Less than 12 hours after Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill formally resigned from her seat in Congress, Gov. Phil Murphy issued a writ of election to fill the vacancy.

When the special NJ-11 primary and election be?

Murphy declared that the special primary will be held Thursday, Feb. 5 and the special election will be held Thursday, April 16.

Petitions for the primary must be submitted by Dec. 1 and include 500 signatures.

The writ of election issued by the governor notes that there will be six days of in-person early voting for the special primary election, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 3 and nine days for the special general election from April 6 to April 14.

Mikie Sherrill resigns in advance of becoming NJ governor

Sherrill announced earlier this week that she would resign from her seat in the U

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