The New Jersey primary election will be held on June 6, 2023. If you are registered to vote, but not affiliated with any party, just go to your polling place on June 6 between 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Tell the poll workers which primary you’d like to vote in — Democratic or Republican (the only two parties who qualify for primary elections under state law at this time) — and they will provide a Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form to fill out. Once you have voted, you can fill out another form to change your status back to “Unaffiliated.”
If you are currently affiliated with a party and would like to change your affiliation to vote in another party, for example from Democratic to Republican, you must fill out the Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form at least 55 days before Election Day in order to vote in that party’s primary.
The June Primary Election is only for the Democratic and Republican parties. *If you are a registered member of the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Natural Law Party, Reform Party, U.S. Constitution Party, Conservative Party or the Socialist Party of New Jersey you can participate in the convention of that party, according to its bylaws, but you cannot vote in either the Democratic or Republican Primary.
Unaffiliated Voters — please note your voting options:
In the past, unaffiliated voters who voted by mail, received ballots for both parties’ primary elections and returned the one for the candidate they preferred, thus affiliating themselves with that party for that election. This is no longer the case. If you vote by mail, you must affiliate with either the Democratic or Republican party first, in order to receive a ballot for that party by mail. Use either form below. Once your form has been received, you will be mailed the primary ballot corresponding to the political party you have selected.
If you prefer to vote in person, you can declare your affiliation at the voting center during In-Person Early Voting (June 2 – 4) or at your local polling place on Election Day (June 6).