Election '21: When, Where & How To Vote In Asbury Park

ASBURY PARK, NJ – This year’s general election will take place on Nov. 2, and voters in Asbury Park have the option of casting their ballot either by mail using a secure dropbox, hand-delivering it to your local board of elections, or voting at your local polling location.

This year, voters can also vote early at in-person voting at select locations starting Saturday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Must-Know Election Info

Election date: Nov. 2

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?

Mail-in ballot postmarked by deadline: Nov. 2

Mail-in ballot received by deadline: Nov. 8

What Will You See On Your Ballot?
On the state side of things, there is a gubernatorial race this year, with current governor Phil Murphy being challenged by Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Libertarian Gregg Mele, Joanne Kuniansky of the Socialist Workers Party, and Madelyn Hoffman, who is representing the Green Party.

For Lt. Governor, incumbent Shelia Oliver is facing opposition from Diane Allen of the Republican Party, Eveline Brownstein of the Libertarian Party, Vivian Sahner of the Socialist Workers Party, and Heather Warburton of the Green Party.

There will also be both a State Senate and State Assembly race on this year’s ballot. In Asbury Park, which is in legislative district 11, incumbent Democrat state senator Vin Gopal and assemblymen, Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey are running against Republican senate nominee Lori Annetta and Marilyn Piperno, and Kimberley Eulner for the assembly. Asbury Park resident Dominque Faison is running for a set on the assembly as a Green Party candidate.

Asbury Park does not have any municipal elections this November but does have a school board election where three candidates are running for three openings on the Asbury Park Board of Education, current board member Kenneth Saunders Jr., Jessie M. Ricks, and Ladina Alls.

There are also two statewide ballot questions: one is for the permitting of betting on all college teams at casinos and sportsbooks in the state. Currently, you are not allowed to bet on a New Jersey college sports team.

The other question is for the permitting of all groups to used the net proceeds from bingos or raffles to benefit their group. At the moment, only veterans and senior citizen groups can profit off of bingos and raffles.

Election Day is Nov. 2 and keep reading Patch for all of your Election 2021 updates.