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2025 Primary Elections

The date for the 2025 Primary Election has changed from June 3, 2025 to June 10, 2025. Following are important dates to remember for the Primary Election:

• Candidates must file petitions by March 24, 2025 at 4 p.m.
• Ballot position drawings will be held on April 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.
• The deadline to change party affiliation is April 16, 2025.
• Commence mailing of primary Mail-In Ballots: April 19.

Mail-In Voters

Attention mail-in ballot voters! Beginning with the 2020 general election cycle, if you signed up to receive mail-in ballots for All Future Elections (AFE) but did not vote by mail in four consecutive years your name has been removed from the AFE vote-by-mail list and you will no longer receive mail-in ballots for future elections. Following the November 5, 2024 election, you will be notified in writing by your County Clerk if this change affects you. Notices will be mailed mid-February 2025.

Election Information

For more information, please visit the Sussex County Clerk's Elections webpage at: sussexcountyclerk.org/elections

You can learn more about voter registration and can register online at: nj.gov/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml

You can also submit a paper application for Sussex County. You can print an application from the nj.gov website: Sussex Voter Registration

Not certain if you are registered? Simply visit the "Am I Registered?" page at: voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check

Registered voters will receive a Sample Ballot in the mail 10-13 days before Election Day, which will provide address information for the Vote Centers, as well as voting hours.

NOTE! If you're a voter who is scheduled to receive a mail-in ballot for the upcoming election, but you would rather vote early in person at the polls, you should opt off the vote-by-mail list before ballots are mailed. Ballots for primary and general elections are mailed 45 days prior to Election Day.

Questions about polling sites and/or hours should be directed to the Sussex County Board of Elections at 973-579-0950.

Voter Registration

We encourage all of our eligible residents to vote. Please remember that May 20, 2025 is the Voter Registration Deadline for the Primary Election (21 days before election) N.J.S.A. 19:31-6. You can check your Voter Registration Status here: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check. You can pick up voter registration forms from your Municipal Clerk, the Sussex County Clerk's Office, the Sussex County Board of Elections, or from a Motor Vehicle Agency office. You may also register online at: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register

Requirements

To register in New Jersey, you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
• A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
• A person not serving a sentence of incarceration as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States.
• The registrant must complete a Voter Registration Application and/or Party Affiliation Form. Mail or deliver the Voter Registration Application and/or Party Affiliation Form to the County
Commissioner of Registration or Superintendent of Elections for your county.

You are not eligible to register to vote if:

• You are serving a sentence of Incarceration as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States.

Early Voting

New Jersey voters have the option to vote early in person on voting machines at "Vote Centers" in their county. The three sites designated as Vote Centers in Sussex County are:

1. Cochran House Building, Level PL, 83 Spring St. in Newton
2. Sussex-Wantage Branch Library, Wantage
3. Louise Childs Branch Library, Stanhope

The Early Voting period for the Primary Election is Friday, June 6, thru Sunday, June 8, with the following hours: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mail-In Voting

The last day to request a mail-in ballot for the Primary Election is Monday, June 3, 2025. After June 3, 2025, voters can apply in person to vote a paper ballot at the County Clerk’s Office up through Monday, June 9, 2025, before 3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 — In-Person Voting

Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

Polling Locations

District #1: Frankford Municipal Bldg 151 US Highway 206
District #2: Frankford Firehouse #1 390 US Highway 206
District #3: Frankford Firehouse #1 390 US Highway 206
District #4: Frankford Twp Firehouse #2 34 Pelletown Road

Please keep in mind that Sussex County no longer falls under the 11th Congressional District. As a result, Frankford Township is now in the 5th District.

2025 Election info can be found at https://sussexcountyclerk.org/elections/

For those who wish to register or change their affiliation, go to the Sussex County Clerk website for instructions.

Petitions — Frankford Township

Minimum Number of Signatures Required on PRIMARY Petitions for election year 2025
Statutory Ref: N.J.S.A. 19:23-8 (Figures based on votes cast for General Assembly in the 2023 Primary Election )

Municipal Seat = Minimum 25 Required

Municipal Seat/Office is mayoral, council/committee.

District Seat = Minimum 10 Required

District Seat/Office is Party County Committee.

POPULATION 2020 CENSUS: 5,304 :
Municipalities with a population of between 5,001 and 10,000 can use lesser amount of either 25 (municipal) / 10 (district) or 5% of total votes cast for General Assembly seats.