The 2024 General Election voting process has ended, and the Board of Elections and Clerk's Office are working to complete the tally and report out the unofficial, preliminary, incomplete results. These results will continue to be updated and subject to change until they are certified to the NJ Secretary of State on November 25.
The Somerset County Clerk’s Office will begin sending out mail-in ballot for the General Election to voters who have requested them. Visit our site to request a mail in ballot. Mail-in ballots may be cast before 8 p.m. on November 5, 2024 through the US Post Office, at any of the 17 drop box locations throughout the County, or by visiting the Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville, NJ.
October 15 – Last Day to Register to Vote
Last day to register to vote for the 2024 General Election on November 5, 2024. You can register to vote online. The Somerset County Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville will also be open until 9 p.m. on October 15 to register voters.
October 23 – Sample Ballots Mailed
The Somerset County Clerk’s Office begins mailing sample ballots to all registered voters. Sample ballots are available online.
October 26-November 3 – Early Voting Period
In person voting at six locations throughout Somerset County will be conducted beginning at 10:00 a.m. each day from Saturday October 26 through Sunday November 3, closing at 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. Votes cast during early voting are considered complete, and there will not be an opportunity to amend them.
Eligible voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot may cast their vote during this period at any of the following locations:
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
BRIDGEWATER
Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater NJ
FRANKLIN
Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ
HILLSBOROUGH
Municipal Building , 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough NJ
MONTGOMERY
Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive, Skillman NJ
NORTH PLAINFIELD
Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ
October 29– Last Day to Apply for Mail-In Ballot by Mail
This is the last day to apply to have a mail-in ballot sent to you through the US Mail. Ballots may still be requested in person until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 4 at the Somerset County Clerk’s office at 20 Grove Street in Somerville.
Visit our site to request a mail in ballot. Mail-in ballots may be cast before 8 p.m. on November 5 through the US Post Office, at any of the 17 drop box locations throughout the County, or by visiting the Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville, NJ.
November 4 – Last Day to Request a Mail-In Ballot in Person
Mail-in ballots may be requested in-person from the Somerset County Clerk’s office at 20 Grove Street in Somerville until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Mail-in ballots may be cast before 8 p.m. on November 5 through the US Post Office, at any of the 17 drop box locations throughout the County, or by visiting the Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville, NJ.
November 5 – General ELECTION DAY
This is the final day to cast a ballot for the 2024 General Election in person or through mail-in ballot.
In-person polling places will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 8 p.m. A full list of Somerset County in-person polling locations for voters who have not cast an early vote or requested a mail-in ballot can be found here. Mail in ballots must be postmarked, placed in a ballot drop box, or delivered to the Board of Elections by 8 p.m. to be counted. Voters must be in line by 8 p.m. at polling places, which will remain open to accommodate these voters until they have completed casting their ballots.
November 12 – Last Day Mail-In Ballots Accepted
Mail-in ballots sent through the United States Post Office that were postmarked by 8 p.m. on November 5 and are received by November 12 will be accepted. Ballots received after this time will not be considered.
November 25 – Final Certification of Votes
Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter must certify the combined results of mail-in ballots, early voting, and in-person election day voting to the New Jersey Secretary of State by this date. Results will be posted here.
All voters registered at an address in Somerset County are eligible to vote in the November 5, 2024 General election. Voters who have moved from their Somerset County address must register at their new address by October 15 to be eligible to vote at that address.
There will be three ways an eligible voter can cast their ballot in the November 5, 2024 General Election.
Mail-in ballots
In-Person Early Voting
In-Person Election Day
Mail-In Ballots
Mail-in ballots must be requested by the voter. Those who have previously requested to be sent ballots for upcoming elections will automatically be sent a mail-in ballot by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office on or soon after September 21. New requests for a mail-in ballot will be processed within three days, and a ballot will be mailed out in that time frame.
Mail-in ballots may be cast in one of three ways:
Bring a completed mail-in ballot to the Board of Elections at 20 Grove Street in Somerville during working hours and before 8 p.m. on November 5, 2024;
Have a completed ballot postmarked before 8 p.m. on November 5, 2024. Ballots sent through the US Post Office must arrive at the Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on November 12, 2024 to be counted. Mail-in ballots cannot be returned to any polling location.
New Jersey voters will be able to vote in-person at early voting polling places. Somerset County will have six locations open from October 28 - November 3 which will operate on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and all other days from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting is considered a completed vote, and cannot be amended later.
Somerset County’s early voting locations are:
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
BRIDGEWATER
Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater NJ
FRANKLIN
Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ
HILLSBOROUGH
Municipal Building , 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough NJ
MONTGOMERY
Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive, Skillman NJ
NORTH PLAINFIELD
Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ
In-Person Election Day
Eligible voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot or voted early will be able to vote in person at their local polling places on November 5, 2024 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit our site to find your local polling place.
Voting In-Person
Somerset County voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot will be able to vote early from October 28-November 3, 2024 at any one of the following locations:
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
BRIDGEWATER
Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater NJ
FRANKLIN
Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ
HILLSBOROUGH
Municipal Building , 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough NJ
MONTGOMERY
Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive, Skillman NJ
NORTH PLAINFIELD
Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ
Somerset County’s early voting locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, and on Sunday when they will close at 6 p.m.
On General Election Day, November 5, eligible voters who have not requested a mail-in ballot can vote in-person only at their assigned polling place. General Election Day voting hours will be from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
