On September 25, the New Jersey Assembly unanimously passed A.3186. It gives the Secretary of State sole discretion to move the date of any primary, if the statutory date for that primary “coincides with a period of religious observance that limits significantly the usual activities of the followers of a particular religion or that would result in significant religious consequences for such followers.” Here is a copy of the bill.
This could be fun… I’ve seen lists of religious holidays that seem to suggest that just about every day of the year is religiously significant to SOME religion. Given the open-ended nature of the bill you describe, and requirements for “equal treatment” I could see someone with a list filing objections to every possible date…
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