2021 Election Day In Lacey Township: When, Where To Vote

LACEY, NJ — The 2021 general election is Tuesday. Here's a last look at your options for voting, along with who's on the ballot in Lacey Township.

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in New Jersey for those who did not take advantage of the early voting period.

Get the latest election news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Patch: https://patch.com/subscribe

For the second year in a row, residents can vote by mail. They can also use the vote-by-mail drop boxes that have been set up across the district. Lacey Township residents can find their drop box at the Lacey Library branch at 10 E. Lacey Rd.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked or placed in drop boxes on or before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Lacey residents will vote for governor and state legislative seats, as well as local school board and council seats.

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.

Who Is On The Ballot?

• Governor's race: Gov. Murphy is running for reelection this year against Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Madelyn Hoffman of the Green Party, Gregg Mele of the Libertarian Party, and Joanne Kuniansky of the Socialist Workers Party.
• State Senate: In district 9, Republican incumbent Christopher Conners will be challenged by David T. Wright and Regina Discenza for State Senate.
• General Assembly: Republican incumbents DiAnne Gove and Brian Rumpf are running in District 9 against Democrats Kristen Henninger-Holland and Alexis Jackson for the two assembly seats.
• Township Committee: Incumbent Republicans Mark Dykoff and Timothy McDonald are running for reelection against Democratic challengers Bill Stemmle and Stuart Feldman.
• School Board: Three candidates are vying for two seats —incumbent Harold 'Skip' Peters, and newcomers Amanda Buron and Salvatore Armato.
• Local Referendum: Voters will be asked whether Lacey should permit recreational cannabis operations, including cultivation, processing, wholesale, distribution, retail and delivery services, within the township.
• 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.

Where Can I Vote?

Those looking for a drop box for vote-by-mail ballots can use any in Ocean County. A vote-by-mail drop box has been set up at the Lacey Library branch, located at 10 E. Lacey Rd. A total of 19 drop boxes are available in Ocean County and their addresses can be found listed on the Ocean County Clerk's Election Division website.

The vote-by-mail ballots will be picked up daily and brought to the Board of Elections. All security measures will be followed when collecting and transporting the vote-by-mail ballots, officials said.

Traditional polling locations are also set up in Ocean County. You can find your polling location here.

Keep up to date with what's happening in your community by subscribing to your local Patch newsletter here.