Changes party enrollment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independence" or "Independent"
This bill (S 923) would have automatically unenrolled voters registered with any political party containing the words "Independence" or "Independent" from all party affiliations. It directly affected voters whose party enrollment included those specific terms in their registration. The law would have changed their status to "unaffiliated" without requiring any action from them. The bill was passed by the legislature but vetoed by the governor on December 5, 2025, so it never became law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Vetoed Dec 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly May 29, 2025
How they voted
40–21
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 10, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.77
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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