Provides for vacancy in county surrogate, clerk, register of deeds and mortgages, and sheriff offices occurring 70 days before general election to be filled at second succeeding general election.

This bill changes the deadline for filling vacancies in four county offices (surrogate, clerk, register of deeds and mortgages, and sheriff) when they occur near an election. If a vacancy happens within 70 days before a general election (instead of the current 37 days), the seat will be filled at the second general election after the vacancy, not the next one. The change aligns these offices with other county positions and ensures compliance with mail-in ballot deadlines requiring 45 days' notice before elections. It directly affects voters and county officials in New Jersey by altering when vacancies in these specific roles are resolved.