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NJ A4969
Bill
Status
10/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Luanne Peterpaul
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AI Summary
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Grants district boards and county boards of elections discretion to determine voter intent when counting ballots, even if marks are not placed precisely in the designated squares or are not standard crosses, plus signs, or check marks
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Allows votes to be counted when marks appear to the right of candidate names if the board determines the voter intended to vote for that candidate
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Permits counting of write-in votes when a candidate's name is written reasonably close to the appropriate office position with an accompanying mark or the word "Yes"
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Requires boards to determine whether unusual marks, signs, erasures, or devices on ballots were intended to identify or distinguish the ballot (making it void) versus simply reflecting voter error
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Directs the Secretary of State to establish uniform statewide guidelines, in consultation with county boards of elections, for assessing ballot validity and voter intent
Legislative Description
Ensures boards of elections have discretion to make initial determination of validity of cast ballots; requires Secretary of State to establish uniform guidelines for assessing validity of ballots.
Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor
Last Action
Approved P.L.2025, c.150.
10/1/2025