Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...

New Jersey has already fallen behind the growing movement for state-specific voting rights protections: six other states have enacted their own state VRAs, with New York and Virginia passing ...

Passing a state voting rights act and same-day registration would protect the freedom to vote, add new voters to the rolls, increase voter participation, and make our democracy more inclusive.

New Jersey seeks to pass its own Voting Rights Act Assembly Democrats said the law, inspired by the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, would ban deceptive election practices, and establish a statewide voting ...

States like New Jersey are moving to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards Democratic-led states have been taking matters into their own hands while national ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This page is part of a comprehensive guide to state voting rights across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. In recent years, New Jersey has allowed online voter registration and restored ...

Mississippi’s Freedom Trail Will Now Extend All the Way to New Jersey As Democrats rally in Chicago around Kamala Harris, civil rights veterans will mark the 60th anniversary of history-changing ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...

A New Jersey Assembly panel approved bill creating state-level voting protections, as advocates warn of federal attacks on elections.

Explore the key details of New Jersey's 2025 governor's race, featuring eleven candidates in a highly competitive primary election.

Precedents for voting away from home date to Pennsylvania's 1813 legislation during the War of 1812 (reenacted in 1839) and New Jersey in 1815. Between 1861 and 1862, seven of the 11 Confederate ...