Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello has announced that her election office will be offering extended hours this Saturday for those who wish to Vote-By-Mail prior to Election Day.
The extended hours will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Nov. 1 The offices of the Superintendent of Elections and the Board of Elections also will be open for Vote-by-Mail processing.
Mercer County voters may visit the office right now and apply for a Vote-by-Mail ballot, and vote in person up until 3 p.m. on Nov. 3, the day before the election.
Voters must directly drop off their ballots at the Mercer County Board of Election at 640 S. Broad St., Trenton, in order for the vote to be counted. That office also will be offering extended hours of one-half hour later for ballot drop-off. In order to Vote-By-Mail in New Jersey and obtain a mail-in ballot, you must already be a registered voter in the county.
The county is offering these expanded Vote-by-Mail hours to make it convenient for those who might not be able to visit the Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.
"Voting should be accessible to any registered voter and sometimes business hours are not convenient for working people. That is why we extended the hours," said Clerk Sollami Covello.
Clerk Sollami Covello also reminds voters to follow the instructions carefully so that their votes can be counted.
The Board of Elections, chaired by Joanne Palmucci, will be open one half hour later for those wishing to return their completed ballots on Saturday.
The Mercer County Clerk’s Election Office is located on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex at 209 S. Broad St., Trenton. Sheriff officers will be onsite to provide security.
