S 585 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes "The Voter Convenience Act" to allow voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality on election day.

S 585, "The Voter Convenience Act," allows voters in New Jersey municipalities to cast ballots at any polling place within their town or city on election day, rather than being restricted to their assigned polling location. The bill requires county election officials to create uniform guidelines enabling this system, using existing electronic poll books to verify voter eligibility and provide the correct ballot for their district. It amends election statutes to update sample ballots with websites listing all available polling places in the municipality. This change directly affects all registered voters in New Jersey municipalities by increasing voting location flexibility on election day.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

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This diff reflects the transition of S585 from a technical review prefiled version to its introduced version. Senator Shirley K. Turner was removed as a sponsor and Senator Moriarty was removed as a co-sponsor. A new STATEMENT section was added at the end describing the bill's purpose: establishing 'The Voter Convenience Act' to allow voters to cast their ballot at any polling place within their municipality on election day, rather than being restricted to their assigned election district's table.

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Senator Shirley K. Turner (District 15, Hunterdon and Mercer) was removed as a bill sponsor.

Senator Moriarty was removed from the list of co-sponsors.

TECHNICAL

A STATEMENT section was added describing the bill's purpose: allowing voters to vote at any polling place in their municipality using electronic poll books, with county boards of elections having discretion to implement the process. The statement also notes amendments to allow county boards to determine staffing levels and to include polling place locations on sample ballots.

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.'

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

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2 primary · 6 co-sponsors