Monmouth County Board of Elections

Primary Election 2019 Edition

2019 Election 2019 Election 2019 Election DatesDatesDates

Tuesday, May 14Tuesday, May 14thth Municipal Election Municipal Election

Ocean Twp. (Election Hours 6 a.m.—8 p.m.)

Tuesday, June 4Tuesday, June 4thth Primary ElectionPrimary Election

Tuesday, November 5Tuesday, November 5thth General ElectionGeneral Election

There’s a New Reporting Requirement—No Worries its Easy!

New Legislation Expands Poll Worker Responsibilities

In August 2018, a new law, A3463, went into effect which requires poll workers to report the number of

voters who have voted at each district every 2 hours and allows challengers to request the reported count.

You will be reporting the number of votes cast on the voting machine and the number of votes cast by

provisional ballot.

Voting Machine Counts – identify the votes cast per machine from the public

counter (right-hand corner) of the operator’s panel on each voting machine.

Add the totals from the 2 machines and enter this number on the form.

(cumulative total each time)

Provisional Ballot Counts - keep track of provisional ballots cast using a

separate tally sheet.

Every time a voter submits a provisional ballot to the district board, the district

board should first mark the provisional ballot tally sheet to indicate the voted

provisional ballot has been received. Sample of tally mark counting:

Please use Voter Turnout Form enclosed in the blue kit to report this information on the entrance

door or wall inside your polling location.

Sample of a portion of the completed form

Primary & General

Elections

Reporting Times:

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

12 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

Poll Worker Assignments are now handled by:

Debra McEnery, Kim Earl and Karen Kennedy

Please see your “Are You Working” Letter for

the contact person handling your assignment.

How do you find out the vote totals?

Obtain new counts

from the machines

each time

Voted provisional ballots should remain

in the provisional ballot bag.

Mail-in Ballots are Automatically Sent to

Applicants from the 2016 General Election

New Jersey’s vote-by-mail system has changed under a new law enacted in August 2018. Voters who requested mail-in ballots for the 2016 General Election automatically receive mail-in ballots for all future elections unless they opt-out of receiving the mail-in ballots. These voters will be marked in the poll book as “mail-in” and should be given a provisional ballot.

48 Hour Acceptance for Postmarked

Mail-in Ballots

Mail-in ballots received by mail within 48 hours of the

close of the election will be counted as long as the

ballot is postmarked by the date of election.

On Election Day, please reserve

the designated handicap parking spots

for voters. We respectfully request that you

leave the parking spaces for voters who

arrive at various times during the day. Please

feel free to call us if you have any concerns.

Reserve ADA Parking Reserve ADA Parking Reserve ADA Parking

Spots for Voters Spots for Voters Spots for Voters

Sign Up for Training Class OnlineSign Up for Training Class Online

According to NJ State Statute, poll workers must

attend training classes every two years to maintain

active status. You will receive a letter if you are due

for training.

You can now register for training classes online!

It is convenient and easy.

Go to the www.VisitMonmouth.com website,

click on Departments (top bar), select Board of

Elections and then click on the Poll Worker Train-

ing ELECTIONS icon (displayed).

All the available class dates, locations and times

will be displayed. If you are a current poll worker,

please choose a REFRESHER class. Once you fill in

all the information online, you will receive an email

confirmation of your selection.

Don’t delay, register today! We look forward to

seeing you at a class!

MailMail--in Ballot Updates in Ballot Updates

Is ID required to vote in NJ?Is ID required to vote in NJ?Is ID required to vote in NJ?

No, election laws in NJ do not require ID for a voter No, election laws in NJ do not require ID for a voter No, election laws in NJ do not require ID for a voter

to cast a vote. to cast a vote. to cast a vote.

1. The signature box in the poll book states: 1. The signature box in the poll book states: 1. The signature box in the poll book states: ID Required ID Required ID Required (see box for how to process the voter)(see box for how to process the voter)(see box for how to process the voter)

2.2.2. The voter has been challenged and must present identification as part of the challenge process. The voter has been challenged and must present identification as part of the challenge process. The voter has been challenged and must present identification as part of the challenge process.

After a voter’s ID is

shown, check the

YES box, VOTER CASTS

VOTE ON MACHINE

If no ID is shown, check

the NO box and provide the voter with a

PROVISIONAL BALLOT

John Smith

3006098605/31/49

Smith, John

123 Elm Street, Freehold, NJ 07728

There are 2 exceptions when ID is to be presented by the voter:There are 2 exceptions when ID is to be presented by the voter:There are 2 exceptions when ID is to be presented by the voter:

Primary Reminders

Party Affiliation cannot be changed at the

polls, it must be done 55 days in advance

Voters must vote their declared party

Unaffiliated voters must declare as a

Democrat or Republican to vote in a Primary

See graphic for example of poll book entries

Democrat voter—pink voting authority

Republican voter—blue voting authority