The parent of a student who is a registered voter in New Jersey may apply for an absentee ballot application on the student's behalf to the county clerk where the student is registered. The ballot must be received in the clerk's office before the close of the polls on Election Day. The deadlines vary in each state. In New Jersey, the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot is 3 p.m. on the day before an election, if you are both applying and voting in person. The mail-in deadline for application for a ballot is 7 days before that election.
Absentee ballots are generally available three weeks before an election.
If you are returning your ballot by mail, the ballot must be received in the clerk's office before the close of the polls on Election Day. With the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act, it is not necessary to have your absentee ballot witnessed. The League of Women Voters of New Jersey is a grassroots organization that has been providing nonpartisan information about elections and voting for over 80 years. Federal Election Commission monitors elections, receives campaign finance reports, compiles election results and voting demographic statistics and has information on voter registration requirements for every state, including which states accept downloaded registration forms. Rock the Vote is dedicated to helping young people realize and utilize their power to create change in the civic and political lives of their communities.