Early voting for North Jersey primary election starts Friday. Here's where you can vote

Kristie Cattafi, NorthJersey.com
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Early voting for Tuesday's Primary Election begins Friday and will continue throughout the weekend.

Early in-person voting is new to the state and first took place in the 2021 November General Election.

New Jersey voting early

New Jersey is one of 46 states plus the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands offer early in-person voting. The Garden State also became the 25th state to offer in-person early voting on weekends, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

What are the early voting hours?

Early in person voting will begin on Friday for the June 6 primary election.
Early in person voting will begin on Friday for the June 6 primary election.

Early Voting polls will open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be no early voting on Monday, and all regular polling places across the state will be open Tuesday for the primary.

Is NJ's early voting catching on?

In Bergen County, there are more than 668,000 registered voters. Since 2021, about 40,000 people have participated in early voting, the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections/Commissioner of Registration Debra Francica said.

In 2021 across the state, 207,863 voters cast a ballot in person early in the general election. That's 3.2% of the state's 6.5 million registered voters, but it was 8% of the 2.6 million total voters who turned out in that election. Officials said the numbers are growing and are about five years out from gaining the momentum that other states have seen.

More: NJ's primary election is June 6. Here's what you need to know

What is the expense of early voting?

The 2021 general election cost Bergen County $585,643 to have in-person voting for the state-required nine days, according to a public records request. Across the nine in-person polling locations, 14,792 people voted.

The cost decreased to $315,403, according to receipts obtained through a public record request. The difference from year to year was police overtime by the Bergen County Sheriff's Department.

Where to vote early in North Jersey?

BERGEN COUNTY

  • Fort Lee: Jack Alter Community Center 1344 Inwood Terrace

  • Garfield: Rescue Engine Company #3 159 Gaston Ave.

  • Hackensack: County Administration Building 1 Bergen County Plaza

  • Paramus: Bergen Community College 400 Paramus Rd.

  • River Vale: Community Center 628 Rivervale Rd.

  • Teaneck: Richard Rodda Center 250 Colonial Court

  • Woodcliff Lake: Tice Senior Center 411 Chestnut Ridge Road

  • Wood-Ridge: Senior Center meeting activity room 495 Highland Avenue

  • Wyckoff: Senior Center main room 380 Goldwin Avenue.

PASSAIC COUNTY

  • Clifton: Public Library 292 Piaget Ave.

  • Haledon: Recreation Building 83 Roe Street

  • Passaic: City Hall 330 Passaic Street

  • Paterson: The Heritage Center at Alexander Hamilton 685 E 34th Street

  • Wanaque: Passaic County Community College Wanaque Campus 500 Union Avenue

  • Wayne: Main Library 461 Valley Road

  • West Milford: Library 1470 Union Valley Road

  • Woodland Park: Boys and Girls Club 2 Memorial Drive.

MORRIS COUNTY

  • Boonton: Municipal Building 155 Powerville Road

  • Denville: Municipal Building 1 Saint Marys Place

  • Hanover: Community Center 15 N Jefferson Road

  • Madison: Hartley Dodge Memorial 50 Kings Road

  • Morristown: Municipal Building 200 South Street

  • Mount Arlington: Civic Center 18 N Glen Avenue

  • Mount Olive: Municipal Building 204 Flanders Drakestown Road

  • Parsippany-Troy Hills: Morris County Central Avenue Complex 2 Executive Drive

SUSSEX COUNTY

  • Cochran House Professional Bldg, Newton (parking on Trinity Street)

  • Sussex-Wantage Branch Library, Wantage

  • Louise Childs Branch Library, Stanhope

ESSEX COUNTY

  • Bloomfield: Watsessing Park Community Center, Bloomfield Ave and Conger Street

  • East Orange: City Hall Lobby 44 City Hall Plaza

  • Fairfield: Recreation Center 221 Hollywood Avenue

  • Irvington: Municipal Building 1 Civic Square

  • Verona: Community Center 880 Bloomfield Avenue

  • West Orange: New Education Center at South Mountain Recreation Complex 560 Northfield Avenue

  • Newark - Essex County Complex Parking Garage West Market Street Entrance

  • Newark - The Steve Adubato Sports Complex Building 24 Branch Brook Park

  • Newark - Weequahic Park Community Center Meeker and Elizabeth Avenue

  • Newark - West Side Park Community Center 600 South 17th Street

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ primary elections 2023: Where to go for early voting