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The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

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Department of State, Division of Elections

Important Notice: Number of Petition Signatures Amended

As a result of the passing of P.L. 2025, c. 20, the number of signatures required on a nominating petition have changed. The new number signatures that are required for a nominating petition will take effect immediately. Further, “[a]ny petition signatures collected by a candidate for office to be voted for at the 2025 primary election utilizing the petition forms published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of P.L. 2025, c. 20 . . . shall not be subject to a petition challenge based upon the use of a form published by the Secretary of State prior to the effective date of P.L. 2025, c. 20.”

The new number of signatures required for a Primary Election candidate for the Office of Governor is 2,500. For the Office of General Assembly, the new required number is 250.
The new number of signatures required for a General Election candidate for the Office of Governor is 2,000. For the Office of General Assembly, the new required number is 250.

The 2025 Petitions have been amended and are available for download. Please use the link below to download them:
Download Petitions

Important Notice: 2025 Primary Election Rescheduled

The 2025 Primary Election has been rescheduled. Please view the official notice for further details.

Schedule A Petition Filing Appointment

Page Last Updated: 02/11/25

NOTICE TO PETITION FILERS

Petition Filing Appointments for candidates in the Primary Election will be available starting February 3, 2025.

Petition Filing Deadline Day, March 24, 2025 until 4:00 p.m. The filer must be in the building before that time.

Petitions are being accepted at 225 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.

Walk-in petition filing is also available. Petition filers with appointments will be serviced before walk-ins filers.

We suggest filing your petition as early as possible!

 

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