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How To Vote In
New Jersey

Upcoming Election Dates & Deadlines

Upcoming Election: Primary Election
Election Day: November 5, 2024
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2024
Vote By Mail: yes
Vote By Mail Deadline: October 15, 2024
Early Voting: October 26 - 3, 2024

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Eligibility Requirements for New Jersey

To be eligible to vote you must be:

  • A United States citizen
  • 17 years old, but must be 18 in order to vote in an election
  • A resident of the county for 30 days before the election

Beginning March 17, 2020, if you are on parole or probation you are eligible to to vote!

You are not eligible to register to vote if you are serving a jail sentence as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under state or federal law or have been adjudged mentally incompetent. However, in New Jersey, ex-felons can register to vote. Any person who is no longer in prison, or has completed his or her term of probation or parole can register to vote.