Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for elections for Governor, State Senate, State General Assembly, United States Senate and House of Representatives, and presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.
New Jersey's S 1585 establishes ranked-choice voting for statewide and federal elections, including races for Governor, State Senate, General Assembly, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, as well as presidential primaries and general elections. Voters would rank candidates in order of preference on ballots (with a minimum of six rankings allowed), and ballots would be counted in rounds: candidates needing 50%+1 votes win immediately in single-winner races, while multi-winner Assembly races use a 33%+1 threshold with vote transfers. The bill requires ballot design accommodating rankings and mandates implementation after voting machines are certified for ranked-choice use, with Governor elections requiring a separate constitutional amendment approved by voters. This directly affects all voters participating in these elections across New Jersey.
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in committee
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Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
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