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BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
The figures have to make Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine bite back a smile and Republican gubernatorial challenger Chris Christie shake his head.
The final numbers on registered voters eligible to cast ballots in Tuesday's election show 1,766,669 New Jerseyans list themselves as Democrats and 1,061,899 signed up as Republicans. Another 2,393,679 consider themselves as unaffiliated and 2,633 are registered under other parties.
And 100,770 of those registered have already voted by mail, state Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells said as she announced the figures Friday at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. She said county clerks had issued 179,142 Vote by Mail ballots as of Thursday."It is my sincere hope that every registered voter will vote on November 3,'' Wells said. "Voting is not only our greatest constitutional right, it is our most important civic responsibility."
Under the new Vote by Mail law signed in June, registered voters may request a mail-in ballot for an upcoming election, and receive mail-in ballots automatically for additional future elections with one application, as an alternative to voting at a polling place on a given election day. Previously, the option to vote by mail required voters to request an absentee ballot for each election.
"There is still time to apply for and vote using a vote-by-mail ballot, however, you must complete the application and return the voted ballot in person because the deadline for mailed applications has passed," said Robert Giles, director of the Division of Elections. "Registered voters may apply for a vote-by-mail ballot in person with a county clerk until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 2. To be accepted, all vote-by-mail ballots must be returned to your county Board of Election by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 (Election Day)."
A voter can locate the address of their polling place on their sample ballot or by contacting their county Board of Election. The Board of Election in each county designates the polling place location for each of the county's registered voters. Telephone and address information for all 21 county boards is available on the state Division of Elections web site, www.NJElections.org or by calling 609-292-3760.
The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The Division of Elections recommends voters with flexible schedules visit polling places during off-peak hours between 10 am and 3 p.m. Any voter in line by 8 p.m. will be given the opportunity to vote
Information on statewide election matters in New Jersey can be found at www.NJElections.org, or by calling 877-NJVOTER.
It seems that the propaganda that a vote for Daggett is a wasted vote is backfiring on the GOP. With Daggett in the polls Christie is up by 3 points. Take Daggett out of the polls and Corzine is up by 6 points.
If you're afraid that a vote for Daggett is a Vote for Corzine, don't be because the polls show Daggett is hurting Corzine and putting Christie ahead.
See Daggett Corzine and Helps Christie
http://njelection.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/daggett-hurts-corzine-and-helps-christie/
You can be sure that you don't waste your vote by making the >I'll vote for Daggett pledge
http://daggettpledge.com