Allows ranked-choice voting options for municipal and school board elections under certain circumstances.

New Jersey's A4042, the "Municipal and School Board Voting Options Act," allows municipalities and school boards to adopt ranked-choice voting for local elections (mayor, council, school board seats) through voter approval. It permits communities to choose ranked-choice voting via a referendum on an ordinance or a voter-initiated petition requiring 10% of the last General Assembly election votes. The bill defines two counting methods: "instant runoff" for single-winner races (like mayor) and "single transferable vote" for multi-winner races (like at-large council seats), where votes transfer based on voter rankings if no candidate reaches a threshold. This applies only to general elections, not primaries, and requires the Division of Elections to provide implementation guidelines.