Burlington County has mailed General Election vote-by-mail (VBM) ballots to voters who requested one, so those voters should be on the lookout for their ballot to arrive soon.
More than 47,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to Burlington County voters who requested them, amounting to about 13% of the county’s 357,772 registered voters.
Registered voters interested in voting with a vote-by-mail ballot can still request one from the Burlington County Clerk’s Office. A VBM request form can be found on the Clerk’s webpage at http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/996/Vote-by-Mail-Information.
After Oct. 31, all vote-by-mail applications must be requested in-person at the County Clerk’s Office at 50 Rancocas Road in Mount Holly. All requests must be made by 3 PM on Nov. 6. No vote-by-mail ballots will be issued after that deadline.
Completed vote-by-mail ballots can be submitted through the U.S. Post Office or placed in one of 28 secure drop boxes located throughout the county. For all Burlington County drop box locations, go to https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-secure-drop-boxes.shtml.
Voters may also hand-deliver completed vote-by-mail ballots to the Burlington County Board of Elections Office at 50 Rancocas Road in Mount Holly. There is also a drop box located immediately outside the building.
“Voting by mail is a simple and easy way for voters to cast their ballot when it’s most convenient for their schedule,” said Burlington County Commissioner Dan O’Connell, the liaison to the County’s elections offices. “Voters who requested a vote-by-mail ballot should be on the look for its arrival in their mailboxes. After receiving it, voters should follow the directions carefully and return it one of three ways: by the mail, via a secure drop box or by hand-delivering it to the Election Board. It’s an easy and secure way to exercise this important right.”
All VBM ballots must be postmarked on or before 8 PM on the Nov. 7 Election Day or placed in a drop box or hand-delivered to the County Election Board before 8 PM on Election Day.
VBM ballots will not be accepted at early voting or in-person Election Day polling locations.
Voters who requested a vote-by-mail ballot are encouraged to use it to cast their ballot. Those who show up to an early voting site or their regular polling site on Election Day will not be permitted to vote with a machine. They will be allowed to vote with a paper provisional ballot.
Voters who do not receive an expected VBM ballot should contact the Burlington County Clerk’s Office at 609-265-5229.