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Elections were held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2020.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state.[2] Ballots were processed immediately upon receipt.[3] An audit of the ballots was completed in January. The results did not change the outcome and the process was generally considered a success.[4]

Federal offices

Executive

Joe Biden carried the state, where he won the majority in 14 of 21 counties.

Legislative

Ballot measures

Polling

On S.2703
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For S.2703 Against S.2703 Other Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020 861 (LV) ± 4% 61% 34% – 5%
Stockton College October 7–13, 2020 721 (LV) ± 3.7% 66% 23% – 10%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[A] October 5–13, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 65% 29% – 6%
Fairleigh Dickinson University September 30 – October 5, 2020 582 (LV) ± 4.6% 59% 30% 0%[b] 11%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[A] September 8–16, 2020 501 (LV) ± 4.4% 65% 29% – 6%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[1][A] August 5–13, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.383% 66% 27% – 7%
Pollfish/DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[A] July 7–12, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.383% 68% 27% – 6%
Monmouth University April 16–19, 2020 635 (RV) ± 3.9% 61% 34% – 5%
On whether recreational marijuana should be legal
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Yes No Undecided
Monmouth University February 8–10, 2019 604 (A) ± 4% 62%[c] 32% 5%
Public Question 2, Peacetime Veterans Eligible for Property Tax Deduction Amendment
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Yes (for the initiative) No (against the initiative) Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020 864 (LV) ± 4% 78% 16% 8%
Public Question 3, Delayed State Legislative Redistricting Amendment
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Yes (for the initiative) No (against the initiative) Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020 858 (LV) ± 4% 46% 32% 22%

All three ballot measures in New Jersey passed. Public Question 1 legalized marijuana by a 67.1% to 32.9% margin. Public Question 2 made peacetime veterans eligible for a $250 property tax deduction, which passed by a 76.5% to 23.5% margin. Public Question 3 postponed the state legislative redistricting process until after the election on November 2, 2021, if the state receives federal census data after February 15, 2021, which passed by a 57.8% to 42.2% margin.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Refused" with 0%
  3. ^ Listed as "Supporting the legalisation of possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d Brach Eichler is a law firm that already supported S.2703 prior to conducting this poll

References

  1. ^ a b c d "New Jersey elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020, New Jersey
  3. ^ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, retrieved October 10, 2020, New Jersey
  4. ^ "Historic audit of N.J. Mail-in election is complete. The results are promising, officials say". January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "New Jersey 2020 ballot measures".

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