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WHO
MAY
REGISTER
TO
VOTE
IN
BERGEN
COUNTY?
You
are
eligible
to
register
if:
1.
You
are
a
citizen
of
the
United
States
2.
You
are
a
Bergen
County
resident
30
days before
the
election
3.
You
are
a
resident
of
the
election
district
in which
you
live
4.
You
will
be
18
years
of
age
on
or
before
the
next
election
5.
You
are
not
incarcerated,
on
parole,
or
on probation
due
to
a
conviction
for
an
indictable
offense
under
any
federal
or
state
laws.
HOW
DO
I
REGISTER
TO
VOTE
IN
BERGEN
COUNTY?
You
may
register
to
vote
by
completing
a
registration
application
form
at
the
Bergen
County
Superintendent
of
Elections
office
or
by
mail.
Click
here
for
printable
form
(en
espanol).
Forms
are
also
available
at
any
Municipal
Clerk’s
office,
or
other
public
agencies.
For
further
information,
please
call
the
Superintendent
of
Elections
office
at
201-336-6100
between
the
hours
of
8:30AM
and
4:30PM.
DO
I
HAVE
TO
PROVIDE
IDENTIFICATION
WHEN
I
REGISTER
TO
VOTE?
Pursuant
tho
the
federal
“Help
America
Vote
Act
of
2002"
(HAVA),
if
you
registered
to
vote
by
mail in
your
county
after
January
1,
2003,
and
never
voted
in
a
federal
election
in
the
county,
you
were
required
to
provide
identification
to
the
Commissioner
of
Registration. If
you
did
not
provide
identification
to
the
county
Commissioner
or
if
the
ID
information
could
not
be
verified
(i.e.:
your
driver’s
license
number
or
the
last
four
digits
of
your
social
security
number),
you
can
send
a
copy
of
the
required
identification
information
listed
below,
prior
to
the
election,
to
the
commissioner
of
registration
or
YOU
WILL
BE
ASKED
TO
PROVIDE
IDENTIFICATION
AT
THE
POLLING
PLACE
WHERE
YOU
GO
TO
VOTE.
Identification
may
include,
but
not
limited
to
Any
current
and
valid
photo
ID:
• Driver’s
license
• Student
or
job
ID
• United
States
passport
• Military
or
other
government
ID
• Store
membership
ID
OR
• Bank
Statement
• Car
registration
• Rent
receipt
• Sample
Ballot
• Government
check
or
document
• Non-photo
driver’s
license
• Utility
bill
• or
any
other
official
document
If
you
show
identification,
you
will
vote
in
the
voting
machine.
If
you
do
not
show
ID,
you
vote
by
a
provisional
ballot
and
you
will
have
until
the
close
of
business
on
the
second
(2nd)
day
after
the
election,
by
4:30PM,
to
show
ID
to
the
applicable
county
election
office.
You
will
be
given
a
hand-out
at
the
polling
place
that
will
tell
you
which
county
election
office
to
contact.
WHEN
MAY
I
REGISTER
TO
VOTE?
Anytime,
however,
in
order
to
vote
in
any
election,
your
registration
must
be
received
29
days
prior
to
the
election
in
which
you
wish
to
vote.
HOW
LONG
IS
MY
REGISTRATION
VALID?
Your
registration
is
valid
indefinitely,
if
you
have
not
moved
from
Bergen
County
or
have
not
be
disenfranchised.
MUST
I
DECLARE
A
PARTY
AFFILIATION
WHEN
I
REGISTER?
No,
but
you
may
complete
a
Party
Declaration
form,
at
the
time,
if
you
choose.
IF
I
MOVE,
HOW
DO
I
CHANGE
MY
ADDRESS?
1.
Moving
within
Bergen
County:
If
you
move
within
Bergen
County,
you
must
file
a
written
change
of
address
with
this
office.
2.
A
voter
who
moves
from
one
election
district
to
another
in
the
SAME
town
or
moves
from
one
town
to
another
in
Bergen
County,
before
election
day,
and
has
not
notified
the
Superintendent’s
office
in
writing
of
this
change
before
the
deadline
date,
must
go
to
your
new
polling
location
on
election
day,
in
the
municipality
of
your
new
residence
in
order
to
vote
on
a
provisional
ballot.
You
can
call
your
local
municipal
clerk
or
the
Superintendent
of
Elections
at
201-336-6100
to
locate
your
new
polling
place.
3.
Moving
from/to
another
county:
If
you
move
to
another
county,
more
than
29
days
before
an
election,
you
must
re-register
to
vote
in
the
new
county.
If
you
move
to
another
county
less
than
29
days
before
an
election,
you
vote
at
your
previous
polling
place
in
Bergen
County
for
only
that
election.
WHAT
IF
I
MARRY
OR
CHANGE
MY
NAME?
If
you
legally
change
your
name,
you
must
complete
a
voter
registration
form
and
mark
the
box
Name
Change.
(Title
19:31-13)
WHEN
ARE
ELECTIONS
HELD
IN
BERGEN
COUNTY?
PRIMARY
ELECTION
-
held
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
June.
GENERAL
ELECTION
-
held
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November.
Polls
for
the
Primary
and
General
are
open
from
6:00AM
until
8:00PM.
WHERE
DO
I
VOTE?
Voting
locations
are
listed
on
your
Sample
Ballot.
WHEN
ARE
ANNUAL
SCHOOL
ELECTIONS
HELD?
Annual
school
elections
are
held
the
third
Tuesday
in
April.
They
are
non-partisan
elections
to
elect
members
of
the
Boards
of
Education
and
to
approve
the
proposed
school
budgets.
You
must
be
a
registered
voter
to
vote
in
school
board
elections.
The
law
state
that
polling
hours
may
vary
in
each
school
district,
but
they
must
be
open
between
the
hours
of
5:00PM
and
9:00PM.
Check
your
Sample
Ballot
for
polling
location
and
time.
WHEN
ARE
MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
HELD?
Municipal
elections
are
held
at
the
same
time
as
the
General
election
in
November,
except
for
municipalities
with
a
nonpartisan
form
of
government.
The
polls
are
open
from
6:00AM
to
8:00PM.
PROVISIONAL
BALLOT
A
Provisional
Ballot
voter
is
a
registered
voter
who
has
moved
WITHIN
the
county
and
his/her
voter
registration
records
do
not
reflect
the
change.
It
is
important
to
note
that
the
former
"29
Day
Rule"
is
no
longer
in
effect.
Now,
a
voter
who
moves
from
one
election
district
to
another
in
the
SAME
town
or
moves
from
one
to
another
in
Bergen
County,
before
election
day,
and
has
not
notified
the
Superintendent's
Office
in
writing
of
this
change
before
the
deadline
date,
must
go
to
your
new
polling
location
on
election
day,
in
the
municipality
of
your
new
residence
in
order
to
vote.
You
can
call
your
local
municipal
clerk
or
the
Superintendent
of
Elections
at
(201)
336-6610.
Provisional
Ballot
voters
may
contact
the
Municipal
Clerk
in
their
new
municipality
to
locate
their
new
polling
place.
A
voter
who
moves
OUTSIDE
of
Bergen
County
is
governed
under
the
following
regulations.
1)
If
the
voter
has
moved
less
than
29
days
before
the
election,
the
voter
MAY
vote
at
the
old
polling
place.
Before
voting,
the
voter
must
complete
and
Affidavit
of
Residence
form.
2)
If
the
voter
has
moved
more
than
29
days
before
the
election,
and
has
not
reregistered
in
his
new
county,
the
voter
MAY
NOT
vote.
The
voter
may
appeal
this
decision
to
the
office
of
the
Commissioner
of
Registration
for
an
appearance
before
a
Superior
Court
Judge.
Superintendent
Patricia
DiCostanzo
and
Deputy
Superindent
of
Elections
Theresa
M.
O'Connor,
are
available
to
answer
any
questions
that
any
voter
may
have.
It
is
up
to
each
and
every
American
Citizen
to
exercise
their
right
to
vote.
Each
and
every
election
is
equally
important.
NEED
MORE
INFORMATION?
Superintendent
of
Elections
Patricia
DiCostanzo
and
Deputy
Superintendent
Theresa
O’Connor
are
available
to
answer
any
questions
that
any
voter
may
have.
Contact:
Superintendent
of
Elections
Patricia
DiCostanzo
Deputy
Superintendent
Theresa
M.
O’Connor
County
of
Bergen
One
Bergen
County
Plaza
Room
380
Hackensack,
NJ
07601
Phone:
201-336-6100
Fax:
201-336-6111
It
is
up
to
each
and
every
American
citizen
to
exercise
their
right
to
vote.
Each
and
every
election
is
equally
important.
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