It's General Election Day.

Your Voice is Your Vote. Make It Count!

Today is the General Election where America will vote for a new President — and determine control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. This is your chance to have a say in how your state and local governments are run. Get out and VOTE for your future!

Important Information for Election Day

Polls are open today from 6am – 8pm. If you were in line before the polls close at 8 p.m., you’ll still be allowed to vote.

Polling Locations:

You can find your polling location here.

ID Requirements:

Most voters won’t be asked to show their ID, unless their information cannot be verified. If that’s the case, you may be asked to show identification, such as a New Jersey driver’s license or U.S. military ID, at the polls. Without an ID, you may be able to cast a provisional paper ballot.

Voting with a disability:

New Jersey offers assistance to voters who cannot use paper ballots, including an accessible vote-by-mail ballot. Contact your county election officials for more information.

The state also offers technology at polling places to assist voters with disabilities, including an audio version of the ballot.

Voters who need assistance filling in their ballot can receive help from either an election official or someone they choose, as long as that person is not an employer or union official.

Resources:

Voting in New Jersey for People with Disabilities

Voting, It's Your Right - English

Voting, It's Your Rig ht - Spanish

Voting May Take Longer This Year

Every voter should have their voice heard & their vote counted. It may take longer to count the votes and verify a winner in this year’s election — and that’s okay. We need to be patient so election officials can take the time to make sure we #CountEveryVote.

HOW WE HELP

Disability Rights New Jersey, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to advancing and protecting the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities.

We aggressively investigate reports of abuse and neglect wherever a person with a disability may be receiving services.

We thoroughly monitor facilities and community-based programs to ensure that people living in those facilities and using those services are free from abuse and neglect, and that their rights are not violated.

We provide legal representation, without charge, to people with disabilities in cases that fall within our areas of assistance.

We are dedicated to providing education, training, and technical assistance to people with disabilities, their families and advocates, the agencies that service them, and policy makers among others.

We provide state-of-the-art access to information and advice about assistive technology.

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Disability Rights NJ is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Center for Mental Health Services; Administration for Community Living - Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Center for Integrated Programs, through the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, U.S. Department of Education: Rehabilitation Services Administration, and the Social Security Administration

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Trenton, New Jersey 08608

1.800.922.7233 (in NJ only) 1.609.292.9742 (Voice)

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