One Bergen County Plaza, Room 310
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-336-6225
201-336-6230

  Eileen K. DeBari, Chairwoman (D)
Richard L. Miller, Secretary, Commissioner (R)
Rosina Romano, Commissioner (R)
Vernon C. Walton, Commissioner (D)

The Bergen County Board of Elections works in conjunction with the Superintendent of Elections and the County Clerk's Election Division. Together these offices conduct all elections within Bergen County. The Board of Elections has jurisdiction over the following aspects of elections.

• Recruiting, training, supervising and appointing a sufficient number of poll works to staff all 553 polling districts in Bergen County.
• Receiving, canvassing and counting paper ballots such as Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots.
• Certifying and inspecting polling places for accessibility and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Issuing of challenger permits and badges to eligible voters.
• Redistricting of towns, election districts and subdivisions, when appropriate, and filing maps & the legal boundary descriptions of the election districts with the Attorney General's Office.
• Recounting election results (done by court order only).

Helpful Links

County

Bergen County Home Page
Offices of the County Clerk
Bergen County Superintendent of Elections

State

New Jersey State Division of Elections
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission

Federal

Federal Voting Assistance Program
United States Election Assistance Commission
Federal Election Commission