New Jersey S1185 mandates that 12th-grade students receive voting instruction as part of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
New Jersey S1185 requires school districts to include voting instruction in the 12th-grade curriculum as part of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies. This instruction will cover the importance of voting, voter registration processes, and how to vote, including locating polling places or requesting an absentee ballot. School districts can collaborate with election officials to develop the curriculum and with local boards of elections to provide students with voter pre-registration or registration forms.
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