Requires new voting machines purchased or leased for use in elections in this State to produce voter-verifiable paper record of each vote cast.

New Jersey Assembly Bill A277 requires all new voting machines purchased or leased for use in the state's elections to produce a voter-verifiable paper record for each vote cast. This paper record must be available for the voter to inspect at the time of voting and preserved for potential manual audits or recounts. The bill applies only to machines acquired after the law takes effect, prohibiting the Secretary of State from granting waivers for these new machines. Existing machines in use before the law's effective date may still qualify for temporary waivers under specific funding conditions. The requirement aims to enhance election security and verification through a physical paper trail.