Election Day In Rumson: When, Where to Vote

RUMSON, NJ — The general election is Tuesday and Rumson 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.
• Borough Council: Republican incumbents John J. Conklin, III and Sarah H. Pomphrey are the only candidates running for the two open seats.
• School Board: Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Rumson Borough Board of Education: Linda James Smith, Mia Choate, James McManus and incumbent Charles H. Jones III running. One spot is open for two Rumson-area candidates on the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education, with Joseph T. Kenney Jr. (incumbent) and Robert S. Morris 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.
• County Commissioner: Republican Susan Kiley and Democrat Michael Beson are running for the 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 Rumson Borough Hall, located at 80 East River Road. 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.