New Jersey voting issues

Election and registration information

 * Locate your polling place


 * New Jersey - Division of Elections - Voter Information


 * New Jersey - Verify you are Registered to Vote

Voter ID requirements
Identification may include, but not limited to, Any Current and Valid Photo ID:
 * Driver’s license
 * Student or job ID
 * Military or other government ID
 * Store membership ID
 * United States passport

OR
 * Bank statement
 * Car registration
 * Government check or document
 * Non-photo driver’s license
 * Rent receipt
 * Sample ballot
 * Utility bill
 * or any other official document

If you show identification, you will vote in the voting machine.

If you do not show identification, you will vote by provisional ballot and have until the close of business on the second day after the election to provide identification to the applicable county election office. You will be given a hand-out at the polling place that will tell you which county election office to contact.

2008 election
For the 2008 election New Jersey used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a paper trail:
 * Election Systems & Software's iVotronic voting machine
 * Sequoia AVC Edge
 * Avante Vote-Trakker EVC-308SPR

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines without a paper trail:
 * Sequoia AVC Advantage

Governmental election authorities
Division of Elections


 * Division of Elections website: http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/

Contact information:


 * General Information: 609-292-3760


 * TTD/TYY 1-800-292-0039


 * Fax: 609-777-1280


 * 24 Hour Assistance (toll-free):1-877-NJVOTER


 * Division of Election E-mail: [mailto:njelections@lps.state.nj.us njelections@lps.state.nj.us]


 * Locate local election officials

State and local non-governmental organizations
League of Women Voters

LWV of New Jersey, Ms. Anne Maiese, President
 * 204 W. State Street
 * Trenton, NJ 08608-0000
 * Phone: 609-394-3303
 * Fax: 609-599-3993
 * E-mail: contact@lwvnj.org
 * http://www.lwvnj.org/

Local Leagues:
 * Bergen County ILO
 * Berkley Heights, New Providence and Summit
 * Boonton-Montville
 * Burlington County
 * Camden County
 * Cape May County
 * Chatham/Madison
 * East Orange
 * East Windsor-Hightstown
 * Fair Lawn
 * Glen Rock
 * Greater Red Bank Area
 * Hillside
 * Hopewell Valley
 * Hunterdon County
 * Lawrence Township
 * Livingston
 * Maplewood/South Orange
 * Millburn Short Hills
 * Monroe Township
 * Montclair Area
 * Morristown Area
 * Mountain Lakes
 * The Northern Highlands
 * Northern Valley
 * Nutley Area
 * Ocean County
 * Plainfield
 * Princeton Area
 * Randolph Township
 * Ridgewood
 * Springfield
 * Sussex Highlands
 * Teaneck
 * Township of Ocean
 * The Union Area
 * Wayne Township
 * West Morris Area
 * Western Monmouth
 * Westfield

External resources
Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell
 * New Jersey Voter Protection Laws in A Nutshell