone: (856) 401-8683 Fax: (856) 401-8689 Email: vote@camdencounty.com |
| Cape May | Cape May County Clerk - FPCA 7 N Main St, P.O. Box 5000 Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210 Phone: (609) 465-1013 Fax: (609) 463-0966 Email: coclerk@co.cape-may.nj.us |
| Cape May | Cape May County Board of Elections - FWAB 10 W. Mechanic St Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210 Phone: (609) 465-1050 Fax: (609) 465-1639 Email: clerk@co.cape-may.nj.us |
| Cumberland | Cumberland County Clerk - FPCA 60 W. Broad St. Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone: (856) 453-4860 Fax: (856) 455-1410 Email: ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us |
| Cumberland | Cumberland County Board of Elections - FWAB 555 Shiloh Pike Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone: (856) 453-5801 Fax: (856) 451-3172 Email: votebymailreturn@co.cumberland.nj.us |
| Essex | Essex County Clerk - FPCA P.O. Box 690 Newark, NJ 07101-0690 Phone: (973) 621-4922 Fax: 973-621-4640 Email: federalvoter@clerk.essexcountynj.org |
| Essex | Essex County Board of Elections - FWAB 495 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Suite 145 Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 621-5071 Fax: 973-621-6480 Email: ballotreturn2024@clerk.essexcountynj.org |
| Gloucester | Gloucester County Clerk - FPCA P.O. Box 129 Woodbury, NJ 08096 Phone: (856) 384-4530 Fax: (856) 251-1646 Email: ccelections@co.gloucester.nj.us |
| Gloucester | Gloucester County Board of Elections - FWAB P.O. Box 352 Woodbury, NJ 08096 Phone: (856) 384-4500 Fax: (856) 251-1645 Email: boe@co.gloucester.nj.us |
| Hudson | Hudson County Clerk - FPCA 257 Cornelison Ave - 4th Fl Jersey City, NJ 07302 Phone: (201) 369-3470 x6 Fax: (201) 369-3473 Email: vote@hcnj.us |
| Hudson | Hudson County Board of Elections - FWAB 257 Cornelison Ave - 4th Fl Jersey City, NJ 07302 Phone: (201) 369-3435 Fax: (201) 369-3436 Email: eballot@hcnj.us |
| Hunterdon | Hunterdon County Clerk - FPCA Hall of Records, 71 Main St, PO Box 2900 Flemington, NJ 08822 Phone: (908) 788-1214 Fax: (908) 782-4068 Email: countyclerk@co.hunterdon.nj.us |
| Hunterdon | Hunterdon County Board of Elections - FWAB P.O. Box 2900 Flemington, NJ 08822 Phone: (908) 788-1190 Fax: (908) 806-4686 Email: eballot@co.hunterdon.nj.us |
| Mercer | Mercer County Clerk - FPCA 209 S. Broad St., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650 Phone: (609) 989-6494 Fax: (609) 394-8785 Email: vote@mercercounty.org |
| Mercer | Mercer County Board of Elections - FWAB 930 Spruce St. Lawrence, NJ 08648 Phone: (609) 989-6522 Fax: (609) 278-2713 Email: returnballot@mercercounty.org |
| Middlesex | Middlesex County Clerk - FPCA P.O. Box 1110 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Phone: (732) 745-4202 Fax: (732) 745-2170 Email: request.absentee@co.middlesex.nj.us |
| Middlesex | Middlesex County Board of Elections - FWAB 11 Kennedy Blvd. East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1250 Phone: (732) 745-3471 Fax: (732) 296-6560 Email: elections@co.middlesex.nj.us |
| Monmouth | Monmouth County Clerk - FPCA 300 Halls Mill Rd Freehold, NJ 07728-8835 Phone: (732) 431-7790 Fax: (732) 409-4887 Email: ClerkOfElections@co.monmouth.nj.us |
| Monmouth | Monmouth County Board of Elections - FWAB 300 Halls Mill Rd Freehold, NJ 07728-8834 Phone: (732) 431-7802 x7150 Fax: (732) 303-7648 Email: eballotvote@co.monmouth.nj.us |
| Morris | Morris County Clerk - FPCA P.O. Box 315 Morristown, NJ 07963-0315 Phone: (973) 285-6066 Fax: (973) 285-5233 Email: morriscountyclerkelections@co.morris.nj.us |
| Morris | Morris County Board of Elections - FWAB P.O. Box 900 Morristown, NJ 07693-0900 Phone: (973) 285-6715 Fax: (973) 285-5208 Email: ballotsubmission@co.morris.nj.us |
| Ocean | Ocean County Clerk - FPCA 118 Washington St, Rm 107 PO Box 2191 Toms River, NJ 08754 Phone: (732) 929-2153 Fax: (732) 349-4336 Email: oceancountyUOCAVA@co.ocean.nj.us |
| Ocean | Ocean County Board of Elections - FWAB 129 Hooper Ave, P.O. Box 2006 Toms River, NJ 08754 Phone: (732) 929-2167 Fax: (732) 506-5110 Email: ocevaballot@co.ocean.nj.us |
| Passaic | Passaic County Clerk - FPCA 401 Grand St, Rm 130 Paterson, NJ 07505 Phone: (973) 881-4127 x2235 Fax: (973) 742-5744 Email: hanak@passaiccountynj.org |
| Passaic | Passaic County Board of Elections - FWAB 401 Grand St, Rm 123 Paterson, NJ 07505 Phone: (973) 881-4527 Fax: (973) 523-9121 Email: return-ballots@passaiccountynj.org |
| Salem | Salem County Clerk - FPCA 110 Fifth St, Ste 200 Salem, NJ 08079 Phone: (856) 935-7510 x8454 Fax: (856) 935-8882 Email: overseasballot@salemcountynj.gov |
| Salem | Salem County Board of Elections - FWAB 110 Fifth St, Ste 1000 PO Box 56 Salem, NJ 08079 Phone: (856) 935-7510 x8330 Fax: (856) 935-6725 Email: overseasballot@salemcountynj.gov |
| Somerset | Somerset County Clerk - FPCA P.O. Box 3000 Somerville, NJ 08876 Phone: (908) 231-7013 Fax: (908) 575-3930 Email: mailinvoting@co.somerset.nj.us Email: countyclerk@co.somerset.nj.us |
| Somerset | Somerset County Board of Elections - FWAB P.O. Box 3000 Somerville, NJ 08876 Phone: (908) 231-7084 Fax: (908) 231-9465 Email: federalvoter@co.somerset.nj.us |
| Sussex | Sussex County Clerk - FPCA 83 Spring St, Ste 304 Newton, NJ 07860 Phone: (973) 579-0900 Fax: (973) 383-7493 Email: ballot@sussex.nj.us |
| Sussex | Sussex County Board of Elections - FWAB 83 Spring St, Ste 305 Newton, NJ 07860 Phone: (973) 579-0950 Fax: (973) 579-0955 Email: voter@sussex.nj.us |
| Union | Union County Clerk - FPCA 2 Broad St, Rm 113 Elizabeth, NJ 07201-2299 Phone: (908) 527-4996 Fax: (908) 558-3592 Email: ucvote@ucnj.org |
| Union | Union County Board of Elections - FWAB 271 N. Broad St Elizabeth, NJ 07208 Phone: (908) 527-4123 Fax: (908) 527-4127 Email: ucboe@ucnj.org |
| Warren | Warren County Clerk - FPCA 413 Second St Belvidere, NJ 07823 Phone: (908) 475-6211 Fax: (908) 475-6208 Email: hmackey@co.warren.nj.us |
| Warren | Warren County Board of Elections - FWAB 202 Mansfield St Belvidere, NJ 07823 Phone: (908) 475-6313 Fax: (908) 475-6221 Email: ELECTIONBALLOTS@CO.WARREN.NJ.US |
