vote by mail

Around 1.4% of ballots cast in the mostly mail-in election were rejected. That's half the rate from the July primary but double that of the 2016 election.

Voter registration rolls aren't fully accurate, so ballots have been mailed to people who have moved or passed away.

A federal judge denied the Republicans' effort to block portions of New Jersey’s mostly vote-by-mail election.

New Jersey has allowed vote-by-mail for years – but it’s never been done on the scale of what’s being used during the pandemic-era election of 2020.

Legislation from Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce would require two weeks of early voting on election machines, rather than paper provisional ballots.

Democratic lawmakers vote to codify in law Gov. Phil Murphy's 2020 election rules, which are being challenged in court by President Donald Trump's campaign.

From a voter registration system glitching as its prepares vote-by-mail ballots to insufficient drop boxes to unfamiliar provisional ballots, concerns abound.

Coronavirus has New Jersey emphasizing vote-by-mail. But around 1% of such ballots are typically rejected, often when signatures don't match voter records.

Candidates can file virtual nominating petitions. Fifteen local elections are delayed until May. Murphy says he'll revamp the June primary if needed.

The primary would remain June 2, but the March 30 filing deadline might shift two weeks earlier to avoid a time crunch and costly overtime.