A bill to increase the number of days for in-person early voting from three to seven was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
The proposal was proposed by early-voting enthusiast State Senator Brian P. Stack (D-Union City).
In 2024, New Jersey saw a surge in early voting, with 1,172,842 early ballots cast at polling places prior to Election Day, accounting for 27% of all votes cast. The 860,586 ballots sent in by mail were outnumbered by that figure. In an election with a 64.7% turnout, New Jerseyans voted 50.3% of the time on November 5.
In order to prolong early voting, the law appropriates $6 million. The law was changed on Thursday from a previous version that would have extended early voting to ten days.
