Lincroft, New Jersey Public Records

Registration must be completed 21 days before any election, and voters must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, and New Jersey residents for at least 30 days. No identification is required to vote for registered voters who have previously voted in the jurisdiction. As an unincorporated community within Middletown Township, residents don't vote in separate municipal elections. Instead, they vote for Middletown Township Committee members who govern the township. The township operates under the Township Committee form of government with a five-member committee elected to staggered three-year terms. Elections are held each November for varying numbers of seats, with township contests appearing on the general election ballot in odd-numbered years as partisan races. The next Middletown Township Committee elections will be held in November 2025 and November 2026, with specific seat contests determined by term expirations. Residents can find their assigned polling place through the Monmouth County Clerk's lookup tool at www.mcclerk.us/pollinglocations or by calling the election division. Polling places in the area typically include Brookdale Community College, Thompson Park, and local schools. In the November 2024 presidential election, Monmouth County reported approximately 68% voter turnout with over 330,000 ballots cast out of approximately 485,000 registered voters, reflecting the strong civic engagement typical of this community. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature critical races including all 120 seats in the New Jersey Legislature (40 State Senate seats and 80 General Assembly seats, all elected simultaneously in 2025), one U.S. Senate seat (Senator Cory Booker's seat is up in 2026), U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey's 6th Congressional District (which includes Middletown Township), Monmouth County offices including Freeholder/Commissioner positions and County Clerk, and potentially Middletown Township Committee seats. New Jersey voters approved mail-in voting expansion, allowing any registered voter to request a vote-by-mail ballot without providing a reason. Mail ballot applications can be submitted online through the Monmouth County Clerk's website, by mail, or in person. Applications are accepted beginning 45 days before an election and must be submitted by the Tuesday before election day, though in-person requests can be made through 3 PM the day before the election. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by election day and received within 144 hours after polls close to be counted. Alternatively, ballots can be deposited in secure drop boxes located throughout Monmouth County by 8 PM on election day. Public election records include voter registration lists (available to campaigns and certain authorized users with restrictions on use), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (searchable through the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission at www.elec.nj.gov), candidate petition filings and nominating paperwork (available through the Monmouth County Clerk), and certified election results by municipality and district (published by the Monmouth County Clerk and state Division of Elections at www.nj.gov/state/elections). Under 19:31-18, voter registration records include name, address, party affiliation, and voting history (which elections the voter participated in, though not how they voted), with certain information like Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers redacted from public disclosure.