Due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no public access to the Office of the Cumberland County Board of Elections or the Office of the County Clerk until further notice.
Debido a circunstancias imprevistas, no hay acceso público a la Oficina de la Junta de Elecciones o a la Oficina de la Secretaria del Condado hasta nuevo aviso.
PURSUANT TO STATUE N.J.S.A. 19:23-24 THE COUNTY CLERK IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A DRAWING FOR BALLOT POSITION FOR THE JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION. THE DRAWING IS USUALLY HELD IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE AND IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) OUTBREAK OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. WE ARE WORKING WITH LIMITED STAFF IN THE OFFICE.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 at 3:00 P.M., THE STAFF WILL BE CONDUCTING THE BALLOT DRAWING. THIS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON FACEBOOK AND POSTED ON THE COUNTY CLERK’S WEBSITES.
THIS IS THE LINK TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/celesterileyclerk/
These Are The Links To Our Websites:
https://cumberlandcountyvotes.com/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (856) 453-4860 OR E-MAIL OUR OFFICE AT CCCLERKNJ@CO.CUMBERLAND.NJ.US.
Effective immediately per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order #105, as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, candidates can now obtain signatures electronically on a nominating petition. Please be advised that these are only supplemental signature pages. You must file the required amount of signatures needed on a petition. A candidate/designee will still need to complete all of the required areas (i.e. Oath of Allegiance, Certificate of Acceptance and Circulator) although notary requirements are suspended for each.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURES AND PETITION FILING DEADLINE HAS NOT CHANGED.
Candidate petitions must be received by the deadline date, on or before 4:00 p.m. on March 30, 2020. (N.J.S.A. 19:23-14) Petitions can be sent by fax, mail, email or in person (please call ahead).
If a municipal office, the petition must be filed with the local Municipal Clerk.
If a county office, the petition must be filed with the County Clerk, 60 W. Broad Street, in Bridgeton. Please call 856-453-4860 for an appointment if you wish to drop off your petition in person. You may also email the county office petition to ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us or fax to 856-455-1410.
