GOP Suit Claims NJ Overseas Voting Law Is Unconstitutional

GOP suit claims NJ overseas voting law is unconstitutional

Lawsuit claims state law allowing citizen children born abroad to New Jerseyans to vote in the state's federal election is barred by the state's constitution. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)A GOP congressional candidate and state and national Republican committees are seeking to overturn a 2022 law that allows citizen children born abroad to New Jerseyans to vote in the state’s federal elections. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Me…

NJ sued over law allowing noncitizens with no state residency to vote

The Republican National Committee is leading a lawsuit against New Jersey over a law allowing non-citizens with no state residency to vote in elections. The state law allows overseas residents to partake in voter registration and voting based on a relative’s last New Jersey address, but the plaintiffs argue that the state exceeded its constitutional...

New Jersey sued over law allowing non-citizens who never lived in state to vote

The Republican National Committee is leading a lawsuit against New Jersey over a law allowing non-citizens with no state residency to vote in elections. The state law allows overseas residents to partake in voter registration and voting based on a relative’s last New Jersey address, but the plaintiffs argue that the state exceeded its constitutional authority by extending voting eligibility to people who have never lived in New Jersey or the Uni…

RNC Sues New Jersey Over Overseas Voting By Citizens

Democracy Docket reports: The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block certain U.S. citizens living abroad from voting in New Jersey, marking the latest attack in the GOP’s nationwide blitz against overseas voters. The lawsuit challenges New Jersey laws that allow certain Americans living overseas to vote in federal elections based on a relative’s residency in the state. It is the eighth overseas voter lawsuit the …