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NJ SR94
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kristin Corrado
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AI Summary
- New Jersey's 1776 constitution granted voting rights to property-owning women worth at least fifty pounds, making it one of the few states to allow women's suffrage at its founding
- A 1797 election law extended voting rights to land-owning women statewide, with eligible women comprising approximately 25% of total voter turnout by 1802
- The 1807 legislature revoked women's suffrage, restricting voting to tax-paying White men following accusations of voter fraud and partisan motivations ahead of the 1808 presidential election
- New Jersey women did not regain voting rights until the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, following over 100 years of protests, legal challenges, hunger strikes, and arrests
- The resolution honors nearly 50 women who voted in an 1801 Montgomery Township election, naming them individually as early exercisers of democratic rights 119 years before federal suffrage
Legislative Description
Recognizes history of women's suffrage in NJ.
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
3/23/2026
Committee Referrals
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation3/23/2026
Full Bill Text
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