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For information on candidate petitions for Federal or Statewide offices, please contact:

New Jersey Division of Elections
PO Box 304 Trenton, NJ 08625-0304

Office Location:
225 West State Street, 5th Floor
Trenton, NJ
Tel: (609) 292-3760
Fax: (609) 777-1280
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Petitions and Ballot Position forms for Countywide and Local offices can be obtained at the County Clerk's office Election Division, at your local Municipal Clerk's office, or by clicking on the links below. Please call us at (201) 336-7020 for more information and to determine how many signatures will be required on your petition.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: All candidates are required by law to comply with the provisions of the “New Jersey Campaign Contributions &  Expenditures  Reporting  Act.”  New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJELEC) has instituted mandatory electronic filing. Go to ELEC’s web–based report filing system. If you have any questions regarding mandatory electronic filing, please call (609) 292–8700 or 1-888-313-ELEC (3532) and speak with a member of the Compliance staff.


Dear Candidates,

As our office remains closed to the public, Petitions for County Level, Independent and November School Board of Education may be dropped off by appointment or electronically submitted. Please call (201)336-7020 to make an appointment to drop off petitions or email them to electionsclerk@co.bergen.nj.us .

Contact your Municipal Clerk for information on how to submit Local Level Petitions for the Primary.

  • State Committee Petition for Primary
  • County Level Petition for Primary
  • County Level Independent Petition for General
  • Local Level Petition for Primary
  • Local Level Signatures Required for Primary
  • Local Level Democratic Position on Ballot Form
  • Local Level Republican Position on Ballot Form
  • Local Level Independent Petition for General
  • Independent Signatures Required for General
  • Board of Education Petition for November General

Effective immediately as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, candidates can now obtain signatures electronically on a nominating petition. Please be advised that they are only supplemental signature pages. A candidate/designee will still need to complete all of the required pages in the Petition (i.e. Certificate of Acceptance, etc.) All of the statutory requirements will remain the same. The State has published helpful tutorial videos of how to use the Electronic Signature Pages on their website linked here: www.state.nj.us/state/elections/candidate-information.shtml.

County Level Electronic Signature Pages for Primary
Generic County/Town form - One Candidate
Generic County/Town form - Two Candidates
Generic County/Town form - Three Candidates

County Level Independent Electronic Signature Pages for General Election
Generic County/Town form - One Candidate
Generic County/Town form - Two Candidates
Generic County/Town form - Three Candidates

Local Level Electronic Signature Pages for Primary
Generic Municipal Form - One Candidate
Generic Municipal Form - Two Candidates
Generic Municipal Form - Three Candidates

Local Level Independent Electronic Signature Pages for General Election
Generic Municipal Form - One Candidate
Generic Municipal Form - Two Candidates
Generic Municipal Form - Three Candidates

School Board Electronic Signature Pages
Individual School Board Nominating Petition
Joint/Bracket School Board Nominating Petition

County and Municipal Initiative and Referendum Signature Page
Initiative and Referendum Petition

Please contact your Municipal Clerk or the County Clerk’s Elections Division at 201-336-7020 or electionsclerk@co.bergen.nj.us for any questions.

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