More than 9,000 Mail-In Ballots Sent Out In Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, NJ - More than 9,000 ballots for the June 8 primary election were sent out last week, according to Warren County Clerk Holly Mackey. Although the 2021 election will be primarily an in-person event, those who request VBM ballots can still do so.

"A huge shout out to my team for making it happen. Send some healing thoughts their way towards the speedy recovery of the torn up cuticles and copious papercuts," Mackey said. "I am so very lucky to have the team I do. Not only the election crew but everyone else who kept all the other functions of this office afloat while we were putting the ballots together."

Some details:

• The ballots being sent out are for ONLY those voters who requested them. There will be “normal” machine voting at your polling place on election day.
• The ballot drop boxes opened by Friday to put your voted ballots in. You can also mail them back. They are postage paid.
• You can request a VBM ballot for this election only (or all future elections) any time between now and the day before the election. If you want it mailed to you, however (vs. coming in person to get/vote it), you must get us your request one week before the election.
• Starting Monday, you can come to the Warren County Clerk's office during business hours and vote.
• Only affiliated voters can vote in the Primary. Republicans only vote for Republican candidates and Democrats for Democratic candidates.
• Unaffiliated voters who have requested to VBM will be getting one of each ballot. If the unaffiliated voter chooses to vote they may only vote one ballot and will then be registered as the party they chose. They can go back to unaffiliated status after the primary election by filling out the Party Declaration form.

All forms can be found on the website www.warrencountyvotes.com

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