In-Person Early Voting Starts Today in Union County

Any Union County Voter Can Vote at Any Early Voting Location

Union County Board of Elections Administrator Nicole DiRado announces that Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election begins today in Union County.

There are 10 locations available to voters wishing to cast their ballot early. Any registered Union County voter may use any of these sites to vote in person, by machine, from Tuesday, May 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 31, 2026.

"New Jersey expanded voters' rights by introducing early voting in 2021," said Ms. DiRado. "We encourage voters to take advantage of early voting or vote-by-mail options to cast their ballot ahead of Election Day. Making a plan to vote is important, and there are now more options in New Jersey than ever before."

Early Voting Locations

• Berkeley Heights: Berkeley Heights Municipal Building, 29 Park Avenue
• Cranford: Union College of Union County, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Nomahegan Building, Room N4
• Elizabeth: Sampson Center, 800 Anna Street
• New Providence: DeCorso Center, 15 E. Fourth Street
• Plainfield: Union College of Union County, Church Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
• Rahway: Rahway Recreation Center, 275 E. Milton Avenue
• Roselle: Amalfe Center, 1268 Shaffer Avenue
• Scotch Plains: Ponderosa Farm Park, 1600 Cooper Road
• Union Township: Union Township Senior Center, 652 Rahway Avenue
• Union Township: Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, North Avenue Academic Building (corner of Morris and North Avenues)

Early Voting Hours

• Tuesday, May 26: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 27: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, May 28: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 29: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, May 30: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 31: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Upon arriving at an early voting location, voters will sign in using an electronic poll book. The electronic poll book will print a barcode on the voter's ballot card, which activates the correct ballot style on the voting machine. The voter will then insert the ballot card into the voting machine to begin voting.

Please note that these locations are for in-person machine voting only. Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be submitted at early voting locations.

Voters who plan to use a vote-by-mail ballot may deposit it in any of the 24 secure Board of Elections drop boxes located throughout Union County, return it by U.S. Mail, or hand-deliver it to the Board of Elections office in Elizabeth by 8:00 p.m. on June 2, 2026.

Voters who choose to vote in person on Election Day, Tuesday, June 2, must vote at their designated polling location.

For more information, including a list of drop box locations and an online polling place finder, visit Union County Board of Elections, email [email protected], or call 908-527-4123.