Through Vote by Mail, registered voters can choose to receive official, Mail-in Ballots for the primary, general, or any special elections that occur in a given year. They can also choose to have ballots for all future elections sent to them.

Here’s how it works:

1. Apply to let the County Clerk know you would like a mail-in ballot.
2. Once you receive your ballot in the mail, fill it out and choose the candidates you want to vote for.
3. Return your ballot by sending it through the U.S. Postal Service, placing it in one of the County’s ballot drop boxes, or bringing it to the Board of Elections office.

Mail-in Ballots are available in the County Clerk's office and must be requested in writing by filling out a Civilian Mail-in Ballot Application. Your personal signature is required. The County Clerk's office must receive Mail-in Ballot Applications by mail no later than seven days prior to the election date. Faxed copies of a Mail-in Ballot Application are not acceptable due to the need for an original signature.

Any mail-in voter who fails to apply in writing for a Mail-in Ballot within seven days prior to an election may apply in person or by authorized messenger, to this office up to 3 pm the day before the election.

Options to apply to vote by mail:

• Download the application below, print and fill it out, then mail it to the Middlesex County Clerk’s office.
• Make an appointment to visit 26 Kennedy Blvd, Suite B, East Brunswick, to apply in person at the Clerk’s office.
• Call the County Clerk’s office (732-745-4202) to request a printed application be mailed to you. Fill it out and send the application back.
• Visit your municipal clerk’s office to get an application.

Faxed or emailed copies of the application are not accepted because it requires an original signature.

Vote by Mail Applications:

• Vote by Mail Application - English
• Vote by Mail Application - Spanish
• Vote by Mail Application - Gujarati
• Vote by Mail Application - Hindi
• Vote by Mail Application - Punjabi

Deadlines:

The County Clerk's office must receive applications sent by mail no later than seven days before the election date. Voters may apply in person or by authorized messenger at the Office of the County Clerk, Election Division in East Brunswick up to 3 pm the day before the election.

We will contact you to correct this issue, which is called “curing your ballot.” You’ll receive a letter from the Board of Elections that you must sign and return immediately, along with a copy of your photo ID.

How to Submit Your Vote By Mail Ballot:

• Mail your ballot through the United States Postal System 
• Drop your ballot in one of your municipalities drop boxes 

Additional Resources:

• Remove Name from Mail-in Ballot List
• Certificate of Assistor Signing for a Voter with a Disability 

Military and Overseas Voters

If you are in the military or an overseas citizen desiring to vote, you may apply for a ballot by filling out the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). If mailing an application, please do so 30 days prior to the election date. If you are applying for a military or overseas civilian mail-in ballot after the 30 days, you may fax your completed FPCA form to 732-745-2170 or email your application to request.absentee@co.middlesex.nj.us. Please visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) where you will find the FPCA application. The web site will instruct you in the completion of the application.

• Military/Federal Mail-in Ballot Application

Mail the application to:

Middlesex County Clerk
P.O. Box 1110
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-1110

View a step-by-step tutorial on How to Vote Absentee When You’re In the Military.