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Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR
New Jersey solidified its place as a national leader by enacting a suite of high-impact reforms, including a transition to a more secure, streamlined AVR system. With the expansion of funded early voting and improved ballot-curing protocols, New Jersey’s proactive approach to administration stands out. Consequently, it is the only state to receive an A+ on this year’s progress report.
Looking Back
Where New Jersey Started at the Beginning of 2025
- Automatic Voter Registration: Partial AVR
- Online Voter Registration: Open to all Eligible
- Same-Day Registration: No
- Restoration of Rights: Felon Disenfranchisement
Vote by Mail: No-Excuse - Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
- Early Voting Opportunities: In-Person Absentee
- ID Requirements: No Document Required
Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for New Jersey as of 2024, we considered the state a middle tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2025 activity against other middle tier states. Last year, New Jersey was a top tier state.
How Our Tier Compares
2025: This Past Year
Legislative Action
This past year the New Jersey State Legislature passed several extremely important pieces of legislation to make elections both more accessible to voters and more secure.
- SB 1636 improves the efficiency and security of New Jersey’s automatic voter registration (AVR) system by upgrading to a Secure AVR system, the gold-standard policy to register eligible voters, update registration, and filter out ineligible individuals.
- SB 3990 extends the early voting period for primary elections to 7 days before the primary. The bill also appropriated $6 million to fund the extension of early voting.
- SB 4835 expands the notice and cure process for mail ballots by requiring clerks to notify voters of defects besides a missing or mismatched signature that can be cured and allowing voters the opportunity to correct those defects. The bill also allows voters that receive a cure notice the option to instead cast a provisional ballot in-person during early voting or on Election Day.