---
type: "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."
description: "\"New Voter Empowerment Act\"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 3690"
citation: "New Jersey A 3690 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Moen, William F.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec34eeb8-f84a-47c4-9eb6-a856ddf2c62a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0fb47d935259742d354f936e0b3d6be760b48926e069679d39bbb42880ee922e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 3690 (220) — "New Voter Empowerment Act"; permits 17 year olds to vote in primary election if they turn 18 years old before next succeeding general election.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3690_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A4000/3690_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (51-24-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1888 (1R)
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (24-11) `passage`
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-19-0) `passage`
- **2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.202. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec34eeb8-f84a-47c4-9eb6-a856ddf2c62a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).