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VOTER REGISTRATION
93,649 New Yorkers were unable to vote in the 2016 general election because they registered after the 25-day deadline but before the 10-day constitutional deadline.
- ACLU New York
In most states, registering to vote is a prerequisite to actually voting. For NJ the law stipulates that all voters must register 30 days before election day. Unawareness of this requirement is one leading cause of the lowering rate of voters in the US.
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To register in New Jersey you must:
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be a citizen of the United States
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be at least 17 years old (you must be 18 to vote)
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be a resident of the State and county 30 days before the election
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not serving a sentence of incarceration as the result of a conviction of any indictable offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States
What are the NJ Voter Registration Requirements?
Planning Your Midterm Vote: Deadlines
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October 18: Deadline to register in person voting ​
October 18: Deadline to register by mail
October 18: Deadline to register online
October 29: First day to vote early in person
November 1: Deadline to request a mail-in-ballot
November 5: Last day to vote early in person
November 8: Deadline to mail ballot by
November 8: In Person Election day