NJ S1405

Election infrastructure vendors must disclose all owners or shareholders with 5% or greater interest in the company, subsidiary companies, or parent company to receive approval from the Secretary of State before providing services in New Jersey elections

Vendors have a continuing duty to report and obtain approval whenever any owner or shareholder reaches the 5% ownership threshold, though they may continue operations while seeking approval

Approved vendors must report any known or suspected security incidents involving election systems to the Division of Elections within 10 days of discovery

Civil penalties for failure to seek approval or report incidents include up to $10,000 for a first offense and up to $20,000 for second or subsequent offenses

Election infrastructure is broadly defined to include polling places, storage facilities, vote tabulation locations, voting machines, voter registration databases, and related communications technology used in election administration