What you need to know about NJ's primary

Also, it's the end of the NY state legislative session. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Everything you need to know about New Jersey's primary election]( It’s primary election day in New Jersey and two major political parties will choose their candidates for president, Senate, Congress and many local offices. The New Jersey Division of Elections has a voter information portal where Garden State residents can check to make sure they are registered, find their polling places, find drop boxes where they can submit their ballots by mail, and track their mail-in ballots. Although President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already sewn up their respective parties' nominations, New Jersey has some competitive congressional primary races this year. And for the first time in generations, Democratic incumbents and other local party machines favorites won’t be able to rely on help from the state’s “county line” ballot system, which usually gives them preferred placement on the ballot if they secure endorsements from county political committees. [Here’s everything you need to know as you head to the polls.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week What's happening around New York City Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso blasted the sanitation department’s delayed rollout of its commercial waste zone program on Monday. [Read more.]( A dozen Manhattan residents delivered a verdict that made Donald Trump the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes. Now, those 12 jurors may have to worry about the serious potential for threats to their safety in the aftermath. [Read more.]( There will be a day when the National Guard isn’t assisting police officers who are checking bags at the entrances of highly trafficked New York City subway stations — just don’t expect it anytime soon. [Read more.]( The New York City Council took a step toward wresting control from the mayor's executive appointment powers at a committee hearing on Wednesday, leading to a tense exchange between a mayoral representative and councilmembers. [Read more.]( What’s going on around New York state New York state lawmakers will spend the last few scheduled days of their 2024 legislative session passing hundreds of bills that will head to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. [Here's what's on the agenda.]( New York’s nascent public campaign finance matching program is doling out millions of dollars to state legislative candidates in its first full election cycle. [Read more.]( A federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Thursday that the state’s century-old ban against offering food or water to people waiting in line to vote is unconstitutional. [Read more.]( What else is new in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez filed paperwork Monday to run for reelection as an independent, after losing the support of the Democratic Party last fall when he was indicted on 16 counts of bribery, corruption and helping a foreign government. [Read more.]( The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Menendez features a familiar political divide. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [the logo for the Brian Lehrer daily politics podcast]( [Trump v. Biden: Trials & TikTok]( Both parties try to maximize the political advantage of Donald Trump's guilty verdicts in the Manhattan trial, as jury selection starts in the Hunter Biden case in federal court. [LISTEN]( Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.