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You can vote even if on parole or probation
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Last Modified on Jun 27, 2025

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed bill A5823 which restores voting rights to over 80,000 people on probation or parole for indictable criminal offenses in New Jersey.

The bill noted that “voting is both a fundamental right and a civic duty.

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New Jersey Law however, still will prohibit voting by an individual serving a sentence of incarceration as a result of a conviction for indictable offense in New Jersey or another State or the United States. (Federal Court).

The new law amends N.J.S.A. 2C:51-3 and R.S. 19:4-1 to allow individuals on parole or probation to vote.

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About the author: James Wronko

Managing Partner of Wronko & Loewen

James R. Wronko is a Partner and Founding Member of Wronko & Loewen in Somerville, New Jersey. A Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, he has over 40 years of experience in criminal defense. Admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1982, Mr. Wronko earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is an active member of local and national bar associations and has been recognized in New Jersey Super Lawyers since 2006.

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