Ballot Drop Box Coming To Howell; How To Vote

HOWELL, NJ - To help ensure your ballot is properly collected and counted this November, Monmouth County is installing 17 ballot drop boxes in municipalities throughout the region.

In August, Governor Phil Murphy made the decision to make the upcoming Nov. 3 primarily vote-by-mail. Voters will have several options when it comes to getting their ballot in: mail it back, drop it off at a polling location on Nov. 3 or use one of the new drop boxes.

Expect to start getting mailed ballots soon. All registered voters can deposit their completed mail-in ballot in a drop box by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the following locations:

Aberdeen
Aberdeen Municipal Building
1 Aberdeen Square, Aberdeen, NJ 07747

Allentown
Allentown Borough Hall
8 North Main St., P.O. Box 487, Allentown, NJ 08501

Asbury Park
Asbury Park City Hall (Bangs Avenue Entrance)
1 Municipal Plaza, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Belmar
Borough of Belmar Municipal Building
601 Main St., Belmar, NJ 07719

Eatontown
Eatontown Borough Municipal Building (Rear Entrance)
47 Broad St., Eatontown, NJ 07724

Freehold
Monmouth County Board of Elections Office, Special Services Complex Building (Side Entrance)
300 Halls Mill Rd., Freehold, NJ 07728

Hazlet
Hazlet Agency - NJ Motor Vehicle Commission
1374 Highway 36 Airport Plaza, Hazlet, NJ 07730

Howell
Howell Township Municipal Building (Rear Entrance)
4567 Route 9 North, Howell, NJ 07731

Long Branch
Long Branch City Hall
344 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740

Manalapan
Manalapan Township Municipal Building
120 County Rd 522, Manalapan, NJ 07726

Middletown
Middletown Municipal Building
1 Kings Hwy., Middletown Township, NJ 07748

Leonardo
Croydon Hall
900 Leonardville Road, Middletown, NJ 07737

Neptune
Neptune Township Municipal Building (Library Entrance)
25 Neptune Blvd., Neptune, NJ 07753

Ocean Township
Ocean Township Town Hall
399 Monmouth Rd., Oakhurst, NJ 07755

Red Bank
Red Bank Borough Municipal Building
90 Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ 07701

Rumson
Rumson Borough Hall
80 East River Rd., Rumson, NJ 07760

Wall Township
Wall Township Municipal Building
2700 Allaire Rd., Wall, NJ 07719

"It is important to remember that every mail-in ballot will be counted, pursuant to State law, before the provisional ballots from Election Day are reviewed, verified and counted," said Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon. "If you feel strongly about going to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, I encourage you to bring your completed mail-in ballot and simply drop it off. Since everyone wants timely results from this election, I encourage all voters to return their mail in ballots for counting as soon as they receive them."

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Residents with questions regarding the drop boxes and voting by mail should call the Monmouth County Board of Elections at (732) 431-7802. More information is available at https://www.monmouthcountyvotes.com/vote-by-mail-drop-box-locations.

Voters who want to vote in-person will be allowed to as every municipality will have one polling location open and a minimum of 50 percent will be open per county. At least 10 drop boxes will be available per county. Read more: NJ Vote-By-Mail Concerns? Patch Asked A County Clerk For Answers