New Jersey Covid Legal Information
We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.
Litigation Tracker
Executive Actions
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Executive Order No. 105
Topics
Ballot Access; Signature Requirements; Vote by Mail
Date Filed
19/03/2020
Description
The Governor implemented various changes to state elections, including allowing online candidate petitions and requiring that certain municipal and local elections be conducted solely by mail.
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Executive Order No. 120
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
08/04/2020
Description
New Jersey Governor postponed their primary elections until July 7.
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Executive Order No. 144
Topics
Vote by Mail
Date Filed
15/05/2020
Description
New Jersey's Governor issued an executive order implementing a vote by mail election for the state's July 7th primary.
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Legislative Actions
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NJ AB 3863
Topics
Candidate Petitions; Signature Requirements; Ballot Access
Description
Extends petition filing deadlines by two weeks for all candidates and waives signature requirements for candidates for party office. Only applies to the 2020 primary election.
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NJ AB 4037
Topics
Candidate Petitions; Signature Requirements; Ballot Access
Date Filed
01/07/2020
Description
Allows electronic signature collection and submission for candidate petitions.
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