A 2706 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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.

This bill would implement ranked-choice voting for New Jersey voters in several key elections, including Governor, State Senate, State Assembly, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and presidential primaries and general elections for presidential electors. Voters would rank candidates in order of preference on ballots, and votes would be counted in rounds: if no candidate reaches the election threshold (50%+1 for most offices, 33%+1 for Assembly), the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes transfer to the next ranked choice. The process continues until one candidate meets the threshold or the required number of winners are elected. This change directly affects all voters participating in these specific state and federal elections.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Joe Danielsen
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