Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is reminding Monmouth County voters that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 is the New Jersey Primary Election.

According to the Governor’s Executive Orders, the election is being held primarily via Vote by Mail with limited polling places on Election Day where only paper provisional ballots will be available to vote, except for disabled voters who will be permitted to vote on a machine. To find your polling place specifically for the Primary Election, please click here.

Some voters mailed their Vote by Mail application to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office after the State-mandated deadline of June 30, 2020. Any application received by mail after the deadline cannot be processed and therefore, these voters will not receive a mail-in ballot by mail.

However, voters who have not received a mail-in ballot can still apply for and receive a mail-in ballot in person by visiting the Monmouth County Clerk’s Election Office at 300 Halls Mill Road in Freehold today or tomorrow. Applications can be submitted in person until 4:30 p.m. today, July 6 and up until 8 p.m. tomorrow, Election Day, July 7. Or, such voters can go to their Primary Election polling place on Election Day and vote via provisional paper ballot.

For more information about the major changes to the Primary Election process, please visit our website at MonmouthCountyVotes.com. If you have questions, please call our Election Office at 732-431-7790 during normal business hours.

Returning your Mail-In Ballot for Counting

According to the Governor's Executive Orders, voters can return their completed Primary Election mail-in ballot to the Monmouth County Board of Elections via mail, drop box, or in-person.

If you wish to return your mail-in ballot via secure drop box, there five drop boxes in Monmouth County located in Englishtown, Howell, Neptune, Eatontown and Hazlet. The deadline for delivering the ballot via drop box is 8 p.m. tomorrow, Election Day, July 7. Please click here for more information about the drop box locations.

Most County Clerk Offices Re-Opened to the Public by Appointment Only

For the safety of our employees and customers, all CDC guidelines are being followed, as well as the practice of social distancing. Face coverings are required for entrance to any County building, per the County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Please note that appointments are not required for the County Clerk’s Election Office, as hand deliveries and in-person services are being offered on a walk-in basis, during normal business hours.

In order to make an appointment for our Main Office or County Connection Office, please view the information below and call the phone number pertaining to the specific service you are seeking during normal business hours.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate social distancing in our offices.

County Clerk’s Election Office

300 Halls Mill Rd, Freehold Township

• Open for in-person services and to receive hand deliveries of Vote by Mail applications for the 2020 Primary Election during normal business hours
• For elections related questions, please call the Election Office at 732-431-7790. 

Main Office and Recording Services

Market Yard, 33 Mechanic St, Freehold Borough

• For passport services, please call 732-431-7324, opt. 1 to schedule an appointment.
• To make an appointment for Notary Public Services, or the issuance of County Identification Cards, Veterans’ Discount Cards, Veterans’ Peddler Licenses, or Gold Star Parent Cards, please call 732-431-7324, opt. 3.
• For trade name services and inquiries regarding real property recordings, please call 732-431-7324, ext. 7313

Monmouth County Connection

3544 State Highway 66, Neptune

• Please note that the County Connection Satellite Office will have updated hours of operation, Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice.
• To make an appointment for passport services, please call 732-303-2828.
• For Notary Public Services or the issuance of Veterans’ Discount Cards or Gold Star Parent Cards, please call 732-303-2828.

Monmouth County Archives

Lower Level of Monmouth County Library HQ, 125 Symmes Dr, Manalapan

• The Monmouth County Archives Division remains closed to the public since the Archives is located on the lower level of the Monmouth County Library HQ in Manalapan and all County libraries are currently closed to the public, per the County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
• For more information, please call 732-308-3771 or email to shelagh.reilly@co.monmouth.nj.us.
• You may continue to access information and research by visiting our website at MonmouthCountyClerk.com/Archives.