Election Day In Hazlet: When, Where to Vote

Hazlet, NJ — The general election is Tuesday and Hazlet 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 13, Republican incumbent Declan O'Scanlon Jr. will be challenged by democrat Vincent Solomeno III for State Senate.
• General Assembly: Democrats Erin Howard and Allison Friedman are running against republicans Gerard P. Scharfenberger and Vicky Flynn for the two General Assembly seats.
• Township Committee: Republican incumbents James "Skip" McKay and Tara Corcoran-Clark are running against Democrats Carrie Virgilio and David Personette for two open seats.
• School Board: Eight candidates are running for three open seats on the Hazlet Township Board of Education. Incumbents George Theis, Steven Grossman and William J. Kolibas Jr. are running against newcomers David Nathan Bibb, Jennifer Allgeier, Cindy Davis, Debra Wickenhauser and Dara Retig. There is also an unexpired term for the Hazlet Township Board of Education and David E. Asfour is the sole candidate running.
• 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:

• 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: A vote-by-mail drop box has been set up at the Hazlet Agency of the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission, located at 1374 Highway 36. 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.