A 5690 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Makes labeling of candidate ballot positions discretionary rather than mandatory.

This bill changes New Jersey's primary election ballot rules by making it optional for county clerks to label candidate positions with identifiers like "1A," instead of requiring it. Currently, county clerks must include such labels on primary ballots, but this bill would allow them to decide whether to use them. The change applies only to the labeling of ballot positions and does not affect other ballot design requirements, such as candidate arrangement or font rules. County clerks would gain more flexibility in ballot design while maintaining existing standards for consistency and clarity.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
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May 15, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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