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The New Jersey Department of Education and New Jersey Department of State invites New Jersey high schools to participate in NJ High School Voter Registration Week, April 6-12, 2025. This week celebrates youth civic engagement and encourages all eligible 17- and 18-year-olds to register to vote.  

The High School Voter Registration Law (N.J.S.A. 18A:36-27) requires high school administrators to distribute voter registration materials, a summary of voter registration eligibility requirements, materials describing the role of a citizen, and materials articulating the importance of voting to all eligible high school students prior to graduation.  

The following resources may be used by schools to support the implementation of NJ High School Voter Registration Week: 

• NJ High School Voter Registration Week video  
• Student Voter Registration and Voting Website 
• How to Participate in NJ High School Voter Registration Week
• HS Voter Registration Week Event Flyer

Additional instructional resources: 

• Energizing Young Voters 
• The Civics Center – How to Run a Voter Registration Drive 
• Be An Informed New Jersey Voter slide deck

In order to ensure school districts, charter schools, renaissance school projects, nonpublic high schools, and private agencies that provide educational services for high schools, are complying with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 6A:32-14.2, the New Jersey Department of Education is issuing a High School Voter Registration Statement of Assurance (SOA) for school year 2024-2025, that must be emailed to the Executive County Superintendent no later than June 30, 2025.  

The SOA affirms that the school districts, charter schools, renaissance school projects, nonpublic high schools, and private agencies that provide educational services for high schools by means of public funds have complied with all the requirements of the High School Voter Registration Law, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:36-27.