Voting in person today in N.J.? Here’s what you need to know, plus mail-in ballot tips and drop box locations

If you are registered to vote in New Jersey and you have not voted using a mail-in ballot, you can still drop your ballot off at secure drop box up until 8 p.m. today, Nov. 3. Ballots won’t be accepted at the drop boxes after 8 p.m., so leave extra time and drop off your ballot earlier.

You can also mail your ballot in today, but we don’t recommend that option at this point because of U.S. Postal Service delays and issues in the primary election with ballots mistakenly being sent back to voters’ return addresses.

You can also bring your mail-in ballot to a polling location between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. You can search for your polling location on the state’s Division of Elections website polling search page.

Your polling location may be different than it has been in past elections. The election is primarily a vote-by-mail election in New Jersey due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every municipality must have at least one polling location open. Just a heads up that even if you are dropping off a mail-in ballot at the polls, you will still need to wait in line at your polling station and sign-in as you have in the past.

If you do not have a mail-in ballot or suspect your mail-in ballot was lost, you can cast a provisional ballot on paper at the polls.

Only voters with a disability who need an accommodation will be able to cast ballots using a voting machine.

If you go to the polls to drop off your mail-in ballot or to cast a provisional ballot, you must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Still need a mail-in ballot? You can get one at your county clerk’s office. Mercer County residents who still need one should go to 209 South Broad Street to get a ballot. You can get one until 7:45 p.m. but you would still need to drop it off at ballot box. The Mercer County Board of Elections ballot box is located at 1400 Parkway Ave. in Ewing because the office was moved temporarily for the election due to space issues.

Mercer County Polling locations

Princeton
Suzanne Patterson Ctr., 1 Monument Dr. 1,2,3,4,5
Hook and Ladder Fire House, 25 North Harrison St. 6,7,8,9,10
Princeton Engine Co. #1, 13 Chestnut St. 11,12,13,21
Princeton Municipal Bldg., 400 Witherspoon St.-Comm Rm (New) 14,15,20,22
Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, 237 N Harrison St.- (New) 16,17,18,19

Lawrence
Lawrence Fire Co., 64 Phillips Ave. 1,4,7,15,20
Slackwood Fire Co.,21 Slack Ave. 2,9,10
Lawrence Rd Fire Co, 1252 Lawrence Rd 3,6,8,11a
Project Freedom at Lawrence, 1 Freedom Blvd. 5
Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Ln East 12,13,14,17,18,19,21
Lawrence Square Village Clubhouse, 1 Reed Ct. 16

Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Borough Hall, 88 East Broad St.

Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township Municipal Bldg., 201 Wash. Cross. -Penn Rd. AUDITORIUM 1, 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1112
Union Fire Company, 1396 Rt. #29, Titusville, AUDITORIUM 2,3

Pennington
Pennington Fire Co., 120 Broemel Pl., (New Location)

West Windsor
West Windsor Vol Fire House, 153 S Mill Rd- (New)
West Windsor Senior Ctr., 271 Clarksville Rd. 2,5,8,10
Mercer Oaks Clubhouse, BANQUET ROOM 1,3,9,15
Princeton Meadow Church, 545 Meadow Rd.- (New) 4
Princeton Junction Vol. Fire Co., 245 Clarksville Rd. 6, 7
Mercer County Boat House, BANQUET ROOM 11,12,13,16

East Windsor
Hightstown Elk’s Lodge #1955, 110 Hickory Corner Rd- (New) 5,1
Ethel McKnight School, 58 Twin Rivers Drive, GYM 2,3,6,10, 11
Melvin H. Kreps School, 5Kent Drive, GYM 4,7,13,14
American Legion Post 148, 895 Rt 130 North- (New) 8,9
Perry L. Drew School, 70 Twin Rivers Dr. North, GYM 12,15,16

Ewing
West Trenton Fire House, 40 Upper Ferry Rd. 1,8,19,24,26
Ewing Senior & Comm Ctr, 999 Lower Ferry Rd- (New) 2,17,18,27
Central; A Christ Centered Church, 2015 Penn Rd, – (New) 3,22
Hollowbrook Comm. Center, 320 Hollowbrook Dr., Rm.1- NUTRITION CTR. 4,5,14,15,16
Hollowbrook Comm. Ctr., 320 Hollowbrook Dr., 10 Rm.2- COMM. CTR.
11,20,21,25,28`

Hamilton
Hamilton H.S. N. (Nottingham), 1055 Klockner Rd., ALL PURP RM 1,16,26,33,34,54,
Hamilton H.S. East (Steinert), 2900 Klockner Rd. CAFÉ 2,27,32,55,58, 61
Groveville Fire House, 4201 Crosswicks-Ham.Sqr. Rd., MTG. RM 3,10, 57
Hamilton H.S. West, 2770 S. Clinton Ave. GYM & LOBBY 4,5,11,12,14, 23
Colonial Fire Co., 801 Kuser Rd., BINGO HALL 6,17,18,13, 39
Klockner Elementary School, 830 Klockner Rd. ALL PURPOSE RM. 7,25, 52
White Horse Vol. Fire House,19 Locust Ave. RENTAL HALL 8,37, 38
Crockett Middle School, 2631 Kuser Rd., CAFETERIA 9,30, 45
Hamilton Twp. Library, 1 Samuel A. Alito Way, L. Level 15, 41
Nottingham Fire House, 200 Mercer St., CAFÉ 19,36,42,43,56
Sayen School, 3333 Nottingham Way, ALL PURPOSE RM. 20,21,40,62
McGalliard School, 1600 Arena Dr., ALL PURPOSE RM. 22,24,29,63
University Heights School, 645 Paxson Ave, ALL PURPOSE RM. 28,44,50
Ray Dwier Rec. Ctr., 392 Church St., MTG. RM. 31, 49
Grice Middle School, 901 Whitehorse-Ham. Sqr. Rd., CAFÉ & GYM 35,46,47,48,64
Yardville Heights School, 3880 S. Broad St., ALL PURPOSE RM. 51,53,60

Hightstown
Hightown Engine Co. #1, 140 N. Main St.

Robbinsville
Robbinsville HS, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Rd,- AUX GYM- (New) 1,4,7,8
Robbinsville Senior Center, 1117 Rt. #130 North, MUNI. COMPLEX 2,6
Robbinsville Fire House, 1149 Rt.#130 North 3
Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd.- (New) 5
Robbinsville Municipal Bldg, 2298 Rt. 33- (New) 9

Trenton
North Ward
Woodrow Wilson School, 175 Girard Ave. N1,N3,N7
Trent Center Apts. West, 465 Greenwood Ave. N2, N12
MLK School, 401 Brunswick Ave., N4, N5, N6
Architects Housing, 215 East Front St. N8, N9
Donnelly Homes, 875 North Willow St. N10, N11
South Ward
Washington School, 331 Emory Ave. S1, S2, S4, S5
Mott School, 45 Stokely Ave. S3, S6, S7, S8, S9
East Ward
Hedgepeth Williams School, 301 Gladstone Ave. E1, E2, E4, E6, E8
Sam Naples Center, 611 Chestnut Ave. E3, E5, E9
West Windsor Trent Center West- NO AS OF 6/5/2020 PER MC OFFICE E7
West Ward
Joyce Kilmer School, 1300 Stuyvesant Ave. W1, W3, W7
Gregory School, 500 Rutherford Ave. W2, W4, W5, W8
Monument School, 145 Pennington Ave. W6, W9, W10, W15
Josephson Apt., 237 Oakland St. W11
French Towers, 630 West State St. W12, W16
West Ward Comm. Ctr. , 351 Prospect St. W13, W14

Mail-in ballot drop box locations in Mercer County

PRINCETON:

  • Princeton Municipal Building – 400 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ, 08540 (Front of Bldg. facing Witherspoon)

EAST WINDSOR:

  • East Windsor Police Station– 80 One Mile Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520 (Municipal Court)

EWING:

  • Ewing Municipal Building – 2 Jake Garzio Drive, Ewing, NJ, 08628 (In Front)
  • Mercer County Board of Elections- 1440 Parkside Ave, Ewing, NJ  08638 (In front of building entrance along curb)

HAMILTON:

  • Hamilton Golf/Call Center – 5 Justice Samuel A. Alito Way, Hamilton, NJ, 08619
  • Hamilton Municipal Building – 2090 Greenwood Avenue, Hamilton, NJ, 08609 (Right side of Bldg.)
  • Nottingham Firehouse – 200 Mercer Street, Hamilton Square, NJ, 08690 (Right side of Bldg.)

HIGHTSTOWN:

  • Hightstown Firehouse #1 – 140 N. Main Street, Hightstown, NJ, 08520 (Front of Bldg.)

HOPEWELL TWP:

  • Hopewell Township Administration Building – 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Hopewell, NJ 08560 (at the intersection of Scotch Road)

LAWRENCE:

  • Lawrence Municipal Building – 2207 Lawrenceville Rd, (Rt 206) Lawrence, NJ 08648 (North Side-Right Side of the Municipal Bldg.)

ROBBINSVILLE:

  • Robbinsville Municipal Building, 2298 NJ-33, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (In back parking lot of Municipal Bldg.)

TRENTON:

  • County Clerk’s Office- Courthouse Annex- 209 S. Broad Street, Trenton, NJ, 08608 (in front)
  • Trenton City Hall – 319 E. State Street, Trenton, NJ, 08608 (In back/ near Municipal Clerk’s Office)
  • Henry J. Austin Center – 321 N. Warren St, Trenton, NJ, 08618 (Corner of Tucker)
  • Trenton Central High School – 400 Chambers Street, Trenton, NJ, 08609 (across from McDonald’s)

WEST WINDSOR:

  • West Windsor Municipal Complex, 271 Clarksville Rd, West Windsor, NJ,08550 (Between the Municipal building and the Senior Center)