New Jersey State AFL-CIO 2023 Election Timeline
compiled 1/9/23
January 20 Candidate petition deadline: February fire district election
January 24 Election Day: January special school bond & Trenton Council
January 28 Voter registration deadline: February fire district election
February 11 VMB application deadline by-mail: February fire district election
February 17 VBM application deadline in-person: February fire district election
February 18 Election Day: February fire district election
March 6 Candidate petition deadline: April school board election
March 6 Candidate petition deadline: May non-partisan elections
March 14 Election Day: March special school bond
March 25 VBM ballots mailed: May non-partisan election voting begins
March 27 Candidate petition deadline: June primary election
April 4 Voter registration deadline: April school board election
April 12 Change of party affiliation deadline: June primary election
April 18 VBM application deadline by-mail: April school board election
April 18 Voter registration deadline: May non-partisan election
April 22 VBM ballots mailed: June primary election voting begins
April 24 VBM application deadline in-person: April school board election
April 25 Election Day: April school board election
May 2 VMB application deadline by-mail: May non-partisan election
May 5-7 Early voting: May non-partisan election (if approved by municipality)
May 8 VBM application deadline in-person: May non-partisan election
May 9 Election Day: May non-partisan election
May 16 Voter registration deadline: June primary election
May 30 VBM application deadline by-mail: June primary election
June 2-4 Early voting: June primary election
June 5 VBM application deadline in-person: June primary election
June 6 Election Day: June primary election
June 13 Election Day: May non-partisan run-off election
June 13-14 New Jersey State AFL-CIO Endorsement Conference
July 31 Candidate petition deadline: November school board & fire district election
August 7 Constitutional ballot question deadline
August 12-13 New Jersey State AFL-CIO 27th Annual Labor Candidates School
August 29 Deadline for submission of public questions (not Constitutional Amendment)
Sept. 5 Candidate petition deadline: November non-partisan election
Sept. 23 VBM ballots mailed: general election voting begins
Sept. 26 Election Day: school bond
October 17 Voter registration deadline: general election
Oct. 28-Nov. 5 Early voting: general election
October 31 VBM application deadline by-mail: general election
November 6 VBM application deadline in-person: general election
November 7 Election Day: general election
November 13 VBM ballot must be received by county
November 20 County Board of Elections meetings
December 5 Election Day: non-partisan run-off
December 12 Election Day: December special school bond election
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The New Jersey State AFL-CIO has created a cutting-edge program called CODE-U (Committee on Digital Empowerment — Union) to provide coordinated messaging for affiliates to use on their social media networks. 
