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New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico Set 2026 Voting Rules

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey set voting rules for the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election.
North Carolina offers curbside voting for the 2026 midterms.
Doña Ana County, New Mexico permits same-day voter registration for the Nov. 3, 2026 election.
New Jersey law bars police and ICE from approaching within 100 feet of polling places.
New Jersey early voting ends on Nov. 1, 2026.

History

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 1965, banning literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners who helped register more than 2.5 million African-American voters that year. The Justice Department’s $25 million enforcement budget and NAACP’s registration surge set a precedent that today’s North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey voting-law changes invoke to broaden access ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6 1965, banning literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners who helped register more than 2.5 million African-American voters that year. The Justice Department’s $25 million enforcement budget and NAACP’s registration surge set a precedent that today’s North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey voting-law changes invoke to broaden access ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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