Get Ready for the Upcoming Election with Voting: It’s Your Right

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Voting It's Your Right cover

The upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 will determine New Jersey’s next Governor, State Senators and Assembly Members, and county and local officials.

Get ready for the election by reading Voting: It’s Your Right, a guide about voting rights and the voting process in New Jersey developed by The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities in collaboration with its Developmental Disabilities Network Partners, Disability Rights New Jersey and the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities.

The recently updated 5th edition, available in English and Spanish, provides readers with information on:

  • Registering and preparing to vote
  • Options for voting by mail and in-person, including early voting
  • Voting rights and accessibility

Important dates to remember:

  • October 23, 2021 - October 31, 2021 – In-Person Early Voting Period
  • October 26, 2021 – Deadline to apply for a Vote-by-Mail Ballot by mail for General Election
  • November 1, 2021 – Deadline to apply for a Vote-by-Mail ballot in person at your County Clerk’s office (before 3:00pm)
  • November 2, 2021 – Election Day – polls are open for in-person voting from 6:00am-8:00pm. If you are voting by mail, your ballot must be postmarked, placed in a secure ballot drop box, or delivered to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00pm.