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NJ S390

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian Stack

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Origin

Senate

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the 55-day deadline for changing party affiliation before a primary election in New Jersey, allowing voters to switch parties and vote in a different party's primary on election day itself

  • Permits in-person voters to complete a political party affiliation declaration form at their polling place on primary election day to vote in any party's primary

  • Requires county clerks to mail ballots for all political parties to every mail-in voter, with instructions that completing and returning a different party's ballot constitutes a change in party affiliation

  • Maintains that voting in another party's primary automatically registers the voter as a member of that party until they file a new registration form, declaration form, or vote in a different party's primary in a future election

  • Sponsored by Senator Brian P. Stack (District 33, Hudson County) and pre-filed for introduction in the 2026 legislative session

Legislative Description

Allows voter to vote in any political party primary by changing party affiliation at polling place on primary election day; allows mail-in voter to complete any political party primary ballot.

State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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