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NJ S4142
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Scutari
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AI Summary
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Requires primary election ballots to use an "office block" format where candidates are grouped by office sought, with consistent spacing and design that prohibits visual distinctions between candidates or positioning candidates based on another candidate's ballot draw
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Eliminates the "bracketing" system that allowed candidates for different offices to be grouped together on the same ballot line, and prohibits candidate slogans from referencing other candidates running for different offices in the same election
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Permits candidates to include a slogan or endorsement of up to six words on the ballot, which may reference a person or organization's name only with written consent, and allows candidates for multi-seat offices to associate together using a common slogan
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Removes State committee members of political parties from the primary election process, requiring them instead to be elected by county committee members according to each party's bylaws
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Mandates the Division of Elections to collect data from county and municipal clerks and submit a report to the Governor and Legislature within 180 days after the second primary election following enactment, documenting implementation experiences and costs
Legislative Description
Revises design of primary election ballots and certain primary election procedures; provides for ballots to be arranged by office block; removes State committee members from primary process; requires reporting on primary elections by Division of Elections.
Substituted by another Bill
Last Action
Substituted by A5116 (3R)
2/25/2025