Requires election result challenges be sent to specific panel of judges.

S 3635 requires New Jersey's Chief Justice to annually assign at least three Superior Court judges to three geographic regions (Northern, Central, Southern) to handle election recount and contest cases. It directs that cases from any county within a region be assigned to the next available judge in that region, not necessarily the local county judge, with all cases requiring an initial hearing within 36 hours of filing. The bill mandates all election disputes be resolved before elected officials assume office, and requires the Chief Justice to publish the assigned judges and regions online each year. This directly affects voters, candidates, and courts by standardizing how election challenges are processed across the state.