Full Notification

The runoff election for the First Ward Hoboken City Council seat will be held on Dec. 5, 2023. 

The Hoboken City Clerks Office at 94 Washington St.  will be open until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14,  to accept First Ward voter registrations applications in person or residents can submit them online at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register. 

Residents can cast their ballot at their registered polling place on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.  

Polling locations can be found at
https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-place-search.

For questions about your polling place, contact the Hudson County Board of Elections at [email protected] or call (201) 369-3435. 

Vote-By-Mail

Registered voters can also apply for a Vote-By-Mail (VBM) ballot. The voter must complete the Application for Vote by Mail Ballot and return the application to the County Clerk’s Office 7 days prior to the election or apply in person at the County Clerk's Office before 3 p.m. the day before the election.

Download the mail-in ballot application at: 

• English: Click HERE
• Spanish: Click HERE

There are three ways voters can submit their completed VBM ballot:

1. Voters can return their VBM ballot by placing it in the nearest mailbox using the U.S. Postal Service. The ballot must be postmarked on or before Dec. 5 and received by the Hudson County Board of Elections. 
2. There are also three secure ballot drop box locations in Hoboken where voters can drop off their VBM ballot; one at Hoboken City Hall at 94 Washington St. on Newark Street, one at the Stevens University Gateway Building at Hudson Street and Sixth Street, and a new drop box has been added on Monroe Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets. Voters must submit their VBM ballot in a secure drop box on or before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5. 
3. Voters can also return their mail-in ballot in person to the Hudson County Board of Elections Office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Hudson County Board of Elections Office is located at Hudson County Plaza, 257 Cornelison Avenue, 4th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302. NOTE: VBM ballots CANNOT be returned to ANY early voting location or polling place. 

Voters can track the progress of your ballot by signing into their personal New Jersey Voter Registration System account at https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/auth/sign-up. 

For those having difficulty creating a profile, or for questions regarding VBM ballots, contact the Hudson County Clerk's Election Division at [email protected] or call (201) 369-3470 Option 6.