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The League of Women Voters of New Jersey has been busy!

Please find urgent actions & events below and a recap of our summer and fall initiatives.

Take Action to Defend Democracy & Voting Rights


It is more important now than ever to take proactive action to protect voting rights and defend democracy here in New Jersey. We cannot wait any longer to pass common sense legislation and put New Jersey voters first. However, a number of bills designed to empower voters have been stalled in the New Jersey Legislature. Please take action below to urge your legislators to act now!


John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey


This state Voting Rights Act would help address serious challenges to voting in our state. With voting rights under assault across the country and in the courts, New Jersey voters, especially voters of color, face challenges when trying to vote.

Urge your legislators to support a New Jersey Voting Rights Act now!

Same-Day Voter Registration


It is time for New Jersey to join the over 20 states and D.C that already allow same-day voter registration.

Same-Day Voter Registration would combat voter suppression by allowing otherwise eligible voters to register and vote up to and on election day. 


Support Same-Day Voter Registration!

The League of Women Voters of New Jersey is calling for a fair and neutral ballot,

and we hope you will join us. 

Please take a moment to sign this petition.



Take Action: Immigrant Trust Act


The Immigrant Trust Act (S3672/A4987) establishes critical protections that allow immigrant community members to access the programs and services they need from state and local agencies without fear of deportation.

The Immigrant Trust Act (S3672/A4987) creates, codifies, and strengthens protections between New Jersey immigrants and local and state agencies. S3672/A4987 will:

  • Protect privacy: Create new data privacy protections for people who interact with state and local agencies
  • Strengthen community trust: Codify the separation between federal immigration enforcement and local law enforcement
  • Ensure that local resources stay local: Prioritize the use of local fund on priorities rather than funding federal immigration enforcement
  • Create a welcoming community: Require public schools, health care facilities, libraries, and shelters to adopt model policies to help people feel safer when utilizing public services that they are eligible for
  • Safeguard immigrant rights: Prohibit state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities when doing so is voluntary under federal law
  • Protect immigrants entangled in the criminal legal system: By eliminating carve-outs in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Immigrant Trust Directive
  • Create Accountability: By creating reporting requirements to track compliance with the Act 

Send a letter to your legislators urging them to support the Immigrant Trust Act!

Mass Movement Calls to Action - Immigrant Rights

2024-Trenton Takeover

DECEMBER 3RD

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Get up to speed on everything happening to New Jersey's detention centers and what we might expect during the first 100 days of the new administration.

Interpretation will be offered in Spanish and Arabic.

Register here. 

2024-Trenton Takeover

DECEMBER 9TH

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM


Join us in Trenton for a lobby day and rally to take over the people's house!

Meet with lawmakers, network with other advocates and activists, and talk about how we can protect immigrant communities!

Legislative training and lunch will be provided.

Register here. 

Women & Family Issues Committee in Action


Our Women & Family Issues Committee has been actively advocating for bills in Trenton. Catch up on their advocacy below!


A2243 - This bill allows gross income tax credit for certain childcare staff and registered family day care providers. We supported this bill during its September hearing in the Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee. A2243 needs to be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee next. The bill's counterpart, S3382, is still waiting for its first hearing in the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.


S3319 - This bill raises the personal needs allowance, which Medicaid-eligible nursing home residents receive, from $50/month to $140/month. It also provides increases over time as the cost of living goes up. We submitted testimony in support of this bill in October as it was heard in the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. Read our full testimony here. S3319 now awaits its second hearing in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Its counterpart, A3908, has passed out of the Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee and awaits another hearing.


S1984 - This bill improves transparency in the nursing home industry by revising reporting and financial disclosure requirements. We recently signed onto a coalition letter to Senate leadership asking for the bill to be heard in committee and advanced through the legislature. S1984 addresses a lack of accountability of nursing home ownership and transparency to taxpayers and the families of residents. By revising financial disclosure requirements, New Jersey families can better understand how funds are being allocated in many nursing homes and can ensure that their loved ones are safe and well taken care of.


S912/A3887 - We are excited that Governor Murphy recently signed S912/A3887 into law! This bill guarantees personalized postpartum care plans and helps to combat maternal mortality. The Women & Family Issues Committee testified on this bill multiple times as it advanced through the New Jersey Legislature. Thank you for your diligent work and support!


Read the full press release here.

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