Election Day In Ridgewood-Glen Rock: When, Where To Vote.

RIDGEWOOD-GLEN ROCK, NJ — With the General Election being conducted primarily by mail, and polling places reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still several options to make sure your vote is counted.

In Ridgewood and Glen Rock 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

• 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

Who and What Am I Voting For?

• 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. In both Ridgewood and Glen Rock, residents will cast votes for either incumbent Congressman Josh Gottheimer or Republican challenger Frank Pallotta. New Jersey's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives is split between 10 Democrats and two Republicans heading into Election Day.
• 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.)
• Local races in Ridgewood: There are no municipal positions to vote for on Nov. 3, but there is an election consolidation question. After a back and forth with the Village Clerk, One Village One Vote was successful in getting this question on the ballot. The local group is seeking to consolidate Ridgewood's Board of Education elections, held annually in April, and Village Council elections, held biannually in May, to the date of the General Election in November.
• Local races in Glen Rock: Three candidates are running for two seats on the Borough Council, and a fourth candidate is running for a separate, unexpired term seat on the council. Voters will choose between Republicans Daniel Corey and Barry Wilkes, or Amy Martin for the full-term seat. Caroline Unzaga is running for the unexpired seat. Three candidates are also running for three seats on the Board of Education.

Where Can I Vote?

• Here are the locations of every ballot drop box in Bergen County
• Here’s where you can vote in-person in Glen Rock
• Here's where you can vote in-person in Ridgewood
• No Ballot In The Mail? How You Can Still Vote In Bergen County

With reporting from Russ Crespolini.