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Ballot Draws to be conducted April 6th

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by Angela Rosa

County and municipal clerks across the State will be conducting ballot draws on Thursday, April 6th at 3 p.m. to determine candidate positions on Primary Election ballots.

Sussex County Clerk Jeff Parrott will conduct county-level draws at 3 o’clock in the Clerk’s conference room, located at 83 Spring St., Suite 304 in Newton. Candidates are welcome to attend the event. Paid parking is available in the Trinity Street lot behind the Cochran House Building.

For information relating to municipal-level ballot draws, please contact the respective municipal clerk for more information.

Updated Passport Processing Times – Effective 3/24/2023

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by County Clerk

Routine Service: 10-13 weeks
Expedited Service: 7-9 weeks

County Clerk’s Office closed Mon., Feb. 13th & Mon., Feb 20th

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Angela Rosa

The Sussex County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Monday, February 13th in honor of Lincoln’s Birthday, and again on Monday, February 20th in honor of Presidents Day. Both the Clerk’s administrative office and Records Room will be closed to the public on these two days.

County Clerk website may be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance between 8 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26th

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by Angela Rosa

Sussex County Clerk Offices Closed January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by County Clerk

Sussex County Clerk Offices Closed January 16, 2023, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

2023 Veteran’s ID Discount Directory

Posted on December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 by County Clerk

Limited hours Wed., December 14th

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Angela Rosa

NOTICE TO PUBLIC: Please note that the County Clerk’s records room and administrative office will have limited hours on Wed., December 14th, 2022 as follows:
OPEN: 8 a.m. to Noon
CLOSED: Noon to 2 p.m.
RE-OPEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Obtaining a New Passport

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 by County Clerk

Passport Photo Fee Waived For Veterans!

Posted on November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by County Clerk

As a small “thank you” to our veterans, the Sussex County Clerk’s Office will waive your passport photo fee through the entire month of November.

Please call 973-579-0900 with any questions.

Daniel’s Law

Posted on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 by Akash Hundal

On November 20, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Daniel’s Law (P.L. 2020, c.125) into law, which prohibits disclosure of the residential addresses of certain persons covered by the law (“Covered Persons”) on websites controlled by state, county, and local government agencies. The community of Covered Persons includes former, active, and retired judicial officers, prosecutors, and members of law enforcement and their immediate family members residing in the same household. The State of New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has established a Daniels Law Portal to streamline the implementation process.

STEP ONE: Register with NJ OIP
Covered Persons need to register with New Jersey’s Office of Information Privacy. Once your registration/status is confirmed by the State, our office will be notified to remove your personal information from our records. For complete text of Daniels Law, see P.L. 2021, CHAPTER 371.