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What is on the ballot; Register to vote & how to cast your vote

Registered voters can vote in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election for U.S. President & Vice President, U.S. Senator, Congressperson, and Hudson County Surrogate. In Hoboken, registered voters can also cast their ballot for three trustees on the Hoboken School Board and a referendum question on the future of rent control protections. 

Reminder on referendum question and future of rent control in Hoboken

On the ballot this election cycle is a referendum question pertaining to the future of rent control protections within the City of Hoboken. Voters who receive a Vote by Mail ballot will have this referendum question on the reverse side of the ballot. 

A “No” Vote Means: You support maintaining the current Rent Control Code and its current limits on permitted rent increases upon a vacancy – to 5% or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is lower; or to a maximum of 25% after a vacancy by a tenant that lasted three years or more. There would be no option for an unlimited rent increase upon vacancy coupled with a $2,500 fee paid to the City of Hoboken to be deposited in the City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

A “NO” vote supported by the Hoboken Fair Housing Association. 

A “Yes” Vote Means: You support an amendment to the City’s Rent Control Code to allow landlords to increase the rent upon any vacancy to whatever the market would bear without any limitation (i.e., without the current 5%/CPI limit and three year/ 25% increase restriction) if they pay a fee of $2,500 per unit, which would be deposited into the Hoboken Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Thereafter, the unit’s rent would once again be subject to the Rent Control Code’s limitations. This would amend and reduce the current restrictions in the Rent Control Code. 

A “YES” vote supported by the Mile Square Taxpayers Association. 

Read more information: www.hobokennj.gov/rentcontrol.   

Register to vote online or in-person for the Nov. 5 election 

Residents who are not yet registered to vote and would like to vote in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election must register by the end of day on Oct. 15.  

To submit your voter registration online, visit: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register. You must provide your date of birth and either a current and valid driver's license or non-driver ID issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) or your Social Security number. 

Residents can also download a voter registration application online and submit it to the Hudson County Clerk's Office at Hudson County Plaza, 257 Cornelison Avenue, 4th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302, or the Hoboken City Clerk at 94 Washington Street, no later than 4 pm. 

English Voter Registration Application: Click HERE 
Spanish Voter Registration Application: Click HERE 

The Hoboken City Clerk's Office (94 Washington Street, 1st Floor) will be open until 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, Friday, Oct. 11, and Tuesday, Oct. 15, to accept paper voter registration applications. Residents must enter City Hall from the Newark Street address.

Registered voters have three ways to cast their ballot:  

• Vote by mail 
• In-person early voting 
• Election day in-person voting 

Voting by mail 

Registered voters interested in casting a Mail-in ballot must apply for a Mail-in Ballot by mail before the Oct. 29 deadline or in person by 3 p.m. on Nov. 4. For more information on how to apply for a mail in ballot, go to https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml.   

Download the mail-in ballot application at: 

• English: Click HERE 
• Spanish: Click HERE 

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

• 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 Nov. 5 and received by the Board of Elections. 
• 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 one 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, Nov. 5. 
• Voters can also return their mail-in ballot in person to the Hudson County Board of Elections Office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 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 to a polling place on election day.    

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

In-person early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 28

In-person early voting for the General Election begins on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. Registered voters can cast their ballot in person, using a voting machine, in Hoboken City Hall's first-floor conference room.  The early voting location will be open from Oct. 26 through Nov. 5. The voting location will be open on weekdays and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters should enter City Hall on Newark Street.   

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

Please note, a resident’s polling location may have changed. 

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.