Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township Voters: Where to Vote Nov. 3, 2026

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, for the general election. Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township are separate municipalities with their own polling places, so here is where voters in each town cast their ballots, along with early voting and ballot drop box details.

Rockaway Borough polling place

All Rockaway Borough election districts vote at the Rockaway Assembly of God Church Meeting Room, 113 East Main Street, according to the Morris County polling location list for the Borough of Rockaway. Borough voters with questions can call the Municipal Clerk’s office at 973-627-2000.

Rockaway Township polling places by ward

Rockaway Township voters are assigned by ward and district, according to the Township’s 2026 polling locations and the county’s Rockaway Township list:

• Ward 1, all districts: Faith Family Fellowship Auditorium, 126 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dover
• Ward 2, all districts, and Ward 3, District 4: Fox Hills Club House, 1 JFK Circle
• Ward 3, Districts 1 and 3: Township Senior Building, 19 Mount Hope Road
• Ward 3, District 2, and Ward 4, all districts: Municipal Building Court Room, 65 Mount Hope Road
• Ward 5, all districts, and Ward 6, Districts 1 to 3: Christ Church Multi-Purpose Room, 140 Green Pond Road
• Ward 6, District 4: Green Pond Bible Chapel Front Lobby, 1083 Green Pond Road, Newfoundland

Not sure of your ward and district? Check the sample ballot mailed to your home, which lists your polling place, or call the Rockaway Township Clerk’s office at 973-983-2834.

Early voting runs through Sunday, Nov. 1

In-person early voting began Saturday, Oct. 24, and ends Sunday, Nov. 1. Sites are open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Morris County notice to registered voters. Any Morris County voter can use any of the county’s eight early voting sites. The closest to Rockaway are:

• Denville Town Hall, 1 Saint Mary’s Place, Denville
• Mount Arlington Civic and Senior Center, 18 North Glen Avenue, Mount Arlington

The other six sites are Boonton Township Municipal Building (155 Powerville Road), Central Park of Morris County (2 Executive Drive, Morris Plains), Hanover Community Center (15 North Jefferson Road, Whippany), Madison Hartley Dodge Memorial (50 Kings Road), Morristown Municipal Building (200 South Street) and Mount Olive Municipal Building (204 Flanders Drakestown Road, Budd Lake). Early voting does not take place on Election Day itself. More on early voting is on the New Jersey Division of Elections site.

Ballot drop boxes in both towns

Voters returning a mail-in ballot can use a secure drop box in either town:

• Rockaway Borough: Borough Municipal Building, 1 East Main Street, to the left of the front entrance (county listing)
• Rockaway Township: Township Municipal Building, 65 Mount Hope Road, outside the Police Department (county listing)

Ballots placed in a drop box must be in by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the Morris County Board of Elections within six days. Mail-in ballots cannot be handed in at a polling place.

Sample ballots and questions

The Morris County Clerk mailed sample ballots to registered voters ahead of the election. You can also find them on the County Clerk’s sample ballot page. For questions about polling places, call the Morris County Board of Elections at 973-285-6715. For mail-in ballot questions, call the County Clerk’s election office at 973-285-6126.

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