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New Jersey will allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, starting in 2026

A new law in New Jersey allows 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they'll be 18 in time for the general. But it doesn't take effect until Jan. 1, 2026.

A drop box location for mail-in ballots located at the Camden Co. College-Rohrer Campus in Cherry Hill Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. New Jersey will allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, starting in 2026, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law.
A drop box location for mail-in ballots located at the Camden Co. College-Rohrer Campus in Cherry Hill Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. New Jersey will allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, starting in 2026, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer