A 4369 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in elections for local school board.

This bill allows 16- and 17-year-old New Jersey residents who are U.S. citizens and live in a school district for at least 30 days to vote only in local school board elections. It requires the Secretary of State to create a registration process and ballot design mirroring existing voter systems for this age group. The bill specifically limits voting rights to school board elections - 16- and 17-year-olds cannot vote in state or federal elections. It does not require school boards or municipalities to take action to implement the change.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 16, 2024 Last action May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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