Democrat,

In an effort to protect New Jersey residents and reduce the risk of COVID-19/Coronavirus exposure, Governor Phil Murphy announced today that New Jersey’s upcoming Primary Election will be delayed until Tuesday, July 7. This is a smart, common sense measure that I fully support because it will give candidates for office throughout the state, as well as our election officials, much more time to make necessary adjustments in light of COVID-19.

Governor Murphy’s Executive Order also states that all deadlines for meeting statutory requirements for a primary election that are currently scheduled to occur after April 11 will be calculated using the July 7, 2020 primary election date. This would not affect any deadlines that have already passed, such as the filing deadline for candidate petitions for the primary election, or will pass prior to April 11. The only exception is the deadline for change of party affiliation declaration forms to be filed, which is currently scheduled for April 8 and will move to May 13.

Additionally, independent candidate petitions will be due by 4:00 p.m. on July 7, 2020, and the electronic signature and submission requirements that were set forth in Executive Order No. 105 for primary candidates will be extended to these independent candidate petitions.

For more information on all the measures Governor Murphy’s administration is taking to keep us safe, please visit the state’s dedicated COVID-19 information hub. 

Thank you, 

Chairman Currie