2024 Election Cycle

School Board Election – April 16, 2024 To be held in: Irvington and Newark.

• Last day to file petitions  (50 days prior to election), February 26, 2024
• Last day for registration and transfer (21 days prior to election), March 26, 2024
• Last day to apply by mail for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot (7 days prior to election), April 9, 2024
• NOTE: The following Municipalities have moved their School Board Elections to the General Election in November: Belleville, Bloomfield, Caldwell, West Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Nutley, Orange, Roseland, South Orange/Maplewood, Verona, West Orange and the West Essex Regional School District. (See below for Election Dates.)

Municipal Election Non-Partisan (2nd Tuesday in May) – May 14, 2024

To be held in: Belleville, Irvington, Montclair, Nutley, Orange

• Last day to file petitions (75 days prior to election), February 29, 2024
• Last day for registration and transfer (21 days prior to election), April 23, 2024
• Last day to apply by mail for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot (7 days prior to election), May 7, 2024

Primary Election (1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in June) – June 4, 2024

• Last day to file petitions for June Primary (71 days prior to election), March 25, 2024
• Last day for Party Declaration (55 days prior to election), April 10, 2024
• Last day for registration and transfer (21 days prior to election), May 14, 2024
• Last day to apply by mail for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot (7 days prior to election), May 28, 2024

General Election (1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November) – November 5, 2024

• Last day to file Independent petitions, June 4, 2024
• Last day to file School Board Election petitions (last Monday in July), July 29, 2024
• Last day for registration and transfer (21 days prior to election), October 15, 2024
• Last day to apply by mail for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot (7 days prior to election), October 29,2024

NOTE: The following Municipality has moved their Municipal Non-Partisan Election to the General Election in November: West Orange.

NOTE: The following Municipalities have moved their School Board Elections to the General Election in November: Belleville, Bloomfield, Caldwell/ West Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Millburn, North Caldwell, Nutley, Orange, Roseland, South Orange/Maplewood, Verona, West Orange and the West Essex Regional School District.