ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
njelections@sos.state.nj.us
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION
NEW JERSEY STATE LAW

Political party qualifications:

Received at least 10% of the votes cast at a general election for the office of all of the members of the General Assembly [19:5-1]

Primary ballot access:

Petition: 1,000 signatures [19:25-3]
Deadline: 57 days prior to the primary [19:25-3]

General ballot access for independent candidates:

Petition: 800 signatures [19:13-5]
Note: no one who failed to secure party nomination in a primary may gain access through direct petition [19:13-9]
Deadline: 99th day prior to the general election [19-13-9]
No filing fees Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 51 days before the general election as a primary election nominee; 60 days before the general election [19:13-6]
Primary date: first Tuesday after the first Monday in June (June 8, 2004) [19:23-40]
Participation: Closed primary
Source: The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

There is no form or procedure needed to qualify to be a write-in candidate for President. Any voter can write-in a candidate's name. Write-in votes will only be tabulated if there are enough of them to contest the election. Source: Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/