Click here to view the Sunshine Law Meeting Notice from the County of Bergen Board of Elections, June 18, 2020.

The Annual School Election to vote for candidates for the Ridgewood Board of Education will be included in the General Election on November 7, 2023.

Email: [email protected]

Click here to view the sample ballot.

Click here to visit the New Jersey Division of Elections home page.

Click here to view the Vote-by-Mail instructions.

Click here for voter registration information and to download registration forms. 
Click here for voting locations. 

Click here for more information on the NJSBA website for Becoming a School Board Member Candidate Kit.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of July 19, 2022, the Office of the Bergen County Clerk will NOT be accepting electronic petitions. The acceptance of electronic petitions was dependent upon the continuing of the Public Health Emergency as initially declared by Governor Murphy by Executive Order 103 and continued by subsequent Executive Orders. As Governor Murphy, by Executive order 244, has now terminated the Public Health Emergency declared in Executive Order 103, all Executive Orders and P. L. 2020, c. 55. Electronic petitions are no longer applicable, and their authority allowing for electronic petitions was also terminated with the termination of the previously declared Public Health Emergency.

Interested residents may download the nominating petition here. You may also pick up a hard copy of the nominating petition either at the Office of the Board Secretary at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, or at the Bergen County Clerk’s Election Division at One Bergen County Plaza, Room 130, Hackensack.  The Bergen County Clerk's Office is fully open in compliance with County and State guidelines. Visitors must fill out a quick COVID questionnaire and have their temperatures read upon entry. Their office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Links to pertinent information about the requirements and responsibilities of Board members may also be found below. 

Additional resources from NJSBA

Click here for information on how to become a School Board Member and Frequently Asked Questions.

Running for School Board? Click here for ten things you should know. 

Serving on the Board of Education Information

Click here for Fundamentals of School Board Membership.

Click here for 13 Things School Board Members Wish People Knew About Them.