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The right to vote is an important individual liberty and the foundation of free government.
This year’s General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, as a traditional in-person election with Vote by Mail ballots available to all registered voters who apply. Polls will be open from 6AM to 8PM in Voorhees Township.
Voters will be casting ballots to elect a member of the State Senate, two members of the General Assembly, two members of the Camden County Board of Commissioners, two members of the Voorhees Township Committee, three members of the Voorhees Township Board of Education and two Voorhees members of the Eastern Regional High School Board of Education.
Voters in New Jersey have three options by which to vote. They can cast their ballot in person at the polls on Election Day, Vote by Mail (VBM) or take advantage of the Early Voting Program. Please know that with the purchase of new election equipment, all Camden County voters will now be using paper ballots to cast their vote whether they vote on Election Day, Early, or by Mail.
If you choose the Vote by Mail Program, applications can be obtained by visiting the Voorhees Township Clerk’s office, the County Store at the Voorhees Town Center or online at camdencounty.com/vbm. Applications for Vote by Mail ballots for the General Election must be received by the Camden County Clerk no later than Oct. 31. Completed ballots must be received by the Board of Elections before the close of the polls on Election Day or have a postmarked date no later than Nov.7. Completed ballots for Voorhees residents can also be dropped off at the ballot drop box located outside of the front entrance to Town Hall. The Early Voting Period is from Oct.28 to Nov. 5. Voters can visit any of seven locations throughout Camden County during the Early Voting Period and cast their ballot on a voting machine.
Early Voting Locations:
Gloucester Township
Elections & Archive Center
100 University Court, Blackwood
Warehouse, Side Entrance
Camden City
Rowan University
129 N. Broadway, Camden
Parking at PNC Bank and street parking available
Collingswood
Collingswood Senior Center
30 W. Collings Ave, Collingswood
Large Living Room on First Floor
Merchantville
Merchantville Community Center
212 Somerset Street
Lower floor, ramp access from side of building
Runnemede
Harry Williams Community Center
2 Broadway, Runnemede
Senior Room
Winslow
Bud Duble Community Center
33 Cooper Folly Rd, Atco
Voorhees
Lions Lake Community Center
101 Dutchtown Rd., Voorhees
Hours for Early Voting:
Daily starting from October 28, 2023 to November 5, 2023
Monday – Saturday: 10AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 10AM – 6PM
If a voter is registered to Vote by Mail, that voter will not be able to vote at the Early Voting Centers unless the voter opted out of VBM before the September 6 deadline.
Election Day voting locations can be found at voorheesnj.com. The following is a list of the voting locations in town to vote in person on Election Day:
33 E. Evesham Road
101 Dutchtown Road
Residents of District 8 (Main Street Estates area) Vote at the Kresson Fire Station423 Cooper Road
101 Dutchtown Road
320 Route 73
101 Dutchtown Road
329 Route 73
35 Alyce Lane
2120 Voorhees Town Center
Any voter who is not listed on the voting rolls or is denied the right to vote, and who believes he or she is properly registered,can vote by way of a provisional ballot which will be reviewed by the Board of Elections to determine voter eligibility.
If you have any questions about casting your vote, call the Voorhees Municipal Clerk at (856) 429-7757 or email her at clerk@voorheesnj.com
Your vote counts!
** The Voorhees Police Department is working with the Camden County Partnership for Children on a 2023 Winter Coat Drive. Donations (gently used coats, hats and gloves) will be collected in the Police Station Lobby at 1180 White Horse Road until Dec. 1. For more information, contact Lt. Hawkins at dhawkins@vtpd.com or Sgt. Eric Camm at ecamm@vtpd.com
**The Vorhees Art Commission is hosting auditions for the “Voorhees Got Talent” competition. Singers, dancers, actors, musicians, poets, bands or any special talents are welcome. Auditions are on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 4pm and on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 4pm at the Voorhees Town Center. You will receive your number after registration. The location is the Atrium of the Voorhees Town Center, below Town Hall. Scan the QR code in the graphics or click
https://forms.gle/1MAEQyon333qKLESA for the registration form. Both auditions are on a first come- first serve basis and space is limited. The semifinals will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 4PM at the Voorhees Town Center. The finals will be held during Voorhees Township’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. (Date to be announced.) Prizes: 1st Place $1000, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $250. For more information, contact Gabrielle Horvitz at ghorvitz1@gmail.com
** Live Jazz Night featuring Budesa Brothers and Jerry Tannenbaum is on Friday, Sept. 29 at 6:30pm at the Voorhees Town Center courtyard. Bring your chairs and blankets and wrap up the summer with this classic jazz trio – organ, guitarand drums. The Beer Garden and food trucks will open at 5:30pm. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. For more information about this free event, visit voorheesnj.com or call the Show Hot Line at 856-882-SHOW.
**The Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club is hosting a Voorhees Community Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10am to 2pm in the Voorhees Town Center parking lot.
All residents are welcome to participate. Cost is $25 for two parking spaces. To sign up and for more information, contact Bob Scapicchio at my67pony@aol.com or Susan Bromley at sbromley14@gmail.com
** The Voorhees Arts Commission presents the “Healing Art for a Hero’s Heart” free community event on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Voorhees Town Center Mall Food Court. Paint holiday greeting cards for deployed soldiers, meet special guests from the Tri-State Canine Response Team and enjoy Sal Vito’s delicious hoagies. For more information, contact Amy Bash at amymarks1@yahoo.com or call 856-979-9585.
