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Early Voting & Mail-In Voting
Early Voting Period: October 25 - November 2
Early Voting Hours: Hours will be Monday -Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. No appointment necessary.
Early Voting Locations: Click here for the full list to "Early Voting Locations in Essex County NJ."
Mail-In Voting:
Deadline to apply by mail for a mail ballot to be mailed to you: October 28
Deadline for In-Person Mail-in Ballot Applications at the Essex County Clerk's Office: Nov. 3, 3:00 PM
Mail-in Ballots must be mailed and post-marked by: November 4
How to Return Mail-in Ballots: Either return your ballot by mail, bring your completed and sealed ballot in-person to your county’s Board of Elections office, or place it in a secure “ballot drop box” located throughout your county.
SOMSD Board of Education Information
Board of Education elections are non-partisan and are governed by New Jersey statute. The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education consists of nine members serving three-year terms.
Each year, three of the nine seats are up for election. The election is won by the three highest vote getters.
In recent years, the election statute has allowed (but not required) groups of two to three candidates to form "slates", identified by the candidates' names on the ballot associated with a three-word slogan.
Ballot positions are determined by random draw, conducted by the County Clerk eleven days after the filing deadline on the last Tuesday in July. The "slate" provision now stipulates that the candidates on a slate should be listed together.