NJ's primary election is June 4. Here's everything you need to know cast your ballot

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.

There are 11 contested local races in Bergen County in Alpine, Bogota, Englewood, Palisades Park, Tenefly, Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Old Tappan, Ridgefield and Wyckoff.

Passaic County's contested races are mostly at the top of the ballot with the race for commissioners and sheriff, and a two at the local level with Prospect Park and Wanaque.

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.

Bergen County drop box locations

• Bergenfield - 198 N. Washington Ave. (borough hall)

• Carlstadt - 500 Madison St. (borough hall)

• Demarest - 118 Serpentine Road (borough hall)

• Dumont - 180 Washington Ave. (right side of library)

• Englewood - 2-10 North Van Brunt St. (city hall)

• Emerson - 1 Municipal Place (borough hall)

• Fair Lawn - 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave. (behind borough hall)

• Fairview - 213 Anderson Ave. (library)

• Fort Lee - 1355 Inwood Terrace/Anderson Ave./Circular Drive (Jack Alter Community Center)

• Franklin Lakes - 480 Dekorte Drive (borough hall)

• Garfield - 111 Outwater Lane (behind city hall)

• Hackensack - One Bergen County Plaza (county administration building/parking lot)

• Hasbrouck Heights - 320 Boulevard (behind borough hall)

• Hillsdale - 380 Hillsdale Ave. (borough hall parking lot)

• Lodi - 1 Memorial Drive (library)

• Mahwah - 100 Ridge Road (library)

• North Arlington - 214 Ridge Road (borough hall)

• Norwood - 455 Broadway (borough hall)

• Oakland - One Municipal Plaza (borough hall across from library)

• Old Tappan - 227 Old Tappan Road (borough hall)

• Paramus - 1 Jockish Square (borough hall)

• Ramsey - 30 Wyckoff Ave. (behind library)

• Ridgewood - 131 N. Maple Ave. (village hall)

• Ridgefield - 725 Slocum Ave. (community center)

• River Vale - 406 Rivervale Road (borough hall)

• Rutherford - 176 Park Ave. (borough hall)

• Saddle Brook - 55 Mayhill St. (municipal complex)

• Teaneck - 818 Teaneck Road (municipal building north entrance)

• Township of Washington - 350 Hudson Ave. (borough hall)

• Waldwick - 15 East Prospect St. (behind the municipal building)

• Westwood - 55 Jefferson Ave. (community center)

• Wyckoff - 340 Franklin Ave. (municipal building)

Passaic County drop box locations

• Bloomingdale - Borough hall (back entrance) 101 Hamburg Turnpike

• Clifton - Municipal complex 900 Clifton Ave.; Community Recreation Center 1232 Main Ave.

• Haledon - Municipal building (outside front door) 510 Belmont Ave.

• Hawthorne - Borough hall (parking lot entrance) 445 Lafayette Ave.

• Little Falls - Between municipal building entrance and the police station, 225 Main St.; Montclair State University Machuga Heights Building (at the bottom stairs outside the entrance to building) Webster Road

• North Haledon - Municipal building (main entrance) 103 Overlook Ave.

• Passaic - Municipal complex (front entrance) 330 Passaic St.; 179 Main Ave.

• Paterson - County of Passaic administration building (next to entrance) corner of Clark St. and De Grasse St.; Passaic County Community College, Paterson Campus (Ellison St. side) One College Boulevard; St. Joseph's University Medical Center (visitor's entrance door) 703 Main St.

• Pompton Lakes - Municipal building (back entrance) 25 Lenox Ave.

• Prospect Park - Municipal building (North 10th St. side) 106 Brown Ave.

• Ringwood - Municipal complex (front entrance) 60 Margaret King Ave.

• Totowa - Municipal building (front entrance) 537 Totowa Road

• Wanaque - Municipal building (front entrance) 579 Ringwood Ave.

• Wayne - Municipal complex (walkway to front entrance) 475 Valley Road

• Wayne - William Paterson University Lot 5 NJ Transit Bus Stop 300 Pompton Road

• West Milford - Municipal building (front entrance) 1480 Union Valley Road

• Woodland Park - Municipal building (front entrance) 5 Brophy Lane

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.

Bergen County early voting locations

• Fort Lee - Jack Alter Community Center, 1355 Inwood Terrace

• Garfield - Nutrition Center & Senior Citizens building, 480 Midland Ave.

• Hackensack- County administration building, One Bergen County Plaza

• Paramus - Bergen Community College, West Hall Gallery Bergen, 400 Paramus Road

• River Vale- Community Center, 628 River Vale Road

• Teaneck - Richard Rodda Center, 250 Colonial Court

• Woodcliff Lake- Tice Senior Center, 411 Chestnut Ridge Road

• Wood-Ridge - Senior Citizen Center, 495 Highland Ave.

• Wyckoff- Public Library – Shotmeyer Room, 200 Woodland Ave.

Passaic County early voting locations

• Clifton - Clifton Public Library, 292 Piaget Ave.

• Haledon - Haledon Recreation Building, 83 Roe St.

• Hawthorne - Louis Bay 2nd Library Community Center, 345 Lafayette Ave.

• Passaic - City hall, 330 Passaic St.

• Paterson - The Heritage Center at Alexander Hamilton, 685 E 34th St.

• Paterson - Fire department headquarters, 300 McBride Ave.

• Wanaque - Passaic County Community College, Wanaque Campus, 500 Union Ave.

• Wayne - Main Library, 461 Valley Road

• West Milford - West Milford Township Library, 1470 Union Valley Road

• Woodland Park - Boys & Girls Club, 8 Memorial Dr.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ primary election 2024 guide to casting your vote