New Brunswick Voter Guide 2020: Who Is On Ballot, Where To Vote

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Three New Brunswick City Council seats are up for election in 2020 and the current Council members are running for re-election. They are Glen Fleming, John Anderson and Suzanne Sicora Ludwig.

They have no challengers in 2020.

This is in addition to statewide questions such as whether New Jersey voters want to legalize marijuana and whether to make peacetime veterans eligible to receive the veterans' property tax deduction.

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).

Congress: One U.S. Senate seat is up for vote: Incumbent Democrat Cory Booker will face Republican Rik Mehta.

New Brunswick's longtime Congress representative is also up for re-election: Democrat Rep. Frank Pallone (he represents New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District) is being challenged by Republican Christian Onuoha.

How to vote: Due to COVID, Gov. Murphy ordered that the Nov. 3 presidential election be vote by mail in New Jersey.

You cannot machine vote at the polls on Nov. 3 unless you have a documented disability. Even if you go to the polls to vote, you will only be able to vote via a provisional ballot (paper ballot) and they count provisional ballots last, after all the mail-in and machine votes have been counted.

County clerks across New Jersey have said the best way to vote is drop your sealed ballot in a ballot drop box — Don't forget to sign it.

Middlesex County put ballot drop boxes in New Brunswick in two locations:

• Middlesex County Administration Building 75 Bayard Street, New Brunswick Drop box located in front of front entrance.
• The Yard at College Avenue

Ballot drop boxes are collected and returned directly to the Middlesex County Board of Elections office. These ballots are only handled by designated Board of Elections representatives.

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Check if you are registered to vote.
• Where can I drop off my ballot?
• Track my mail-in ballot.
• Where can I vote in person?
• Postmarked by deadline: Nov. 3
• Received by deadline: Nov. 10

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:

• Here's How NJ's Mail-In General Election Will Work: What To Know
• What's A NJ Provisional Ballot? How Does It Work? Patch Found Out

• Do Mail-In Ballots Force NJ Voters To Lie? Here's The Answer
• How Are Election Signatures Verified In NJ? Patch Found Out

• How To Register, Track Your General Election Vote Online In NJ
• Key 2020 Voting Deadlines In New Jersey