A 4745 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits extension of early voting period for regular municipal elections in May.

This bill allows New Jersey municipalities to extend their early voting period for May municipal elections from three days to ten days. It applies only to nonpartisan municipalities that have already adopted early voting and would require local governments to pass an ordinance to implement the change. The extension would shift the start date of early voting from four days before the election to eleven days before, while maintaining the same end date.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

General Assembly Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 2 edits

MINOR

The Senate amended this bill on March 23, 2026, reducing the maximum early voting window that municipalities may adopt for May regular municipal elections from 10 days to 7 days. The change shortens how far in advance early voting can begin, from the 11th calendar day before the election to the 8th calendar day before the election.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed: municipalities can no longer expand early voting to 10 days for May municipal elections; the maximum expansion is now 7 days (from the default 4-day period).

SCOPE

The maximum early voting period for May regular municipal elections was reduced from 10 days (starting on the 11th calendar day before the election) to 7 days (starting on the 8th calendar day before the election). Municipalities that adopt an ordinance to extend early voting can now only expand it by 3 additional days beyond the default 4-day period, rather than 6 additional days.

TECHNICAL

The bill statement section at the end of the document was removed, which is standard when a bill moves from introduced version to reprint after amendment.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (64-5-0)

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by the Senate (29-9)

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Amendment (30-8) (Stack)

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (66-8-0)

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

5 primary · 1 co-sponsor