On Thursday ,  
   Governor Murphy signed
    
   A - 3690
   /S - 1888 , the “New Voter Empowerment Act” which allows any registered voter who is 17 years old at the time of the primary 
   election to vote in that primary if they turn 18 on or before the next general election .
    
   Current law 
   permits
    a person who is at least 17 years of age to register to 
   vote
    ,
    if
    t
   hey
    will be at least 18 at the time of the election . However , the person is 
   designated
    in the Statewide Voter Registration System as temporarily ineligible to vote until 
   their
    18th birthday . The legislation signed today allows that person to vote in a primary election if 
   they
    turn 18 years of age on or before the next general election .
    
   This new law , P . L . 2023 , c . 202
    take
   s
    effect on January 1 , 2026 .
   Contact:
    Paul Penna , Senior Legislative Analyst ,
   ppenna@njlm . org
    , 609 - 695 - 3481 , x110
    .
   

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