Requires automatic recount for local elections with vote difference of 10 votes or less at candidate's request; provides for geographic regions for judges to adjudicate election recounts and contests; establishes certain adjudication and hearing timelines.

This bill requires automatic recounts in New Jersey county and municipal elections where the vote difference is 10 votes or less, triggered by a candidate's request within 24 hours of election certification. The state covers recount costs, and recounts must be completed within three days of certification. It also creates three geographic regions (Northern, Central, Southern) for assigning Superior Court judges to handle election recount cases, with strict timelines: initial hearings within 36 hours of filing and appeals within 24 hours. The bill directly affects candidates in closely contested local races and election boards responsible for conducting recounts.