Mercer County Clerk’s Office Provides New Guidance for Upcoming Elections

With the June 8th Primary Election date approaching fast, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello aims to keep her constituents up to date with the most important information.

For this year, the June 8th Primary Election voting will return to normal where voters have the option to either vote at the polls, or vote by mail. That means that this year voters will NOT automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot unless they applied for one this year or have previously selected to receive vote-by-mail ballots, for all future elections.

Please note, the last day a registered voter can request a vote-by-mail ballot in the mail is June 1st. The deadline to come to our office at, 209 South Broad Street to receive a ballot is June 7th at 3 p.m.

In the state of New Jersey, anybody can vote by mail for any reason. Voters do not have to be sick, working, or out of town to request a ballot. If a voter wishes to vote by mail all they have to do is call (609) 989-6494 or email, MercerVotes@mercercounty.org to request a vote-by-mail application. Once the application is received and processed by our office, a ballot will be sent to the voter.

Furthermore, the Mercer County Clerk’s office is proud to announce that we are offering vote-by-mail instructions in a variety of languages, including; Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Urdu, Polish, and Haitian Creole. Simply contact, MercerVotes@mercercounty.org to request them.

There are three ways in which voters can return their ballots. One (1), U.S mail: Voters can always mail in their ballots. Thanks to a recent law change, as long as the ballots are mailed and postmarked on or before the Primary Election date, June 8th, ballots will be given up to six days to make it through the mail. Put simply, your vote WILL be counted as long as the ballot is postmarked on or before June 8th, and it is received by the Board of Elections within six days from the election date. Two (2), voters can turn in their ballots at any drop box within Mercer County. A list of drop boxes can be found online at www.mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk/elections. Three (3), voters may drop off their ballots at the Mercer County’s Board of Elections office at 1440 Parkside Ave in Ewing, NJ.

Our office will be offering extended hours leading up to the Primary Election for voters to apply for and obtain vote-by-mail ballots. In addition to our regular weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we will also be open from 9a.m to 1p.m. on June 5^th, the Saturday before the Election.