Election Day In Hackettstown: When, Where To Vote

Russ Crespolini
Updated ·5 min read

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - Tuesday is the general election, and although it is being conducted primarily by mail and polling places have been reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still several options to make sure your vote is counted.

"Every vote should be safe. Every vote should be secure. Every vote should be count," Governor Phil Murphy said of the process.

In Hackettstown that includes voting at a polling location, using a secure drop box, mailing your ballot back or hand delivering it to your local board of elections.

The Rundown

What And Who Are On The Ballot?

  • Presidential race: Residents can either cast a write-in vote or choose, among the major parties, between Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, or Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden and US Sen. Kamala Harris. Also running are: Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party); Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Green); Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (Libertarian); Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation); Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (The Alliance Party) and Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party).

  • US Congress: One US Senate seat will be contested: Incumbent Democrat Cory Booker will face Republican Rik Mehta. All 12 of the state's congressional seats will be decided. New Jersey's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives is split between 10 Democrats and two Republicans heading into Election Day. See congressional races on your local ballot here.

  • Marijuana legalization/Ballot questions: Voters will decide whether to legalize the possession and use of marijuana. Voters will also decide whether to makes peacetime veterans eligible to receive the veterans' property tax deduction.

  • Locally, in Hackettstown all of the races are uncontested this election cycle. Gerald DiMaio is running unopposed for mayor and Leonard Kunz and Eric Tynan for council. Malainie Hibler, Bhojeewattie Soobryan and Robert Moore all filed for one of the three open seats on the Hackettstown school board.

Where Can I Vote?

All registered voters will be receiving ballots that they can mail back, put in a secure drop box or deliver to their polling location. Those who come to a polling place without their ballot will only be allowed to vote using a provisional ballot.

Those requiring an ADA voting booth can vote at a polling place on election day, where they'll be given a headset and accessible device to allow them to cast your votes.

Polling places will be open from 6 a.m.– 8 p.m.

Hackettstown residents will vote at the Miller Street Firehouse, located at 201 Miller Street.

Those looking for a drop box can use any in Warren County:

  • ALLAMUCHY ALLAMUCHY MUNICIPAL BLDG 292 ALPHANO RD ALLAMUCHY, NJ, 07820

  • ALPHA ALPHA FIREHOUSE 1109 LEE AVE ALPHA, NJ, 08865

  • BELVIDERE GOODWILL FIRE CO./BELVIDERE MANOR 689 WATER ST BELVIDERE, NJ, 07823

  • BLAIRSTOWN BLAIRSTOWN MUNICIPAL BLDG 106 RT 94 BLAIRSTOWN, NJ, 07825

  • FRANKLIN ASBURY VOL FIRE CO 410 MAIN ST ASBURY, NJ, 08802

  • FRELINGHUYSEN FRELINGHUYSEN MUNICIPAL BLDG 210 MAIN ST JOHNSONBURG, NJ, 07846

  • GREENWICH GREENWICH EMERG SQ BLDG 515 N MAIN ST STEWARTSVILLE, NJ, 08886

  • HACKETTSTOWN MILLER ST FIREHOUSE 201 MILLER ST HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, 07840

  • HARDWICK HARDWICK MUNICIPAL BLDG 40 SPRING VALLEY RD BLAIRSTOWN, NJ, 07825

  • HARMONY HARMONY TWSP VOL. FIRE DEPART. 440 BRAINARDS RD

  • HOPE HOPE MUNICIPAL BLDG 407 GREAT MEADOWS RD HOPE, NJ, 07844

  • INDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCE FIRE DEPARTMENT 24 CEMENTARY RD GREAT MEADOWS, NJ, 07838

  • KNOWLTON KNOWLTON MUNICIPAL BLDG 628 RT 94 COLUMBIA, NJ, 07832

  • LIBERTY MOUNTAIN LAKE FIREHOUSE 99 TAMARACK RD BELVIDERE, NJ, 07823

  • LOPATCONG LOPATCONG PARK PAVILLON 9 WILLDEW AVENUE PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865

  • MANSFIELD MANSFIELD MUNICIPAL BLDG 100 PORT MURRAY RD PORT MURRAY, NJ, 07865

  • OXFORD OXFORD MUNICIPAL BLDG - LOWER LEVEL 11 GREEN ST OXFORD, NJ, 07863

  • PHILLIPSBURG EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER 459 CENTER ST PHILLIPSBURG, NJ, 08865

  • POHATCONG POHATCONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 240 CR 519 PHILLIPSBURG, NJ, 08865

  • WASHINGTON BOROUGH WASHINGTON BORO FIRE HALL 100 BELVIDERE AVE 2NDFL WASHINGTON, NJ, 07882

  • WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WASHINGTON TWSP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 211 RT 31 N WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ, 07882

  • WHITE WHITE TWP SCHOOL GYM 565 CR 519 BELVIDERE, NJ, 07823

The boxes are all outside and under surveillance 24/7. They resemble a USPS Blue Mailbox, but are Red, White & Blue and display "Morris County – Official Ballot Drop Box."

The Vote-By-Mail ballots (VBMs) will be picked up on a daily basis and brought to the Board of Elections. All security measures will be followed when collecting and transporting the VBMs, officials said.

Since the change to this year's election was announced by Murphy, there have been many questions about how the process will work. Below is some further reading on the Nov. 3 election process:

A primarily vote-by-mail election means a lot of changes to election day. See what you can expect this November.

Those not needing an ADA compliant booth will need a provisional ballot to vote in-person. Here is what that will look like.

There was language on the primary ballots asked voters certify they requested the ballot, even if they didn't.

Voters wondering how their signatures are checked before the upcoming election can see the process for themselves.

Need to register for the upcoming election? Want to track your vote once you do? Read on to learn how.

Here is a recap of important dates to remember with upcoming election, all in one place.

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This article originally appeared on the Hackettstown Patch