The ALL IN NJ Campus Voting Challenge (which is a separate program from the NJ Ballot Bowl) is a nonpartisan competition among higher education institutions in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ with a commitment to increasing student voter participation and engagement on campuses across the state.
In partnership with the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (), the Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Department of State’s office will announce the 2024 Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Campus Voting Challenge Awards after the anticipated release of the 2024 National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement () from CIRCLE at Tufts University in 2025.
The Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Department of State is helping to facilitate this voting challenge in collaboration with the , a national nonpartisan nonprofit that supports more than 930 campuses to institutionalize nonpartisan democratic engagement. Participation in the ALL IN NJ Campus Voting Challenge will automatically include participation in the national ALL IN program and awards competition. The Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Ballot Bowl will take place every year and the ALL IN NJ Campus Voting Challenge award ceremony will occur every odd year in conjunction with the Ballot Bowl celebration for that year.
Institutions that opt into the ALL IN NJ Campus Voting Challenge will be provided guidance and tools to create an action plan for increasing student engagement on their campus. There is no sign-up cost to participate.
Learn more about how the ALL IN NJ Campus Voting Challenge works, other state voting challenges and if you have any further questions you can email ALL IN (allinchallenge@civicnation.org).
To sign up to participate in ALL IN Campus Voting Challenge in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ .
Actions to prepare for upcoming state, local, and primary elections and the 2026 midterm election:
Resources to support campus nonpartisan democratic engagement:
Civic Holidays
are nonpartisan days of action that strengthen and celebrate our country's democracy.
The 2025 Civic Holidays are:
Campus | Student |
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Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Monserrat Miranda |
Drew University | Natali Amaro |
Kean University | Julora Amoako |
Montclair State University | Caillou Rivera |
Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Institute of Technology | Ameera Abouali |
Princeton University | Genevieve Shutt |
Ramapo College of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ | Sarah Glisson |
Raritan Valley Community College | Calvin Edgar |
Rutgers University-Camden | Alex Simone |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Christopher Godoy |
The College of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ | Jaclyn Romano |
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Middlesex College
Montclair State University
Princeton University
Ramapo College of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ
Raritan Valley Community College
Rider University
Secretary of State Way and the Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Department of State are proud of the 10 students attending Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Institutions recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in the 2023 Student Voting Honor Roll.
The annual ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll recognizes college students at participating campuses who are advancing nonpartisan student voter registration, education, and turnout efforts as well as ensuring equitable access to the polls.
Campus | Student |
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Berkeley College | Tania Mottos |
Drew University | Kayla Anthony |
Middlesex College | Glendy López |
Montclair State | University Michael Cerbo |
Princeton University | Ella Gantman |
Ramapo College of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ | Nora Sofia Rachouh |
Raritan Valley Community College | Steven Reffler |
Rutgers University - Camden | Justine Faye N. Quitola |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick | Sandhya Rajagopalan |