Secaucus Voter Guide 2020: Who Is On The Ballot, Where To Vote

SECAUCUS, NJ — There is no municipal election in Secaucus in 2020.

In addition to the presidential race, voters in New Jersey will be asked 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. For more on marijuana legalization, click here.

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.

Secaucus' longtime Congress representative Bill Pascrell, Democrat, is also up for re-election. He is being challenged by Republican Billy Prempeh.

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.

There is a ballot box in Secaucus outside police headquarters. It is secure and monitored by police 24/7 with cameras.

Ballot drop boxes are collected and returned directly to the Hudson 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