Election Day In Freehold: When, Where to Vote

FREEHOLD, NJ — The general election is Tuesday and Freehold residents will be able to cast their votes on several state and local races.

Polls will be open between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. You can find your closest location here.

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

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The Rundown

• Election date: Nov. 2
• Check your voter registration status here.
• See where to drop off your mail-in ballot here.
• Track your mail-in ballot here.
• See where to vote in person here.

What And Who Are On The Ballot?

• Governor's race: Gov. Murphy is running for reelection this year against Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Madelyn Hoffman (Green Party), Gregg Mele (Libertarian) and Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party).
• State Senate: In district 11, Democrat incumbent Vin Gopal will be challenged by Republican Lori Annetta for State Senate.
• General Assembly: 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.
• Township Committee: 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.
• Borough Council: For the two Freehold Borough council seats democrats Sharon C. Shutzer and Annette Jordan (both incumbents) are the only two in the run.
• School Board: 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.
• Local Referendum: Voters will answer the following question: "Shall a charter commission be elected to study the charter of the Borough of Red Bank and to consider a new charter or improvements in the present charter and to make recommendations thereon?"
• State Constitutional Questions: Voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment to permit wagering on all college sport or athletic activities and a constitutional amendment to allow certain organizations authorized to conduct games of chance to use proceeds from those games to support the organization.
• Board of County Commissioners: Incumbent Republican Susan Kiley and Democrat Michael Beson are running for an open seat.

Where and how to vote:

Where and how to vote:

• In-person on election day: Polls will be open on Nov. 2 between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. See where you can cast your vote here. 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.
• Mail-in ballot: 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. All locations are open 24 hours a day and until 8 p.m. on election day unless noted.
• In-person early voting: In-person early voting was available in 10 polling locations in Monmouth County between Oct. 23 and 31.

More information is available on the Monmouth County Clerk's voting website.