General Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 177 on August 14, 2020 to create a modified vote-by-mail (VBM) election for the November 3rd General Election.  The County Clerk will send VBM ballots with pre-paid postage to all active registered voters.

Ballots can be returned via a secure drop box, the United States Postal Service (USPS), to the County Board of Elections or an Orange polling location on Election Day with valid identification.

A Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Box will be located at:

City of Orange Township 
Freddie Polhill Law & Justice Complex
29 Park Street
Orange, New Jersey 07050

Deadlines

• Tuesday, October 13th – to register to vote or change your address.  Orange City Hall will be open until 9:00 PM  29 North Day Street
• REGISTER TO VOTE ON LINE – FASTEST WAY – http://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register
• Monday, November 2nd by 3:00 p.m.- to request an absentee ballot 
• Tuesday, November 3rd by 8:00 p.m. – to deliver an in-person absentee ballot

Ballots returned through USPS with a postmark on or before November 3rd will be counted as a valid ballot by the County Clerk, if received by 8:00 p.m. on November 10th. 

Ballots without a postmark that are received by the County Boards of Elections on or before November 5th by 8:00 p.m. shall be considered valid.

Was your ballot received by the County –  https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check

Every registered voter will have the option to complete a provisional ballot on Election Day at a designated polling site.

Joyce L. Lanier
City Clerk
jlanier@orangenj.gov
(973) 789-7668

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GENERAL ELECTION – CITY OF ORANGE TOWNSHIP
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

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A limited number of Polling Places will be available for voters on Election Day where, only Provisional Paper Ballots will be available to cast your vote.  If you have a disability and need an accessible ballot, please call (973) 621-4922 or you may go to your polling place in the City of Orange Township which will provide access to an in-person accessible voting device on Election Day.  With valid identification, you can drop your VBM ballot in a secure drop box located at each polling site.  The following polling places will be open on Election Day from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Please see below to determine if your polling location has changed.

POLLING PLACES

NORTH WARD

• N-2      Elks Lodge (previously O.E.C.C. (YMCA)) 475 Main Street      (973) 715-3761
• N-3      Elks Lodge (previously Salem Towers) 475 Main Street      (973) 715-3761
• N-4      Elks Lodge 475 Main Street      (973) 715-3761
• N-5      Washington Dodd (Comm. Rm.) 336 Carroll Street      (973) 744-5410

SOUTH WARD

• S-1      Bd. of Education Building 451 Lincoln Avenue      (973) 677-400
• S-2      Heywood Avenue School 421 Heywood Avenue      (973) 677-4105
• S-4      Heywood Avenue School 421 Heywood Avenue      (973) 677-4105
  (previously Metcalf Fields House)
• S-5      Heywood Avenue School 421 Heywood Avenue      (973) 677-4105
• S-6      Bd. of Education Building 451 Lincoln Avenue      (973) 677-4000
  (previously Forrest Street School)

EAST WARD

The entire East Ward polling sites have been changed to St. Matthews Church.  (E1, E2, E4 & E5)
St. Matthews Church 336 Oakwood Avenue (973) 678-1217

WEST WARD

• W-3      Orange Middle School (Lobby) 400 Central Avenue      (973) 677-4135
• W-4      Orange Middle School (Lobby) 400 Central Avenue      (973) 677-4135
• W-5      Bd. of Education Building 451 Lincoln Avenue      (973) 677-4000
  (previously Love of Jesus Ministry)
• W-6      Bd. of Education Building 451 Lincoln Avenue      (973) 677-4000

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