County Clerk Hanlon advises that Executive Order No. 120 has moved the 2020 Primary Election to July 7

April 9, 2020

FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising residents that Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 120 yesterday, which has postponed the 2020 Primary Election on June 2 to July 7, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Executive Order includes the postponement of primaries for President, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and county and municipal elections, as well as county committee elections in Monmouth County.

The statutory Primary Election deadlines that are scheduled to occur after April 11 will be changed and calculated by using the July 7 election date. This would not affect any deadlines that have already already passed or that will pass prior to April 11. The Executive Order states that the only exception is the deadline for the change of party affiliation declaration filing which was scheduled for April 8 and will be moved to May 13.

Based on the new Primary Election date of July 7, the voter registration deadline for the election will be June 16 and the deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot by mail will be June 30.

Independent candidate petitions will be due by 4 p.m. on July 7 and the electronic signature and submission requirements mandated in the Governor’s Executive Order No. 105 for primary candiates will be extended to these independent candidate petitions.

The full Primary Election timeline with revised deadlines will be forthcoming from the State Division of Elections.

For more information, please visit our Elections Website at MonmouthCountyVotes.com or download our free Monmouth County Votes mobile app.

Any questions regarding the Primary Election, can be directed to the County Clerk’s Elections Division at 732-431-7790.