Bill Title: "New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-04 - Approved P.L.2023, c.202. [A3690 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative William Moen [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anthony Verrelli [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Moriarty [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Andrew Zwicker [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Beach [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Verlina Reynolds-Jackson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mila Jasey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Aura Dunn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda Carter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Benjie Wimberly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Craig Coughlin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Shirley Turner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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