Ballot drop box and early voting locations for Morris and Sussex in the NJ primary

Kristie Cattafi, Morristown Daily Record
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With three ways to vote and so many dates to remember — here's a rundown of everything you need to know for the June 4 primary election.

To vote in the June 4 primary race, voters must be registered. The deadline to register was May 14. To check if you are registered, visit the Department of State New Jersey Division of Elections at voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check. (If you are not registered and wish to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election, you must be registered by Oct. 15.

On June 4, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Your assigned voting location can be found on the sample ballot and vote.nj.gov.

Ballot changes for NJ Democrats

Ballots for Democrats voting in the primary election will look different.

Voting blocks are changed and not the usual "line" format for the Democratic candidates. Sample ballots should have been received to view how the candidates will appear when voting.

Democratic voters in New Jersey will use the office block ballot design in the primary after a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia affirmed an earlier order from U.S. District Court in Trenton.

The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi in March calls for New Jersey’s June 4 Democratic primary to use office block-style ballots instead of the county line design that had been used in most of the state. All 49 other states and two New Jersey counties already use the office block style.

However, the block-style ballots will not apply to the Republicans.

That order came in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Andy Kim in February to challenge the county line. This longstanding New Jersey ballot design gave preferential placement to candidates backed by county political organizations.

Kim was challenging New Jersey's First Lady Tammy Murphy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Sen. Bob Menendez holds the seat. Murphy has since dropped out of the race.

How to vote by mail

If you registered to receive a mail-in ballot, you should have received it by now. For those who want to register to vote by mail for the June 4 primary, applications must be received by May 28.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before June 4.

Mail-in ballots can also be deposited in a secure ballot drop box no later than 8 p.m. on June 4 or in person at the Board of Elections offices in the county or residence by the same time.

Morris County drop box locations

  • Rockaway Township, 65 Mount Hope Road

  • Morristown, 200 South Street

  • Chatham Boro, 54 Fairmount Ave.

  • Boonton Township, 155 Powerville Road

  • Mt. Arlington, 419 Howard Blvd.

  • Butler Boro, 10 High St.

  • Florham Park, 111 Ridgedale Ave.

  • Pequannock, 530 Newark Pompton Turnpike

  • Dover, 37 North Sussex St.

  • Denville, 1 St. Mary’s Place, Denville

  • Hanover Township, 1000 Route 10, Whippany

  • (County) Board of Elections Ballot Drop Box, 10 Court Street, Morristown

  • Mount Olive, 204 Flanders/Drakestown Road, Budd Lake

  • Chester Township, 1 Parker Road

  • Wharton, municipal building, 10 Robert Street

  • Montville, municipal building, 195 Changebridge Road

  • Rockaway Boro, 1 East Main Street

  • Long Hill, town hall, 915 Valley Road

  • Randolph, Municipal Building, 502 Millbrook Ave.

  • Roxbury Township, town hall, 1715 Route 46, Ledgewood

  • Morris Plains, municipal building, 531 Speedwell Ave.

  • Kinnelon, borough town, 130 Kinnelon Road

  • Morris Township, municipal building, 50 Woodland Ave.

  • Washington Township,1 East Springtown Road

  • Parsippany, municipal building, 1001 Parsippany Blvd.

  • Jefferson, municipal building, 1033 Weldon Road

  • Madison, public safety complex, 62 Kings Road

  • Town of Boonton, municipal building, 100 Washington St.

  • Mendham Boro, 3 Cold Hill Road

  • East Hanover, municipal building, 411 Ridgedale Ave.

  • Chatham Township, 58 Meyersville Road

Sussex County drop box locations

  • Sussex County Clerk’s Office, 83 Spring St., Newton

  • Andover Township municipal building, 134 Newton Sparta Road

  • Byram Township municipal building, 10 Mansfield Dr.,

  • Frankford Township municipal building, 151 US-206, Augusta

  • Franklin Borough municipal building, 46 Main St.

  • Fredon Township Civic Center, 436 Route 94

  • Hampton Township municipal building, 1 Rumsay Way

  • Hardyston Township municipal building, 149 Wheatsworth Road

  • Hopatcong Borough municipal building, 111 River Styx Road

  • Montague Township municipal building, 277 Clove Road

  • Sandyston Township municipal building, 133 County Road 645

  • Sparta Township municipal building, 65 Main St.

  • Vernon Township municipal building, 21 Church St.

  • Wantage Township municipal building, 888 Route 23, #1

How to vote early

Early voting locations start Wednesday, May 29 through June 2. Early voting hours will be Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Morris County early voting locations

  • 155 Powerville Road, Boonton Township

  • 2 Executive Dr., Morris Plains

  • 1 Saint Mary's Place, Township of Denville

  • 15 N. Jefferson Road, Whippany

  • 50 Kings Road, Madison

  • 200 South St., Morristown

  • 18 North Glen Ave., Mount Arlington

  • 204 Flanders-Drakestown Road, Mount Olive

Sussex County early voting locations

  • Cochran House professional building, 83 Spring St., Newton (parking on Trinity Street)

  • Sussex-Wantage Branch Library, 69 County Road 639, Wantage

  • Louise Childs Branch Library, 21 Sparta Road, Stanhope

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Where to vote early in Morris and Sussex NJ's primary election