Voter Registration Deadline Nears For Hoboken Mayor/Council Runoff

HOBOKEN, NJ — The deadline is nearing to register to vote in Hoboken's Dec. 2 mayor and council runoff elections, if you're not registered yet.

Voters already registered can look below to see how to vote by mail, and where and when to vote on the machines.

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The two top vote-getting mayoral candidates and six top council candidates will face off in a runoff on Dec. 2.

Hoboken residents who haven't registered to vote in town yet can do so by this coming Wednesday.

The Hoboken City Clerk's Office at 94 Washington St. will be open until 9 p.m. that day to accept voter registration applications in person, or residents can submit them online at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register.

Residents can also download a voter registration application online and submit it to the Hudson County Clerk's Office at Hudson County Plaza,
257 Cornelison Ave., 4th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302 by Nov. 12.

• English Voter Registration Application: Click here
• Spanish Voter Registration Application: Click here

Vote in person

Residents can cast their ballot at their registered polling place on Tuesday, Dec. 2., between the hours of 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The city said that if your polling location is the Demarest/Hoboken Middle Shool, voting will take place in trailers located on Garden Street between Fourth and Fifth streets. Temporary No Parking signs will be posted in advance.

Polling locations can be found at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-place-search.

For questions about your polling place, contact the Hudson County Board of Elections at boardofelections@hcnj.us or call (201) 369-3435.

Vote-By-Mail Information

Registered voters can also apply for a Vote-By-Mail (VBM) ballot. The voter must complete the Application for Vote by Mail Ballot and return the application to the County Clerk’s Office 7 days prior to the election or apply in person at the County Clerk's Office before 3 p.m. the day before the election.

Download the VBM ballot application at:

• English: Click here
• Spanish: Click here

There are three ways voters can submit their completed VBM ballot:

1. Voters can return their VBM ballot by placing it in the nearest mailbox using the U.S. Postal Service. The ballot must be postmarked on or before Dec. 2 and received by the Hudson County Board of Elections.
2. There are also three secure ballot drop box locations in Hoboken where voters can drop off their VBM ballot; one at Hoboken City Hall at 94 Washington St. on Newark Street, one at the Stevens University Gateway Building at Hudson Street and Sixth Street, and a new drop box on Monroe Street between Seventh and Eighth streets. Voters must submit their VBM ballot in a secure drop box on or before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
3. Voters can also return their mail-in ballot in person to the Hudson County Board of Elections Office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Hudson County Board of Elections Office is located at Hudson County Plaza, 257 Cornelison Avenue, 4th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Note: VBM ballots cannot be returned to any polling place.

Voters can track the progress of their ballot by signing into their personal New Jersey Voter Registration System account at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/auth/sign-up.

For those having difficulty creating a profile, or for questions regarding VBM ballots, contact the Hudson County Clerk's Election Division at vote@hcnj.us or call (201) 369-3435.

Background

Hoboken has one full-time mayor and nine council representatives. Of the City Council, three members are at-large, representing the entire town, while six represent the towns' wards.

The Dec. 2 mayoral runoff will include current Councilwoman Emily Jabbour, who received the most votes on Tuesday, facing off against Councilman Michael Russo.

A runoff occurs when no candidate amasses more than 50 percent of the vote.

Council Runoff

The six top-scoring council candidates will also run again in the Dec. 2 runoff for three at-large seats.

On Monday afternoon, the city said that these candidates were finalized for the council runoff, in alphabetical order. Their vote count is as of noon on Monday:

• Steve Firestone: 4,637
• Peter Keeling: 3,788
• Caitlin Layson: 4,973
• Nicole Magana: 3,767
• Joe Quintero (council incumbent): 4,854
• Elizabeth "Liz" Urtecho: 3,660

(Candidates in Jersey City's mayoral race will face off in a runoff the same day; read more here.)

Patch posted profiles and Q&A with the mayoral candidates last month. Read them here:

• Emily Jabbour
• Michael Russo

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Hoboken's salary ordinance states that the next mayor will be paid $130,000 and the Hoboken City Council members are paid $35,000. The council president and vice president start at $40,000 and $37,500, plus benefits.

More Voting Details

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