Announcements
Dear Cumberland County Voters,
Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 144 which makes changes to the 2020 Primary Election to be held on July 7, 2020.
More information will be forthcoming, but our office wanted to keep our county voters informed of the changes.
1) All ACTIVE registered Democrats and Republicans will receive a Vote by Mail BALLOT that will include prepaid return postage. As long as your ballot is postmarked before July 7 and is delivered to the Board of Elections by the post office by July 14, your vote will be counted.
2) Unaffiliated or inactive voters will receive a Vote by Mail APPLICATION, and will have the option to declare themselves for one of the major parties and participate in the election by mailing in their application, which will also have prepaid postage. They will then be mailed a ballot for the party of their choice and can follow the same steps above to cast their vote.
IMPORTANT: If you are currently a Vote by Mail unaffiliated Voter who signed up to receives ballots for All Future Elections, you will need to fill out the new application declaring your party of choice to receive a Primary Ballot in the mail.
3) Each county will have at least 5 secured Ballot Dropboxes where Vote by Mail ballots can be left. Ballots can also be returned in person at the Board of Elections office. More information will be coming on the locations of the drop boxes.
4) There will be at least 1 polling location in each municipality open on July 7 for voters who are unable to vote by mail. Anyone who needs to use one of these polling places will vote via provisional paper ballot. Proper CDC recommendations and social distancing orders will be in effect at polling places.
A list of Election Day polling locations will be certified on June 15, 2020 and be made public shortly after that.
The deadline to Register to Vote for the Primary Election will remain June 16, 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at 856-453-4860 or the Board of Elections at 856-453-5801 and we will try our best to assist you.
The actual copy of the order can be found here: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-144.pdf
Celeste M. Riley
Cumberland County Clerk
856-453-4860
TRENTON – In an effort to protect all New Jersey voters from the spread of COVID-19, Governor Phil Murphy today signed an executive order to create a modified vote-by-mail election for the July 7th Primary. The order requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots to all registered Democratic and Republican voters and send VBM ballot applications to unaffiliated and inactive voters. All VBM ballots and VBM ballot applications will come with pre-paid postage.
“No one should have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote,” said Governor Murphy. “By providing vote-by-mail ballots and applications, New Jersey voters will be able to safely participate in our democracy as the pandemic continues to threaten our public health.”
“As a state at the center of the COVID-19 crisis, New Jersey has to modify to our primary to ensure that our voters have access to free, fair, and safe elections,” said Secretary of State Tahesha Way. “By providing every voter access to a vote by mail ballot, we are protecting our residents and democracy. As our state embarks on the road to recovery, voters will have the opportunity to choose our leaders without risking their health.”
The order also requires opening a minimum of at least one polling place in each municipality, and provided that there are enough poll workers, a minimum of 50 percent of polling places in each county to provide New Jersey voters who may need access to in-person voting opportunities. Polling locations will be required to follow public health standards including ensuring six feet of distance, requiring poll workers to wear face coverings and gloves, frequent sanitization of high-touch areas, and providing sanitization materials to all individuals at a polling place.
Click link to read Executive Order 120 4-8-20
Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic our office is currently operating with a reduced staff.
We are prioritizing our efforts on the recording of mortgages, deeds, and various other documents that are time sensitive in nature.
We are also giving high priority to our Election responsibilities.
All other requests may be delayed and will be worked on as soon as we can reasonably get to them.
We are doing our best to service all requests and appreciate your patience as we navigate through these trying times.
PURSUANT TO STATUE N.J.S.A. 19:23-24 THE COUNTY CLERK IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A DRAWING FOR BALLOT POSITION FOR THE JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION. THE DRAWING IS USUALLY HELD IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE AND IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) OUTBREAK OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. WE ARE WORKING WITH LIMITED STAFF IN THE OFFICE.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 at 3:00 P.M., THE STAFF WILL BE CONDUCTING THE BALLOT DRAWING. THIS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON FACEBOOK AND POSTED ON THE COUNTY CLERK’S WEBSITES.
THIS IS THE LINK TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/celesterileyclerk/
These Are The Links To Our Websites:
https://cumberlandcountyvotes.com/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (856) 453-4860 OR E-MAIL OUR OFFICE AT CCCLERKNJ@CO.CUMBERLAND.NJ.US.
Our goal during the crisis is to continue offering services without risking the health of Cumberland County residents or our staff. So…
- Our County Store location at the Cumberland Mall is closed
- There is no public access to our main office at the Cumberland County Courthouse.
All of our services will be by phone, internet, mail and email only.
LAND RECORDINGS
All property recording services will continue during normal hours. If you are a frequent submitter, we suggest that you contact one of our e-filing vendors for quick turnaround of recordings.
https://ccclerknj.com/public-land-records/e-recording/
PASSPORT OPERATIONS
New passports and regular passport renewals will be delayed during this COVID-19 emergency (note that the State Department has issued a “Do Not Travel” health advisory for all international travel).
All passport applications for expedited service submitted to the State Department prior to March 18th will be honored with two-to-four-week service.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html
TRADE NAMES, CONSTRUCTION LIENS, CLERKS’ CERTIFICATES & INHERITANCE TAX WAIVERS
Requests should be mailed to the Clerk’s Office for processing. No in-person service will be conducted.
https://ccclerknj.com/services/trade-name-registration/
NOTARIES
Notaries who receive their commission during this time should be advised that the New Jersey Treasury Department has given assurance that the 90-day deadline to be sworn in will be extended.
http://state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/
FREQUENT LAND RECORDS SUBMITTERS (i.e. law firms and banks)
You are encouraged to use an e-filing service. Public records can be searched online back to 1987. If you need a document, please contact our office at at 856-453-4860, due to social distancing, we have a small staff working, if we do not answer the phone, please leave a voice mail and we will return your call. You can also e-mail your request to ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us and we’ll respond accordingly.
VOTING IN THE JUNE PRIMARY
We encourage at-risk voters and anyone who would prefer not to physically go to a polling place on June 2nd to plan ahead and Vote By Mail. Download an application here
Or, you can call us at 856-453-4860, due to social distancing, we have a small staff working, if we do not answer the phone, please leave a voice mail and we will return your call. You can also e-mail your request to ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us and we’ll mail an application to you.
Effective immediately per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order #105, as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, candidates can now obtain signatures electronically on a nominating petition. Please be advised that these are only supplemental signature pages. You must file the required amount of signatures needed on a petition. A candidate/designee will still need to complete all of the required areas (i.e. Oath of Allegiance, Certificate of Acceptance and Circulator) although notary requirements are suspended for each.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURES AND PETITION FILING DEADLINE HAS NOT CHANGED.
Candidate petitions must be received by the deadline date, on or before 4:00 p.m. on March 30, 2020. (N.J.S.A. 19:23-14) Petitions can be sent by fax, mail, email or in person (please call ahead).
If a municipal office, the petition must be filed with the local Municipal Clerk.
If a county office, the petition must be filed with the County Clerk, 60 W. Broad Street, in Bridgeton. Please call 856-453-4860 for an appointment if you wish to drop off your petition in person. You may also email the county office petition to ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us or fax to 856-455-1410.
In response to the immediate risks associated with the Coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak, the Cumberland County Clerk’s Offices at the County Courthouse and at the Cumberland Mall will be closed to the members of the public.
This is a critical step to protect the residents of Cumberland County who we serve, our staff members and the families they go home to every night.
Along with county employees from other departments who will still be reporting to work, we at the Clerk’s office will continue to do our best to meet your needs from our offices.
You should also know that there are some useful online tools you can access remotely from the safety and comfort of your homes.
We offer public online search at https://ccclerknj.com/public-land-records/records-services/
We also recommend that you consider signing up to e-file to ensure the timely recording of your documents.
Our office works with the following e-recording services:
Simplifile – https://simplifile.com/e-recording/ ,
CSC – http://erecording.com/ ,
Indecomm – http://www.indecomm.net/eRecording.aspx
If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 856-453-4860 or e-mail our office at ccclerknj@co.cumberland.nj.us.
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