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Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on June 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

As hundreds of faculty took to the picket lines Monday at Rutgers University's three New Jersey campuses, union and administration negotiators were on their way to the governor's office to resume talks, with both sides suggesting that a deal could be reached quickly.

An imam in the city of Paterson was stabbed while leading his congregation in prayer on Sunday. When police arrived, the attacker was already apprehended by congregants.

Thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey’s flagship university have gone on strike

The RTE star married the former New Jersey Rose in 2012, and they welcomed a baby boy back in 2014

‘I walked in and they were like, “That’s a little New Jersey,”’ actor recalled

Sixth-grade student Felicia LoAlbo-Melendez, from New Jersey, was a sixth-grade student was found dead inside a bathroom at her school - she had previously warned her future self not to 'be a bully'

Valerie Bertsch has always been drawn to rabbits, so much so she decorated her Medford Lakes, New Jersey, home with paintings and sculptures of bunnies. Yet for much of her life, Bertsch owned only cats and dogs.

As of April 2, Ballotpedia has tracked 97 election-related bills in the New Jersey General Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 97, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 27-April 2. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is:  

As of April 2, Ballotpedia has tracked 50 election-related bills in the New Jersey State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 50, Ballotpedia tracked three from March 27-April 2. Democrats sponsored two, while Republicans sponsored one. The three bills are: