Election '21: Drop Off Boxes Set Up In Long Branch-Eatontown

LONG BRANCH-EATONTOWN, NJ – Voters in Monmouth County sending in their ballots for the general election in November will have 35 ballot drop-off boxes all over the county to choose from, including two in the Long Branch-Eatontown area.

Long Branch-Eatontown area voters can drop off their ballots at the drop-box located at the two following locations: Long Branch City Hall on 334 Broadway and the Eatontown Municipal Building on 47 Broad Street.

To vote by mail, voters must first complete a Vote by Mail Ballot Application, which you can find on the County Clerk’s Elections webpage.

“Voting by mail provides a simple and convenient way to vote early,” Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon said in a statement.

“It is important to remember that any registered voter can vote by mail for any reason. Every valid vote cast by mail will be included in the election results, so residents do not have to worry that their vote will not be counted.”

Three contested races are happening in the Long Branch-Eatontown area this year. In Long Branch, there is no municipal election, but there are three seats on the Board of Education that are up for election, with current board members Caroline Bennett and Violeta Peters running on a ticket with former superintendent Joseph Ferraina, and Maria Teresa Benosky.

Over in Eatontown, there are six candidates for the two seats on the borough council: David Gindi and Everett D. Lucas running on the Republican ticket, Mariel Hufnagel and Coleen Burnett, who are running on the Democratic ticket, and current Councilwoman Jasmine Story and Dee Slattery, who are running as independents.

Three seats on the Eatontown school board are up for election this year, with four candidates vying for those openings, including incumbent Maysee Y. Jacobs, Jacquline Maguire, Deidre Seaman, and Jennifer Kopach.

Election Day is on Nov. 2, and keep reading Patch for all of your Election 2021 coverage.