Plan your vote
Special Election: December 9, 4-8 pm
Make a plan for how you’ll vote!
Check registration
If you’re eligible to vote, register at voter.svrs.nj.gov/register
Not sure you’re registered? Visit voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-check
Vote in person
Voting in person between 4pm-8 pm on Tue., Dec. 9.
The polls are open for only 4 hours! If you can’t make it, please mail your ballot in advance: every vote counts!
Mail your ballot*
You must apply for a mail-in ballot either by mail before Dec. 2 or in person before 3 pm on Dec. 8.
*Full steps on how to vote by mail
• STEP 1: Request a Vote by Mail Ballot
1) Print this request form.
2) In Section 1, you have 2 options:
• Select “ALL FUTURE ELECTIONS” since voting by mail is easy!
• If you’re just interested in voting by mail for this election, fill out the line that says SPECIAL or OTHER with “MONTCLAIR SCHOOL BOARD”
3) Return the form. You have 2 options:
• Mail the form in your local mailbox postmarked by Dec. 2, or
• Drop it at the County Clerk’s office by Dec. 8 at 3pm.
Keep in mind:
• If you print the form at home, you can mail your application in a regular envelope but need to address it and add postage.
• If you vote by mail in every election, you automatically receive a ballot in the mail.
• STEP 2: Ballot Sent, Check Your Mail!
• STEP 3: Complete the Ballot
● Check envelop to confirm you received:
o The ballot
o Inner envelope with attached certificate
o A mailing envelope
● Completely fill in the oval next to each of your selections in blue or black ink.
● Fill in and sign the certificate, keeping it attached to the inner envelope.
● Place ballot into certificate envelope.
● Then, place the certificate envelope into the mailing envelope.
• STEP 4: Mail It! There’s Two Options
• Drop it in a normal post office box ASAP as it must be postmarked by Dec. 9.
• Or bring it to the Ballot Drop Box at 205 Claremont Ave. by 7:59 pm on Dec. 9.
• STEP 5: Track your Ballot!
• You can track your mail-in ballot here: NJ Voter Information Portal - Track My Ballot
Election Day:
Tuesday, December 9th 4-8 pm
What’s on the ballot?
Question 1: Vote YES
Pay off $12.6M debt with a one-time tax payment, and avoid a state monitor.
Question 2: Vote YES
Raise $7.6M by resetting your baseline property tax to close $7M budget gap, modernize accounting software, pay for a forensic audit of accounting records, and avoid a state monitor.