Vote By Mail Application Information

Mail-in Ballots (also called "Absentee Ballots") are mailed up to 45 days prior to major elections. To receive your ballot by mail, download a Mail-In Ballot Application and complete Sections 1-9* and mail your signed application to: Sussex County Clerk's Office, 83 Spring St., Suite 304, Newton, NJ  07860. In order to receive your ballot by mail, your application must be received by our office a minimum of seven (7) days prior to an election.  Any voter who fails to apply by the deadline may apply in person at our office up to 3:00 p.m. the day before the election. *NOTES:

1. If you prefer to vote by mail in all future elections, be sure to check that box at the top of your Vote By Mail Application. For those voters who opt to receive mail-in ballots for "All Future Elections," note that your name will be removed from the permanent mailing list if you fail to vote your mail-in ballot in four consecutive years,
2. If someone assisted you in completing your Vote By Mail Application, they should complete Section 10 of the application.
3. Once you apply for a mail-in ballot, you will not be allowed to vote at your polling place or one of the county's three vote centers in the same election, unless you vote provisionally.

NOTE: Information found on the Sussex County Clerk website:  Elections | (sussexcountyclerk.org