NEW JERSEY

In New Jersey, constituents will be electing a new governor, state legislators, and a variety of mayors. For information on these elections, please visit the following non-partisan site sponsored by NJ Online:http://www.nj.com/elections/ . Additional information can be found on the League of Women's Voters website: http://www.lwvnj.org/elections.html

The polls in New Jersey arefrom 7am to 8pm.

Voter Registration

To be eligible to vote in the upcoming NJ gubernatorial election, you must have postmarked and sent your voter registration application by Tuesday, October 9, 2001, to the county clerk.

Absentee Ballots

If you choose to vote by absentee ballot, you may apply by mail and it must be received by the county clerk at least 7 days before the election or apply in person by 3:00 p.m. the day before the election. After approval of the application, a ballot and instructions will be mailed to you. If application is made in person within the seven-day period before the election, the ballot will be given to you at that time.

Absentee ballots must reach the County Board of Elections before the close of polls on election day. If you have applied for an absentee ballot, you MAY NOT VOTE at your polling place for that election, regardless of whether or not you completed the absentee ballot.

To find the location of your County Board of Elections, please review the following site: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/clerks.html

You are eligible for absentee ballots if: you expect to be absent from the state on election day, suffer from an illness, disability, or observance of a religious holiday residing at an educational institution hours and nature of employment.

CampaignWebsites

To view the campaign websites of the major candidates, please visit:

Brett Schundler (Republican):http://www.bret2001.com/
Jim McGreevey (Democrat): http://www.mcgreevey2001.com/