The primary election originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 2 has been rescheduled and will now be held on Tuesday, July 7. This includes primaries for President, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, the 25th District of the New Jersey Legislature, and county and municipal elections, as well as county committee elections.

The election may be conducted solely via vote-by-mail ballots, but no decision has been made at this point. The situation continues to change rapidly, so please check with the New Jersey Division of Elections for the latest updates.

Elections originally scheduled for March 21st, March 31st, and April 21st have been rescheduled to May 12, 2020. All elections scheduled for May 12, 2020 will be conducted solely via vote-by-mail ballots.

Deadlines for boards of education that operate on an April election timeframe have been extended to ensure that hey have enough time to certify their budgets and make staffing decisions for the following year.

As a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, candidates can file their petitions electronically.

Nominating petitions for federal and state offices can be emailed to the following email addresses or faxed to the number listed below:

• donna.barber@sos.nj.gov
• dawn.schilling@sos.nj.gov
• Fax Number: (609) 777-1280

If you are a candidate running for a county office, you must provide your petition to your County Clerk.

If you are a candidate running for a municipal office, you must provide your petition to your Municipal Clerk.

For more information, visit the New Jersey Division of Elections.

Posted/Updated: 4/3/20

Source: https://nj.gov/state/elections/candidate-information.shtml; Executive Order No. 120