Mosaic; New Jersey needs a state Voting Rights Act now | Opinion. Updated: ; Aug. 11, 2023, 1:25 p.m. | Published: ; Aug. 10, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

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

“We can’t predict the future of voting rights in New Jersey or the United States, but we don’t want to wait to put policies in place…until our votes are taken away,” Hensley said. “So that’s why it’s ...

Fortunately, our own state voting rights act — the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey — would offer robust voting protections and has already passed through a committee in the ...

In recent years, New Jersey has allowed online voter registration and restored voting rights to an estimated 83,000 parolees and people on probation. The pandemic brought on a primarily mail-in ...

The biggest blow to the federal law in the view of voting rights advocates was a 2013 Supreme Court ruling in an Alabama case that stripped the government of a potent tool to stop voting bias by ...

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 ...

One in four residents is an immigrant, 42.5% of whom are limited-English-proficient, but language access and expanded voted rights do not only impact them. 1.2 million New Jerseyans, regardless of ...

A New Jersey city will now be allowing 16 and 17-year-olds the chance to use their voice in school board elections. A city council vote was unanimously approved by Newark City Council on Wednesday ...

Since legislation passed in 2021 allowing for in-person early voting in New Jersey, many registered voters opt for this option due to busy work schedules, family obligations, or just out of pure ...