Our Vote is Our Power

Vote 16

Young people are directly affected by school board policies more than ever now and feel passionately about them – but they have no power to elect people to represent their interests.

Let’s change that together!

Let Us Vote: Why 16-and-17-Year-Olds Should Be Allowed to Vote in Local Elections and Beyond

It is time to bring new, younger voters into the democratic fold, particularly in elections that directly impact them. This policy brief will outline why New Jersey should lower the voting age to 16 in local elections. Learn More

NJVRA Now: Why New Needs It’s Own Voting Rights Act

Following the lead of other states like California, Washington, Oregon, Virginia, New York and Connecticut, which have passed state-level voting rights acts that both codify and expand on the federal VRA’s protections to address the specific problems each state sees at home, it is time for New Jersey to have its own state voting rights act. Join Our Campaign

Jury of Our Peers

This policy brief will outline why New Jersey must act urgently to end this racialized practice by expanding jury service to people with criminal (indictable) convictions. Learn More

New Jersey Voting Rights Act

Democracy in a Day

Twenty-two states allow voters to register and vote on the same day – up to and on Election Day. New Jersey is not one of them.

New Jersey’s deadline of three weeks before Election Day to register is arbitrary and unnecessarily disenfranchises people. It’s time to pass same-day voter registration.

Souls to the Polls

Our collective advocacy brought 9 days of early voting to NJ. People all across NJ can now worship on Sunday and then vote.