A 421 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Permits police officers to be assigned to polling places located at public schools.

This bill allows police officers to be assigned to polling places located in public schools during elections. Specifically, it amends election law to permit district boards, election superintendents, or county clerks to request police presence at these school-based polling locations for maintaining order and providing security. The request must be made explicitly for school polling places, and any assigned officer must focus solely on election security during voting hours. The bill also requires documentation of such assignments, including the reason, duration, and outcome, to be recorded and made publicly available.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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