BOARD OF ELECTIONS ADDS 14 POLL LOCATIONS AND 8 BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION
Board of Elections Adds 14 Poll Locations and 8 Ballot Drop Box Locations for the November 3rd General Election
For the November 3rd General Election, there will be a total of 51 poll locations and 13 ballot drop box locations in Somerset County.
Post Date: 09/17/2020 10:02 AM
Contact: Jerry L. Midgette / 908.231.7084 / electionbd@co.somerset.nj.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020
Somerset County’s Election Board Administrator, Jerry L. Midgette announced today that pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order #179 and newly enacted legislation codifying that Order, 14 poll locations and 8 ballot drop box locations have been added for Somerset County voters.
For the November 3rd General Election, there will be a total of 51 poll locations and 13 ballot drop box locations (locations below). Voters will be able to drop off their Vote by Mail ballot at one of the ballot drop box locations beginning the week of September 28, 2020. These ballot drop boxes will be available 24 hours daily for ballot drop off by the voter or authorized Bearer until 8:00 PM on November 3, 2020. The ballot drop boxes will be under video surveillance at all times.
“Voters will have three choices in which to return their ballots to the Board of Elections,” said Midgette. “They can use the United States Postal Service, one of the county’s 13 ballot drop boxes, and this November for the first time will be allowed to deliver their own ballot to their assigned poll location on Election Day.
“Voters will be required to sign a certification that the ballot being delivered to the poll is their own ballot and Poll Workers will only be permitted to accept the ballot of the person signing the certification,” said Midgette.
Please be reminded that for bearers (persons delivering a ballot for another voter to the US Postal Service or a ballot drop box):
One must complete the Bearer Portion of the outer envelope in the presence of the voter. This applies whether the bearer is mailing the ballot, delivering it in person or dropping it in one of Somerset County’s drop boxes.
One may serve as bearer for up to 3 voters in a single election. This includes any combination of ballots delivered in person or put in the mail or drop box. Delivering one’s own ballot does not count toward the limit of 3.
Candidates for elected office may not act as bearers.
“To minimize confusion and ensure your vote will count in this November 3, 2020 General Election, all voters are urged to vote as early as possible and follow the guidance as set forth in this announcement for returning a Vote by Mail Ballot to the Board of Elections,” said Midgette.
“In addition, if you returned your voted ballot to the Board of Elections, you should not go to the polls and vote a Provisional Ballot also. It is against the law and you could be prosecuted for committing a felony,” said Midgette.
“Somerset County voters are reminded that ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by the close of polls on Election Day at 8:00 p.m. Ballots that are post-marked by November 3rd can be counted if they are received no later than 8:00pm on November 9, 2020” said Midgette. “In addition, for this election, ballots received from the United States Postal Service within 48 hours after November 3rd without a postmark can also be counted.
“This information will also be posted on the Election Board’s website” said Midgette.
The Somerset County Board of Elections office is currently not open to the public due to the Coronavirus. However, ballots can be dropped off at the ballot drop box located at the front entrance to the County Administration Building at 20 Grove St. Election Board staff can be reached by phone at 908-231-7084 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. The office is located on the first floor of the Somerset County Administration Building at 20 Grove St., Somerville.
For more information, go to the Board of Elections website at http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/elections or contact us at (908) 231-7084 or electionbd@co.somerset.nj.us.
2020 -- Somerset County Ballot Drop Box Locations
General Election
Certified for the November 3, 2020 General Election
Bedminster
Municipal Building, 1 Miller Lane
Judy Sullivan, (908) 212-7000 ext. 403
Bernards
Municipal Building, 1 Collyer Lane
Rhonda Pisano, (908) 204-3014
Bernardsville
Borough Hall, 166 Mine Brook Road
Anthony Suriano, (908) 766-3000 ext. 141
Bound Brook
Borough Hall, 230 Hamilton Street
Jasmine Mathis, (732) 356-0833 ext. 646
Branchburg
Municipal Building, 1077 Route 202
Maggie Schmitt, (908) 526-1300 ext. 103
Bridgewater
Municipal Building, 100 Commons Way
Linda Doyle, (908) 725-6300
Franklin
Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane
Ann Marie McCarthy, (732) 873-2500
Hillsborough
Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road
Pamela Borek, (908) 368-8314
Manville
Municipal Building, 325 North Main Street
Wendy Barras, (908) 725-9478
Montgomery
Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206
Donna Kukla, (908) 359-8211
North Plainfield
Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road
Rich Phoenix, (908) 769-2910
Somerville
Somerset County Administration Building,
20 Grove Street
Jerry Midgette, (908) 231-7084
Warren
Municipal Building, 46 Mountain Boulevard
Cathy Reese, (908) 753-8000 ext. 223
Boxes will be available for ballot drop off 24 hours daily from the week of September 28 until Election Night, November 3, 2020.
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Please be aware that these boxes will be under video surveillance at all times!
2020 -- Somerset County Polling Places
General Election
Certified for the November 3, 2020 General Election
Bedminster Township Judy Sullivan, Township Clerk
I Miller Lane • 908-212-7000, x403
Municipal Building, 1 Miller Lane, Bedminster (Dist. 1,2,3,8,9)
Fellowship Hall Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, 279 Route 202 206, Pluckemin (Dist. 4,5,6,7)
Bernards Township Rhonda Pisano, Township Clerk
1 Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge • 908-204-3014
Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge (Dist. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 17)
Fellowship Deaconry, 3575 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge (Dist. 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18-24)
Bernardsville Borough Anthony Suriano, Clerk
166 Mine Brook Rd. (Rt 202) • 908-766-3000, x141
Bernardsville Library, I Anderson Hill Road (Dist. 1,2, 7)
First Presbyterian Church-Fellowship Hall. 321 Mine Brook Rd (Dist. 3, 4, 5, 6)
Bound Brook Borough Jasmine Mathis, Clerk
230 Hamilton Street • 732-356-0833, x646
Codrington Park Recreation Center, 200 Thompson Ave.
Branchburg Township Maggie Schmitt, Township Clerk
1077 Route 202, Somerville • 908-526-1300, x103
DPW Annex, 34 Kenbury Rd (Dist. 1-3, 13)
Municipal Building, 1077 Rt 202 (Dist. 6, 8, 9, 11,12,14)
Rescue Squad Building 113 River Rd (Dist. 4,5,7,10)
Bridgewater Township Linda J. Doyle, Township Clerk,
100 Commons Way • 908-725-6300
Blessed Sacrament Parish Center, 1890 Washington Valley Road (Dist. 6, 10, 12, 17, 20, 23, 24)
Bradley Gardens Firehouse, 24 Old York Rd (Dist. 1, 2, 5, 16, 31, 33, 34, 35)
Bridgewater Municipal Court Meeting Rm 102, 100 Commons Way (Dist. 4, 11, 13, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29)
Bridgewater Township Senior Citizen Center, 455 Somerville Road (Dist. 7, 18, 19, 21, 30, 32, 36)
Finderne Rescue Squad, 476 Union Ave (Route 28) (Dist. 3,8,9,14,15, 27)
Millstone Borough Gregory I. Bonin, Clerk
1353 Main Street • 908-281-6893
Borough Hall, 1353 Main Street
Montgomery Township Donna Kukla, Township Clerk
2261 Van Horne Road (Rt 206), PO. Box 1, Belle Mead • 908-359-8211
Central Jersey Masonic Center, 345 Kingston-River Road, Princeton (Dist. 1, 13, 18)
Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road, Skillman (Dist. 2-4, 16, 19)
Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, 246 Griggstown Road, Belle Mead (Dist. 5, 6, 10-12, 17)
Montgomery Township Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206, Belle Mead (Dist. 7- 9, 14, 15)
North Plainfield Borough Richard K. Phoenix, Clerk
263 Somerset Street • 908-769-2900
North Plainfield Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road (Dist. 5-7, 11)
Church of the Holy Cross, 40 Mercer Ave (Dist. 1,3, 9)
East End School, 170 Oneida Ave (Dist. 2, 4, 8, 10, 12)
Peapack Gladstone Borough Nancy A. Bretzger, Boro Clerk
1 School Street, Peapack • 908-234-2250
Peapack & Gladstone Municipal Complex, 1 School Street, Peapack (District 1)
Raritan Borough Eric Colvin, Clerk
22 First Street • 908-231-1300
Municipal Building, 22 First Street (Dist. 1,2, 4)
Relief Hose Co. #2 Fire Dept., N. Thompson St (Dist. 3, 5)
Far Hills Borough Dorothy S. Hicks, Clerk
6 Prospect Street, Far Hills • 908-234-0611, x19
Far Hills Municipal Building Courtroom, 6 Prospect Street, Far Hills
Franklin Township Ann Marie McCarthy, Township Clerk
475 Demott Lane, Somerset • 732-873-2500
Griggstown Firehouse, 1037 Canal Road, South of Bunker Hill, Princeton (Dist. 1-7)
Community/Senior Center, 505 Demott Lane, Somerset (Dist. 17-22, 24-29)
Board of Education Building, 2301 Route 27, Somerset (Dist. 8-10, 30-34)
Parkside Community Center, 3 Parkside Street, Somerset (Dist. 35-43)
East Franklin Firehouse, 121 Pine Grove Avenue, Somerset (Dist. 44-48)
Somerset Presbyterian Church, 100 JFK Blvd, Somerset (Dist. 23, 49-51)
Zarephath Christian Church Children's Ministry Ctr, 595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset (Dist. 11-16)
Green Brook Township Kelly Cupit, Clerk/Administrator
111 Greenbrook Road • 732-968-1023
Green Brook Middle School, 132 Jefferson Avenue (Dist 1, 3, 4, 6)
Green Brook Firehouse No.2, Washington Rock Rd West (Dist 2, 5)
Hillsborough Township Pamela Borek, Township Clerk
379 South Branch Road • 908-369-8314
Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road (Dist. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32)
Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Road (Dist. 2, 13, 14, 16, 19, 33)
Amsterdam School, 301 Amsterdam Drive (Dist. 9,11, 20, 25, 27)
Hillsborough High School Library-Side Entrance, 466 Raider Blvd. (Dist. 4, 18, 22, 23, 31)
Hillsborough Middle School, 260 Triangle Rd (Dist. 5-7, 12, 17)
Manville Borough Wendy Barras, Borough Clerk
325 North Main Street • 908-725-9478
V.F.W., Main Hall, 600 Washington Avenue
Rocky Hill Borough Rebecca Newman, Clerk
P.O. Box 188, Rocky Hill • 609-924-7445
Borough Hall, 15 Montgomery Avenue
Somerville Borough Kevin Sluka, Clerk /Administrator
25 West End Avenue • 908-725-2300, x1983
Lincoln Hose Company, 34 Warren Street (Dist. 4- 6, 8)
West End Hose Company, 135 West High Street (Dist. 1-3, 7, 9)
South Bound Brook Borough Christina Fischer, Clerk
12 Main Street • 732-356-0258
Robert Morris School, 122 Elizabeth St (Madison Street Entrance)
Warren Township Cathy Reese, Township Clerk
46 Mountain Blvd. • 908-753-8000
Pilgrim Congregational Church, 105 Mountainview Rd (Dist 1-4)
Stonecrest Community Church, 11 Technology Dr. N (Dist 5-10)
Warren Municipal Court, 44 Mountain Blvd. (Dist. 11-13)
Watchung Borough Edith Gil, Clerk
15 Mountain Blvd. • 908-756-0080
Watchung Firemen's Exempt Hall, 31 Mountain Blvd. (Dist 1, 3, 4)
Wilson Memorial Church, 7 Valley Rd. (Dist. 2, 5)