NJ S1307

Mandates all in-person voting during early voting and on Election Day be conducted using hand-marked paper ballots scanned by optical equipment within five years of enactment, with counties able to implement earlier during the phase-in period.

Requires all voting equipment software to be open-source, meaning the complete source code must be publicly available under a general public license with no royalties required.

Limits electronic voting machines to use only by individuals with disabilities, and prohibits certification of any voting equipment using proprietary or nonpublic software.

Requires county clerks to retain all paper ballots for at least two years and mandates verification procedures including reconciling vote counts with sign-in records and accounting for all memory cards before certifying results.

Reduces maximum election district size from 750 voters with one voting machine to 750 voters regardless of equipment type, and appropriates funds for implementation.