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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03/16/2020
Mercer County Clerk’s Office to be Closed 3/17; Other COVID-19 Updates
TRENTON - Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello has announced that beginning Tuesday, March 17, the Mercer County Clerk’s Office and the passport operation at the County Connection in Hamilton will be closed. This is in accordance with the County government closure by Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes, out of caution against spreading COVID-19.
During this time, operations for timely recording of documents can continue via e-recording at njcountyrecording.com. However, due to the office closure, you will need to sign up using an outside vendor. Both Simplifile and CSC are established and responsible vendors. You can contact Simplifile at 1-800-460-5657 or simplifile.com. CSC can be reached at 1-866-652-0111 or erecording@cscglobal.com.
If you wish to search properties remotely, this can be done by visiting the Property Information Portal at pip.mercercounty.org, or if you are already a member, the NewVision Systems search system at records.mercercounty.org/RecordsNG_Search.
Furthermore, the Mercer County Clerk is encouraging all Mercer County voters to apply for a vote by mail ballot for the 2020 Primary Election, which is to be held on June 2. While voting at the polls is still an option as of today, it is strongly suggested that everyone avoid large crowds. Voting by mail is a good way to do this.
You can download an application at nj.gov/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml or call the office at 609-989-6494 and we will mail you one in order to vote in June, November or in all future elections. The earliest ballots for the Primary Election will be mailed out by mid-April.
The last day for the County Clerk’s Office to receive a vote-by-mail application by mail in time for the Primary Election is May 26. However, past this date, voters can still walk into the County Clerk’s office, located on 209 South Broad St., until June 1 at 3 p.m., and obtain a vote-by-mail ballot. Mail-in votes will be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received no later than 48 hours after the polls close on June 2.
Please understand that all other services that the County Clerk’s Office usually offers (county identification cards, in-person property recording, passports, notary commissions, etc.) will not be available to the public until further notice.
We will resume normal operations when Mercer County re-opens. At that time, we ask that people exercise caution and not visit if experiencing any cold symptoms, or when they can transmit documents by mail and fax.
For all future updates, please visit the County Clerk’s website at mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk.
For more information on COVID-19, please visit mercercounty.org/covid-19 or call the New Jersey Department of Health toll-free at 1-800-222-1222.
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Mercer County Clerk
Paula Sollami Covello
209 South Broad St, PO Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 | (609) 989-6465
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