Voter Registration Frequently Asked Questions

Registering or updating your voter registration online:

• Have either a copy of your social security number, NJ drivers license or non-drivers license state identification card available
• Follow the instructions in step three below if you wish to register with an on campus address or update your voter registration.

If you are a Rutgers-Newark student, register to vote here.

If you are a Rutgers-Camden student, register to vote here.

Registering to vote utilizing the traditional paper application:

• Print a New Jersey voter registration application double-sided for the county you are intending to register or update your address
• Find a blue or black pen for completing the application. Completing the form in pencil will invalidate the application.
• Follow the instructions below for completing your voter registration application

To register to vote in New Jersey, you must be:

• At least 17 years old
• A United States citizen
• A resident of your county for at least 30 days before the election
• Not currently incarcerated as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense in NJ or any US state

Check New Registration if you are registering in New Jersey for the first time

• Out-of-state students currently living in New Jersey are also considered new registrants

Check Address Change if you have moved since the first time you registered

• Hint: If you are registered to vote on campus last year and have since moved off-campus, you will need to complete an address change

Are you a U.S. citizen?

• Hint: Green card holders are not eligible to vote in United States elections at this time

Are you at least 17 years of age?

• According to New Jersey law, if you are at least 17 years old you may register to vote, but have to wait until you are 18 to vote in any United States election

Complete your Last Name, First Name, and Middle Initial

Date of Birth and Gender (In New Jersey, indicating one’s gender is optional)

Fill in your New Jersey Drivers License Number or the Last Four Digits of Social Security Number

• Hint: Drivers License number can be found at the top of your drivers license- don’t forget to include the letter as well!

Registering with a Home Address

Out of State Students
If you live out of state and wish to register to vote in elections that take place in your hometown, find your state voter registration form at RU Voting National

Registering with Your College Address ?×

• Write Residence Hall Name i.e. Katzenbach, B.E.S.T Hall, etc.
• Municipality (City/Town)
  • Busch & Livingston Residence Halls: Piscataway
  • College Ave, Cook, Douglass Residence Halls: New Brunswick
• County: Middlesex
• State: New Jersey
• Zip Code:
  • New Brunswick: 08901
  • Piscataway: 08854

Registering with an Off-Campus Address ?×
If students are moving from one residence to another, they should complete box 8 with their current address.

• Hint: Complete box 9 (Mailing Address) only if you do not receive mail
  at your home address ?×

If you do receive mail at your home address or are registering at a Residence Hall, complete your Mailing Address

Registering at your Residence Hall 
Write the last four digits of your RUID & the campus mailing location:

• Douglass: DPO Way
• Cook: CPO Way
• Busch: BPO Way
• College Ave: RPO Way
• Livingston: LPO Way

Municipality (City/Town)

• Busch & Livingston Residence Halls: Piscataway
• College Ave, Cook, Douglass Residence Halls: New Brunswick

County: Middlesex
State: New Jersey
Zip Code: 08901 (New Brunswick) or 08854 (Piscataway)

Not Opting-In for Rutgers Mail?
For students who choose not to opt-in to the Rutgers University Mail Delivery Service, fill in your Mailing Address with the location at which you would like to receive your sample ballot.

Last Address Registered to Vote

If you are completing an address change for your voter registration, you must complete box 10 with the last address where you were registered to vote.

• Hint: If the last address where you were registered to vote was a on campus residence hall (i.e. BEST Hall, Quad I, Tinsley), complete this box with the residence hall information.

Optional: Complete Name Change

Fill in a daytime phone number or email address

• Hint: Leaving contact information allows the Board of Elections to contact you in case your form is incorrect or incomplete.

Decide whether you would like to register with a political party 

• Hint: If incomplete, you will be listed as Unaffiliated and unable to vote in the NJ Primary Elections. If you wish to declare at a later date or change your party affiliation, you will need to complete a party declaration form 55 days before the election.

Complete the Mail-in Ballot Option only if you wish to receive a mail-in ballot for all future elections at the address you are registering or updating your address to

• Hint: Our Center discourages voters to complete this section since you will need to manually opt-out of the system if you move.

Sign and date to complete