2025 Primary Voter Registration Deadline Near: What To Know In Monmouth County

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — If you’re planning to vote in the upcoming Primary Election on June 10, it’s a good time to check your voter registration.

Tuesday, May 20, is the deadline for Primary Election voter registration in New Jersey. To vote in the election, voter registration is required.

For those who aren’t sure how to register or have questions about checking their registration, Patch has compiled some key dates and information for Monmouth County voters:

To register to vote in New Jersey, you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
• A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
• A person not serving a sentence of incarceration as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States.

If you’re not sure if you’re currently registered to vote, you can check your voter registration here.

If you’re not registered to vote and want to register, you can register to vote online or download and complete a NJ Voter Registration Form (click here for the Spanish version of the form).

For those in Monmouth County who register via the NJ Voter Registration Form, you can mail or deliver your completed form to Christopher Siciliano, Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections, at 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold.

Can Unaffiliated Voters Participate In The Primary?

If you’re registered to vote and would like to affiliate with a political party, you can download and complete the NJ Party Affiliation Form.

The NJ Primary Election is a semi-closed election, per state law. Voters who are already affiliated with the Republican or Democratic Party can vote only in that party’s primary election, according to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Election Division.

Unaffiliated voters can participate in the partisan primary of their choice, but only by declaring with either party.

Unaffiliated voters who vote in the primary will automatically have their voter registration status changed from unaffiliated to either Republican or Democrat (whichever ballot has been chosen).

At a later time, voters can change their registration status back to unaffiliated or to another political party, officials said. Unaffiliated voters can vote at their polling locations by indicating which political party's primary election they would like to vote in.

Unaffiliated voters who vote by mail will not initially receive a mail-in ballot, officials said. Instead, they will receive a political party affiliation form accompanied by information on how to declare with a political party.

Key Dates & Information

• 2025 Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: May 20
• Mailing of Sample Ballots: May 28
• Deadline to Apply For Mail-In Ballot by Mail: June 3
• Deadline for Unaffiliated Voters to Submit Political Party Affiliation Declaration Forms for Primary to Receive a Mail-In Ballot by Mail: June 3
• Early Voting: June 3 - June 8
• Deadline for In-Person Mail-In Ballot Applications: June 9 by 3 p.m.
• Deadline for Unaffiliated Voters to Submit Political Party Affiliation Declaration Forms for Primary to Receive a Mail-In Ballot In-Person: June 9 by 3 p.m.
• Primary Election Day: June 10

Where Can I Drop Off My Ballot?
You can find your Monmouth County ballot drop box locations here. Ballots must be deposited in the dropbox by 8 p.m. on June 10.

Where Can I Vote In Person?
You can find your polling location here and on your sample ballot.

Mailing Your Ballot?
Ballots can be mailed to the Board of Elections Office at 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold.

Can I Track My Mail-In Ballot?
Yes, you can track your mail-in ballot here.