To the Editor:

The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area and Princeton Community Television will host a virtual forum with candidates running for the Princeton Board of Education on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. Questions for the candidates should be emailed to lwvprinceton@gmail.com by September 27.

The forum can be viewed on Comcast channel 30 (Princeton only) and Verizon FiOS channel 45. It will be streamed on Princeton TV at princetontv.org, and at facebook.com/PrincetonTelevision. A recording of the forum will be available on VOTE411.org, at Princeton TV’s sites and at lwvprinceton.org and facebook.com/LWVPRINCETON. It will be rebroadcast on PCTV. The candidates’ written responses to League questions will be available at VOTE411 after September 21.

Because of the pandemic, the November 3 general election will take place mainly as a vote-by-mail election. Please note:

1. Every active registered voter will receive a ballot in the mail. An active voter is one who has voted in the 2016 and/or 2018 general election. With the ballot, the voter will also receive a postage-paid envelope for returning the ballot. If returned through the mail, it must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3, and received no later than November 10 to be counted. Secure drop boxes will also be available in every county. Unlike the primary election, voters can also return their completed ballots personally to the poll workers at their polling place.

2. If you prefer to vote in person or did not receive a mail-in ballot, there will be a limited number of polling places. Instead of the usual sample ballot, you will receive notification of your new polling place. Voting will be done by provisional (paper) ballot, not with the familiar machine, because voters will already have received a vote-by-mail ballot.

3. Only voters with disabilities may vote in the machine. Proof of disability (a signed affidavit) is required.

4. The deadline for registering to vote is October 13. New Jersey now offers online registration. Visit voter.svrs.nj.gov/register. You may also download, sign, and mail the paper registration form.

For more information, visit the League’s website at lwvprinceton.org. To avoid problems, vote promptly and sign carefully and clearly; your ballot is accepted only if signatures match.

Chrystal Schivell
League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area
Monroe Lane