New Jersey voting guide

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New Jersey · November 3, 2026

The ordinary registration deadline has passed. OFF-NJ · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

Ordinary domestic voters; same-day registration routes and local conditions remain distinct.
Registration route	Date	Rule	Evidence
Online	Oct 13		OFF-NJ · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
Mail	Oct 13	postmarked	OFF-NJ · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
In person	Oct 13		OFF-NJ · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

A displayed window does not mean every site is open every day. Times are local unless a named time zone is given.
Voting task	Date or window	Instructions
Mailed ballot request	Oct 27	The application must reach the election authority by this date. BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL
In-person early/absentee route	Oct 24–Nov 1	Online portal deadlines must not be inferred from a remote application date. October 27 is the receipt cutoff for a mailed application; in-person application remains available to 3 p.m. November 2. BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY
Ballot return	Method-specific rule	Mail: postmark by 8 p.m. Nov 3 and arrival by Nov 9. Hand return: 8 p.m. Nov 3. BP-RETURN · VOTE-MAIL
Election Day hours	6 a.m. to 8 p.m.	Local time. Check the assigned polling place for applicable exceptions. BP-HOURS · VOTECLOCK · GP-HOURS

Online portal deadlines must not be inferred from a remote application date. October 27 is the receipt cutoff for a mailed application; in-person application remains available to 3 p.m. November 2. OFF-NJ · BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL · BP-RETURN · BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY

Official state election information and ballot lookup. Military/overseas, emergency, accessible-ballot and special-eligibility rules can differ.

2026 House districts; all outlooks are pre-election assessments.
House district	Outlook	DDHQ / Cook
NJ-1	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-2	Likely R	Likely R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-3	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-4	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-5	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-6	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-7	Lean D	Likely D / Lean D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-8	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-9	Likely D	Safe D / Likely D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-10	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-11	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
NJ-12	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H