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N.J. joins suit against Trump mail-in voting executive order

April 3, 2026 2:55 pm

New Jersey and almost two dozen other states are suing the White House over President Donald Trump’s executive order that would overhaul mail-in voting policies and create a national list of eligible voters. The complaint, filed in Massachusetts federal court...

Trump’s mail-in voting executive order faces pushback from N.J. leaders

April 1, 2026 9:51 pm

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that would overhaul mail-in voting regulations — but Gov. Mikie Sherrill has already declared his effort illegal, and it faces a legal challenge. Trump’s executive order would, among other changes, create...

N.J. added 6,300 registered voters in March

April 1, 2026 10:24 am

New Jersey’s voter rolls grew by 6,314 in March, largely fueled by the continued increase of unaffiliated voters, according to state data. For the past several years, the GOP has been chipping away at the Democratic registration advantage, but its...

Senate panel passes trio of voting bills

March 23, 2026 1:50 pmMarch 23, 2026 11:31 pm

The Senate State Government Committee cleared a flurry of bills on Monday morning that legislators say will make it easier for New Jerseyans to vote. One bill, dubbed the Voter Convenience Act, would direct the secretary of state to develop...

Voting-rights legislation clears Assembly committee

March 19, 2026 5:43 pmMarch 20, 2026 9:37 am

A state Assembly committee cleared a voting rights act on Thursday that proponents say will fill a dangerous gap left by the weakening of the federal Voting Rights Act. The legislation, named for the late Georgia congressman and civil rights...

Assembly panel to hear voting-rights reform bill Thursday

March 17, 2026 4:02 pm

An Assembly panel will vote on a bill meant to protect voting rights from federal encroachment on Thursday. The Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey, which would establish an independent Division...

Thousands in NJ-11 signed up for Democratic primary, registration data shows

March 2, 2026 10:23 amMarch 2, 2026 10:27 am

New Jersey added 4,626 voters to its rolls in February, but in a reversal of trends in recent years, Democrats added more than a thousand voters while the GOP lost some, according to state data. Democrats gained 1,839 registrants while...