Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman JAMEL C. HOLLEY
District 20 (Union)
Assemblywoman ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman TIM EUSTACE
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman ARTHUR BARCLAY
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator NIA H. GILL
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Chaparro, Assemblymen Wimberly, Chiaravalloti, Coughlin, Kennedy, Assemblywomen Rodriguez-Gregg, Caride, Jasey, Assemblyman McKeon, Assemblywoman Pinkin, Senators Greenstein and Ruiz
SYNOPSIS
“New Voter Empowerment Act”; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning eligibility to vote in a primary election for the general election and designated as the “New Voter Empowerment Act,” and supplementing chapter 23 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:4-1 to the contrary, any registered voter who is 17 years of age prior to the date on which a primary election for the general election is held shall be permitted to vote in that primary election if the registered voter attains 18 years of age on or before the day of the next succeeding general election.
2. This act shall take effect on January 1st next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill, designated as the “New Voter Empowerment Act,” permits any registered voter who is 17 years of age prior to the date on which a primary election for the general election is held to vote in that primary election if the registered voter attains 18 years of age on or before the day of the next succeeding general election.