2021 Elections: Vote-By-Mail Drop Box Set Up In Freehold

FREEHOLD, NJ — Vote-by-mail drop boxes have been set up in various locations in Freehold.

Residents can drop off their ballots at the Borough of Freehold Municipal Building (30 Mechanic Street), Special Services Complex Building (300 Halls Mill Road) and the Freehold Township Municipal Building (1 Municipal Plaza).

A total of 35 drop boxes are available in Monmouth county and their addresses can be found listed on the Monmouth County Clerk's Election Division website.

Voters can drop their ballots anywhere in the county up until 8 p.m. on November 2, 2021. You do not have to be a resident of the specific town where the box is to drop off the vote there, within Monmouth County.

All locations are open 24 hours a day and until 8 p.m. on election day unless noted. Drop boxes are under video surveillance and are monitored by the Monmouth County Board of Elections, which can be reached at 732-431-7802.

“Voting by mail provides a simple and convenient way to vote early,” said Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon. “It is important to remember that any registered voter can vote by mail for any reason. Every valid vote cast by mail will be included in the election results so residents do not have to worry that their vote will not be counted.”

A statewide drop box list of locations can also be found here.

To vote by mail, voters must first complete a Vote by Mail Ballot Application, which can be found here or by visiting the office of the county clerk or your hometown's municipal clerk. Applications must be received seven days before the election, on Oct. 26.

This year voters will have more ways and more days to vote in person than ever, according to Hanlon. Earlier this year, a new state law was passed mandating the option of in-person early voting in New Jersey.

In-person early voting will be available in 10 polling locations in Monmouth County between Oct. 23 and 31.

Voters who registered for vote-by-mail will not be able to cast their ballots in person. To check your voter registration status go to Vote.NJ.Gov and click on the "Am I Registered?" tab.

Freehold residents will vote for governor and state legislative seats, as well as for the board of education and council and committee seats.

Republicans Anthony J. Ammiano and Thomas L. Cook (current deputy mayor and mayor) are the only two candidates in the official list of municipal candidates for the two open seats in the Freehold Township Committee.

For the two Freehold Borough council seats democrats Sharon C. Shutzer and Annette Jordan (both incumbents) are the only two in the run.

Here is the list of candidates running for Freehold Township Board of Education, Freehold Borough Board of Education and Freehold Regional High School Board of Education.

READ MORE: Who Filed For A Seat For Freehold Township, Borough Board Of Ed?

In district 11, democrats Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling (both incumbents) are running against republicans Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno and Green Party candidate Dominique Faisonfor the two General Assembly seats.

Democrat incumbent Vin Gopal will be challenged by Republican Lori Annetta for State Senate.