How to Fax Your New Jersey Ballot from Abroad

Official guidance checked October 20, 2026.

For the November 3, 2026, general election, the board must receive your fax by 8 p.m. Eastern Time on November 3. Follow the official New Jersey military and overseas instructions and your county's current packet.

1. Confirm your voter status and ballot request

This return procedure applies to eligible military and overseas voters. It is not general permission for every New Jersey absentee voter to fax a completed ballot.

New Jersey also permits email return for these voters. Choose the authorized method that fits your county's instructions and your situation.

Military eligibility includes qualifying service members and their spouses or dependents who are absent from their New Jersey residence on Election Day. Overseas voters generally use the New Jersey domicile connected to their eligibility. Confirm your own category and registration with your county. The Monmouth County military and overseas guidance explains these categories and the application process.

If you still need to request a ballot, the FVAP New Jersey guide lists October 30, 2026 as the receipt deadline for requests submitted by email or fax. The registration deadline was October 13. These dates concern obtaining a ballot; the completed-ballot fax deadline is separate.

For another state, use our guide to faxing an absentee ballot from abroad.

2. Prepare the ballot and signed return documents

Read the full packet supplied by your county before scanning. Check for:

1. All required voted ballot pages.
2. The completed and signed voter certificate. Follow the county's instructions for the version included in the electronic return.
3. The signed electronic-transmission statement. New Jersey law requires a statement acknowledging the loss of ballot secrecy and committing to send the original ballot and required certification immediately by air mail.
4. Any official cover sheet or additional return form specified in your packet.

The official text of N.J.S.A. 19:59-14 and 19:59-15 sets out the signed statement and postal follow-up requirements. Use the county's supplied documents; do not assume that a generic fax cover sheet replaces them. If the statement or certificate is missing, ask the board for the correct materials.

Follow the official signature instructions. Before uploading, open the saved files and check that signatures, completed fields and ballot marks are visible and no page is cropped. Interactive PDF fields can disappear during conversion; see Fax.Plus guidance on missing form information.

3. Verify the Board of Elections fax number

Your ballot application and your completed ballot may go to different offices. The County Clerk handles ballot applications; the completed ballot goes to the County Board of Elections.

Use the official county election officials directory and your current packet to identify the right board. Confirm its voted-ballot-return fax number directly if needed. Do not assume a Clerk's application fax number is also the ballot-return line.

Morris County, for example, explicitly separates application and completed-ballot destinations. The same routing check matters even if you are sending by fax rather than email.

The fax must be received by 8 p.m. Eastern Time on November 3, 2026. Starting a transmission before that time does not establish timely receipt. Leave time for busy lines, incomplete transmissions and follow-up.

4. Send the prepared packet with Fax.Plus

Once you have confirmed your packet and destination, you can send from the Fax.Plus web or mobile app without a subscription.

Free includes a one-time allowance of 10 sending pages after mobile-number verification. It does not renew monthly. To receive the verification code, your IP country must match your phone number's country code. An email-verified Free account can purchase sending credit without mobile verification. Check the verification requirements.

If you need credit, the minimum manual top-up is $10. No subscription is required, and unused credit does not expire. This is a credit purchase, not a fixed price for your ballot fax: destination and connection duration affect usage, and connected unsuccessful attempts can consume credit. Review the pay-as-you-go terms and destination rate.

Free permits up to 30 pages and 30 MB combined per fax. Count all required forms. Do not split the packet without checking the board's instructions.

1. Sign in and open Send Fax.
2. Enter the verified Board of Elections fax number with +1 and the area code.
3. Attach the complete packet in the required order.
4. Review the destination and attachments, then select Send.
5. Wait for the final result and save the confirmation report from Sent.

For device-specific instructions, see how to fax online.

5. Immediately mail the original materials

After faxing, place the original voted ballot and required certificate in a secure envelope and immediately send them by air mail to the appropriate County Board of Elections. Follow your packet's envelope, signature and addressing instructions.

This step is required under N.J.S.A. 19:59-15. Keep the postal receipt or tracking information if available. Ask the board about mailing requirements or delivery problems; do not treat the postal follow-up as an extension of the fax deadline.

6. Check receipt and official ballot status

Save your fax confirmation report. It records the transmission result, not a decision by election officials to accept or count your ballot.

Use New Jersey's Track My Ballot service through your My Voter Record account. The state distinguishes Received from Accepted: receipt comes before the review that determines acceptance. Counties update the tracker, so timing varies.

If a transmission fails, the board cannot locate your packet, or a status needs explanation, contact the board promptly. Keep both fax and mailing records and ask how to proceed before sending another copy.

When your official packet and postal follow-up are ready, create a Fax.Plus account or sign in to send.