Summary of Services

Services provided to the public:

Certify Polling Places conform to all facets of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and N.J.S.A, Title 19, including conduct of all elections.
Oversee conduct for annual inspection of Polling Place locations; certify Polling place accessibility compliance
Receive, process, canvassing & counting of all Mail-In ballots, including Overseas Civilian, Military, Provisional and Emergency ballots for all elections
Recruiting, training, certifying and assigning Poll Workers to each of the 45 Polling Districts in Salem County and supervising them on Election Day
Verify eligibility and process Challenger requests, distribute Challengers credentials, permits & badges for all elections
Redistricting Election Districts, when appropriate, in conjunction with Municipal Clerks to maintain proper voting districts. Drawing of district lines, certifying voting districts, filing maps & the legal boundary descriptions of the election districts with the Secretary of State
Serve as a Polling location for Mail-In ballot voters for all elections
Conduct recounts of election results as required by court order
Register new voters, update & maintain registration rolls, purge registrations as required by law for deceased, disenfranchised and inactive status registrations
Custodians of Voting machines and other voting equipment
Maintenance and programming of voting machines
Certification of election vote tabulation equipment
Certifying election results as the Board of Canvassers with the County Clerk