Election Day In Hoboken: Who's On The Ballot, How To Cast A Vote

HOBOKEN, NJ — As Election Day approaches, here is your easy guide to requesting your ballot, turning in your ballot, tracking your ballot, and for whom you can vote for in local and national elections.

First off, there is no machine voting in New Jersey this year (except if you have a disability), but you can drop your ballot on Election Day in a designated polling place in your town (see list below), or mail it in by or on Election Day (list below).

In Hoboken, there are no council or mayor elections this year, but there is an uncontested school board race. Read Hoboken Board of Education candidate profiles here.

On Tuesday, Mayor Ravi Bhalla said, "Already, 11,000 Hoboken residents have voted by mail according to the Hudson County Board of Elections."

Here's who's also running:

• President: Representing the nation's two major parties are sitting Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris are challenging. Also on the ballot 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).
• U.S. 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. Voters will also weigh in on the race for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Albio Sires. He'll face Republican Jason Mushnick and Libertarian Dan Delaney.
• Marijuana legalization and other 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. (For more on marijuana legalization, click here.)

How And Where To Vote:

There are three ways to vote either before or on Election Day on Nov. 3.

1. Ballots can be mailed through the US Postal Service. If you wait until Election Day, make sure you turn your ballot in during the post office's business hours that day.

2. Ballots can be dropped in the designated Drop Boxes throughout Hudson County (listed here and below).

3. Ballots can be dropped off in person on Election Day. Bring completed/voted mail-in ballots to your respective polling location in Hoboken by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. (There will be no machine voting in NJ, except if you are disabled; there may be limited provisional voting at the location if you stand in line). The Hoboken polling places are listed here.

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Tuesday, "I encourage residents to vote by mail this year, which is convenient and easy as all registered voters should have received a Vote By Mail (VBM) ballot. If for some reason you have not yet received your VBM, please call the Hudson County Clerk’s office at 201-369-3470 (extension 6) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or email the clerk’s office at hrosario@hcnj.us to request a new ballot."

Secure voting drop-boxes in and near Hoboken

• City Hall, 94 Newark St., between Washington Street and Bloomfield Street
• Here is a list for Hudson County and related information on voting.

Voters can also track their ballots to ensure it was received. To track your mail-in ballot click here.

To find out about the three public questions, the congressional races and presidential race, read more here in our NJ 2020 Election Guide.

For full coverage of the 2020 election in New Jersey, go here.

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