Author: Angela Rosa

Nat’l Passport Center experiencing major delays

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The Department of State has advised that the routine turnaround for a passport application to be processed by the National Passport Center is currently up to 18 weeks. Expedited service is available for an additional $60; the processing time for expedited service is currently up to 12 weeks.

If you’re thinking about traveling outside the U.S. please plan accordingly. Visit travel.state.gov for processing time updates.

The Sussex County Clerk’s Office is a passport acceptance agency for the U.S. Department of State. Citizens may apply at the Clerk’s Office in Newton for a United States Passport Book or Passport Card.

Clerk’s ROAM site to experience temporary interruption in service

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This notice is to advise that the Clerk’s ROAM site will experience a temporary interruption in its land records search platform. A planned update is scheduled for Friday, July 9 from approximately 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. during which time the search function will be unavailable to customers. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause, but ask that you plan accordingly. Thank you.

Extended hours for in-person voting Sat., 6/5th from 9 a.m. to noon

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The Sussex County Clerk’s Office will be open on Sat., June 5th from 9 a.m. to noon to accommodate voters who can’t make it to the polls for Tuesday’s Primary elections, or who missed the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot.

Here’s what you need to know:

The deadline to apply by mail for a mailed ballot has passed.

Registered voters can still apply for a paper ballot in person at the Sussex County Clerk’s Office Mon-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. up until 3 p.m. the Monday before Election Day (6/7th).

The Sussex County Clerk’s Office is located in the Cochran House Professional Building at 83 Spring St., Suite 304, in Newton.

Call 973-579-0900, ext 1507 for more information.

Sample Ballots for June 8th Primary now available

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See What’s On the Ballot in your town. If you’re a registered voter of either the Democratic or Republican Party, don’t forget to vote in your party’s primary election on Tuesday, June 8th.

NOTE! If your registered voter status is “unaffiliated” you can show up at your polling place on Election Day, declare a party, and vote right away.

The polls are open again this June for in-person voting on voting machines. You will be mailed a sample ballot on or before June 2nd; your polling place will appear in a red box on the front of your sample ballot.

If you prefer to vote early by mail, submit an Application For Vote By Mail Ballot to your county clerk. Mailed applications must be received by the Clerk no later than 7 days before Election Day.

Primary Elections are June 8th and polls WILL BE OPEN this year

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The Republican and Democratic primary elections are being held on June 8th this year, and voters will once again be able to cast their vote in person at the polls.

Polls will be open TUESDAY, JUNE 8 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For those voters who prefer to vote by mail — that is always an option. Click Here for more information on how to request a vote-by-mail ballot from your County Clerk’s Office.

Sample ballots for the June 8th elections will be mailed to voters about one week before Election Day. If you want to know now who’s on the ballot in your community, get a sneak peek on our website HERE.

Recording times delayed due to COVID-19

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The Clerk’s Office is experiencing delays in the recording of its land documents — which now may take as much as 6-8 weeks from the time of receipt.

Please know that Clerk staff are working hard to meet demand. We ask your patience during these trying times.

For the July 7 Elections, Unaffiliated Voters Must Declare a Party on their Vote By Mail Application

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Unaffiliated registered voters in New Jersey are all going to receive an Application To Vote By Mail from their County Clerk.

The application mailed by your County Clerk was designed by the NJ Division of Elections under Executive Order #144 and is specific to the July 7, 2020 Primary Elections. If you are an unaffiliated voter and you want to vote by mail in the July 7 Primary, you need to complete and return this EO#144 application as soon as possible — EVEN IF YOU ALREADY submitted a regular Vote By Mail Ballot Application. The regular application used to request a mail-in ballot cannot be used for the July 7 primaries. The EO#144 application will not cost the voter anything to mail, it comes in the form a prepaid postage mailer.

Under normal conditions, unaffiliated voters could apply for a Vote By Mail Ballot and not declare a party choice.

However, the July 7 Primary Elections are not being conducted under normal conditions. On May 15, 2020 Governor Murphy issued Executive Order #144 which stipulated in part that unaffiliated voters would be mailed a special Vote By Mail Application by their County Clerk. This special application only applies to the July 7 primary. The application requires that the voter declare a party in advance of being mailed their ballot, so that only one ballot is mailed. So, if you are unaffiliated and want to receive a mail-in ballot, you MUST complete and return the Special Application issued under Executive Order #144 in order to receive a ballot by mail.

The application to vote by mail under Executive Order #144 is a one-time request specific to the July 7 Primaries; you will not be required to vote by mail in future elections.

Unaffiliated voters who do not receive a mail-in ballot can vote a provisional paper ballot at their assigned polling place on Election Day.