Early Voting in Essex County: Newark Sites Open Through Sunday Before Election Day Nov. 3
Registered Essex County voters can cast an in-person early ballot at any county early-voting site through Sunday, Nov. 1 — including four sites in Newark — before polls open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 general election runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, in Essex County, and registered county voters can use any designated early-voting location in the county, regardless of where they live, according to the Essex County Board of Elections and the Essex County Clerk's 2026 voting guide. No appointment is necessary.
The four Newark early-voting sites listed by the county are the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook Park, the Essex County Complex Parking Garage at its West Market Street entrance, the Weequahic Park Community Center at Meeker and Elizabeth avenues, and the West Side Park Community Center at 600 South 17th Street. Early-voting hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Voters who wait for Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, must go to their assigned polling place, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the county guide. The guide also states that a vote-by-mail ballot can be returned to the Essex County Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on Election Day, and mailed ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.
The county clerk's office is at 495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Newark, and voters can find their polling place through the New Jersey Division of Elections polling-place search listed in the county guide.
