2021 Elections: Vote-By-Mail Drop Box Set Up In Manalapan

MANALAPAN, NJ — A vote-by-mail drop box has been set up at the Manalapan Township Municipal Building, located at 120 County Road 522.

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.

Voters can drop their ballots anywhere in the county up until 8 p.m. on November 2, 2021. You do not have to be a resident of the specific town where the box is to drop off the vote there, within Monmouth County.

All locations are open 24 hours a day and until 8 p.m. on election day unless noted. Drop boxes are under video surveillance and are monitored by the Monmouth County Board of Elections, which can be reached at 732-431-7802.

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

A statewide drop box list of locations can also be found here.

To vote by mail, voters must first complete a Vote by Mail Ballot Application, which can be found here or by visiting the office of the county clerk or your hometown's municipal clerk. Applications must be received seven days before the election, on Oct. 26.

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

In-person early voting will be available in 10 polling locations in Monmouth County between Oct. 23 and 31.

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.

Manalapan residents will vote for governor and state legislative seats, as well as for the board of education and one township committee seat.

Incumbent Barry Jacobson, a Republican, will be challenged by democrat Bashir Mohammad for the township committee seat.

Jesse Tossetti is the sole candidate running for one open seat on the Manalapan-Englishtown Board of Education for Englishtown. Five candidates are seeking two available Manalapan seats on the board:

• Stacey Einziger
• David Ferber
• Christy Minetell
• Joanne A. Schechter (Incumbent)
• Brian Graime (Incumbent)

For the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education representing Manalapan, Adam S. Weiss and Jamie Bruno are competing for one seat.

In district 12, republicans Robert Clifton and Ronald Dancer (both incumbents) are running against democrats Raya Arbiol and Michael Palazzolla for the two General Assembly seats.

Republican incumbent Samuel Thompson will be challenged by democrat Joseph Altomonte for State Senate.