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• 03/08/19 - NJ Division of Elections
  Secretary Way, State Election Officials Take Part In Pilot Risk-Limiting Audit

• 02/15/19 - NJ Division of Elections
  The New Jersey Division of Elections Office Has Moved.

  The New Jersey Division of Elections office has moved to a new location on the fourth floor of 20 W. State St., Trenton. The Division of Elections will operate as normal and all phone and email contact information is unchanged.

• 08/17/18 - Division of Elections
  New Jersey Announces $10.2 Million in Election Security Initiatives

  New Jersey has finalized a spending plan utilizing $10.2 million in federal and state election security funds.

• 06/05/18 - Division of Elections
  Division of Elections Issues Press Guidance for June 5 Primary Election

  The New Jersey Division of Elections has issued the following press guidance for the New Jersey Primary Election, Tuesday, June 5.

• 05/11/18 - Division of Elections
  Division of Elections Reminds Citizens of Upcoming May 15 Deadline to Register to Vote for the June 5 Primary Election

  The New Jersey Division of Elections wishes to remind citizens of the upcoming deadline to register to vote for the upcoming primary election ahead of the June 5 primary election.

• 04/12/18 - Division of Elections
  Joint Release Concerning the Cybersecurity of New Jersey's Election Systems

  The New Jersey Department of State, through its Division of Elections, and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, through its New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, released the following statement reasserting continued confidence in the state’s election security measures.

• 03/28/18 - Division of Elections
  Division of Elections Reminds Registered Voters of Upcoming April 11 Deadline for Change of Party Affiliation Declaration Forms for Primary Election to be Filed with County Commissioners of Registration

  The New Jersey Division of Elections wishes to remind all registered voters who are currently affiliated with a political party and who wish to change their party affiliation that the deadline to change party affiliation is Wednesday, April 11, 2018

• 03/26/18 - Division of Elections
  New Jersey Secretary of State and Election Officials Attend Training Exercise for Cyber-Attack Prevention

  On Friday, March 23, Secretary of State Tahesha Way led a delegation from New Jersey to a dress rehearsal of a table-top training exercise for prevention of cyber-attacks and information operations at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School.

• 03/19/18 - Division of Elections
  Division of Elections Reminds Candidates of Upcoming April 2 Petition Filing Deadline for the June 5 Primary Election

  The New Jersey Division of Elections wishes to remind all Republican and Democratic candidates for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and General Assembly for Legislative Districts 15, 32, 34 and 36 that the petition filing deadline for the June 5 primary election is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018.

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Candidate Petition Filing Deadlines

• For Democratic & Republican Candidates
  04/01/19 Before 4:00 p.m.

• For Independent Candidate Petitions
  06/04/19 Before 4:00 p.m.

Voter Registration Deadlines

• 03/26/19 Annual School Board Elections

• 04/23/19 May Municipal Non-Partisan Election

• 05/14/19 Primary Election

• 09/03/19 September Special School Board Elections

• 10/15/19 General Election

• 11/19/19 December Special School Board Elections

Election Dates

• 03/12/19 March Special School Board Elections

• 04/16/19 Annual School Board Elections

• 05/14/19 May Municipal Non-Partisan Election

• 06/04/19 Primary Election

• 09/24/19 September Special School Board Elections

• 11/05/19 General Election

• 12/10/19 December Special School Board Elections

• 03/05/19 12:45 p.m. - Unofficial Primary Election Candidates
  General Assembly
  General Assembly Email Address Report

• 03/01/19 9:30 a.m. - Statewide Voter Registration Statistics Reports
  March Registration by Congressional Voting District
  March Registration by Legislative Voting District
  March Registration by County

• 02/07/19 10:00 a.m. - Statewide Voter Registration Statistics Reports
  February Registration by Congressional Voting District
  February Registration by Legislative Voting District
  February Registration by County

• 01/19/19 9:45 a.m. - Chronological Election Timelines
  General Election Timeline
  February Fire District Election Timeline
  Annual School Board Election Timeline

• 01/03/19 10:03 a.m. - Statewide Voter Registration Statistics Reports
  January Registration by Congressional Voting District
  January Registration by Legislative Voting District
  January Registration by County