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Bergen County (New Jersey): The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) wants citizens to be prepared with nonpartisan information to participate in New Jersey’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.\u00a0 To prepare voters in Bergen County for what they need to do for the Primary Election, the League developed a voting plan.<\/p>\n
“Voters need to educate themselves about the voting process and exercise their right to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6.\u00a0 The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley encourages people to review our voting plan and go to VOTE411.org for nonpartisan information on local races, polling locations, and other details,” said Joyce Luhrs, Vice President of Marketing, League of Women Voters of Northern Valley.<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Primary Election allows members of a political party to choose a candidate to represent them in the General Election, which will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.\u00a0 In New Jersey, only voters who are registered members of a political party may participate in nominating that party’s candidates.\u00a0 Unaffiliated voters can register with a political party up to and including Primary Election Day.\u00a0 They may declare a party affiliation in person at the polls on Primary Election Day, during the early voting period or upon casting their mail-in ballot.\u00a0 Currently, only the Republican and Democratic parties use a primary election system to select nominees.<\/p>\n
Three Voting Options<\/u><\/p>\n
Second, New Jersey voters may vote early in-person at a designated early voting polling location.\u00a0 This may be done from Friday, June 2 to Sunday, June 4 prior to the Primary Election Day on Tuesday, June 6.\u00a0 During these days, voters may cast their ballots on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, June 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\u00a0 Polling locations for early voting in Bergen County may be found at\u00a0www.lwvnj.org<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0https:\/\/nj.gov\/state\/ Third, registered voters may vote using a mail-in ballot for the Primary Election.\u00a0 In New Jersey, any eligible registered vote may Vote by Mail without a reason needed to request a Vote by Mail ballot.\u00a0 Mail-in ballots are available to send to all registered voters by applying through May 30, 2023, the date by which the Bergen County Clerk must receive the application. They may also apply in person at the Bergen County Clerk’s office by June 5, 2023 by 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n For information from the Bergen County Clerk’s Elections Division office, visit their website,\u00a0www.bergencountyclerk.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact 201-336-7020.\u00a0 Their office is located at One Bergen County Plaza, Room 380 in Hackensack, New Jersey 07601-9832.<\/p>\n Voters may return mail-in-ballots to a ballot drop box, through the U.S. postal system, or in-person at the Bergen County Board of Elections office.\u00a0 For a list of drop box locations in Bergen County, check\u00a0https:\/\/www.co.bergen.nj.us\/ The League encourages voters to return the mail-in ballot as soon as possible.\u00a0 The postage-paid ballot must be postmarked by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, June 6, 2023 and received by the Bergen County Board of Elections within 144 hours or six days after the polls close.\u00a0 The ballot may also be brought in person to the Bergen County’s Board of Elections Office or to a secure ballot drop box location before polls close on Election Day.\u00a0 The ballot can be tracked online at\u00a0https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/state\/ VOTE411<\/u><\/p>\n VOTE411.org, a “one-stop-shop” for election related information, provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the election process.\u00a0 Find out what will appear on the ballot, learn the candidates’ positions, and identify your polling location.\u00a0 To learn about candidate debates and forums taking place in your municipality, including events moderated by the League of Women Voters, check regularly VOTE.411 for updates.\u00a0 To obtain additional information about the June primary, visit the League of Women Voters of New Jersey at\u00a0https:\/\/www.lwvnj.org\/vote<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.VOTE411.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley services 29 municipalities in Bergen County.\u00a0 These municipalities include:\u00a0 Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Leonia, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Rockleigh, Tenafly, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.<\/p>\n For further information about the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, to get involved in voters service activities, or to obtain membership details, contact\u00a0lwvnblog@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0lwvnorthernvalley@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Learn more about the League on the organization\u2019s website at\u00a0bit.ly\/LWVNVinformation<\/a>\u00a0and its blog at\u00a0https:\/\/lwv-of-northern- The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, a chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), is a non-partisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.\u00a0 The LWV was an outgrowth of the 19th Amendment passed in 1920 giving women the right to vote.\u00a0 Today, the LWV operates at the state and local levels through more than 700 state and local Leagues in all 50 states and in Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley was founded in 1946 as the League of Women Voters of Closter.\u00a0 By 1964, it included 11 municipalities in the Northern Valley and was renamed the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley.\u00a0 Today, the chapter serves these 29 municipalities: municipalities — Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Leonia, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Rockleigh, Tenafly, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.<\/p>\n The organization develops grassroots leadership and achieves widespread credibility because it is strictly nonpartisan.\u00a0 Throughout the year, a range of voters services and programs are provided, including candidates\u2019 forums, registration drives, dissemination of nonpartisan information about candidates and issues, and public meetings to discuss current issues.<\/p>\n For information, visit the chapter’s website at\u00a0bit.ly\/LWVNVinformation<\/a>\u00a0and its blog at\u00a0https:\/\/lwv-of-northern- Bergen County (New Jersey): The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) wants citizens to be prepared with nonpartisan information to participate in New Jersey’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.\u00a0 To prepare voters in Bergen County for what they need to do for the Primary Election, the League developed a voting plan. “Voters need to educate themselves about the voting process and exercise their right to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 6.\u00a0 The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley encourages people to 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First, voters may vote in person at local, designated polling sites from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 6.\u00a0 Voters may find their polling location online at\u00a0www.lwvnj.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0www.vote411.org<\/a>.\u00a0 A polling location will also be shown on the sample ballot, which should be received about a week before Election Day.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/u>About League of Women Voters of Northern Valley<\/u><\/p>\n