Bill Text: NJ S879 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Eliminates requirement to mail general, primary and school election sample ballots to voters who register to vote by mail.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-23 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S879 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-S879-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator RAYMOND J. LESNIAK
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Eliminates requirement to mail general, primary, and school election sample ballots to voters who register to vote by mail.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the mailing of sample ballots to voters who vote by mail and amending various parts of the statutory law.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L.2005, c.139 (C.19:14-21.1) is amended to read as follows:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary[,]:
a. a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a general election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
b. a voter who registers to vote by mail under the provisions of "The Vote By Mail Law," P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-1 et seq.), prior to a general election and who is eligible to participate and vote by mail in that election shall not be sent a sample ballot, and instead may be sent notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election if the voter so desires to view a sample ballot, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
(cf: P.L.2005, c.139, s.1)
2. Section 2 of P.L.2005, c.139 (C.19:23-30.1) is amended to read as follows:
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary[,]:
a. a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a primary election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
b. a voter who registers
to vote by mail under the provisions of "The Vote By Mail Law," P.L.2009, c.79
(C.19:63-1 et seq.), prior to a primary election and who is eligible to
participate and vote by mail in that election shall not be sent a sample ballot,
and instead
may be sent notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain
a sample ballot prior to the election if the voter so desires to view a sample
ballot, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample
ballot may be viewed.
(cf: P.L.2005, c.139, s.2)
3. Section 3 of P.L.2005, c.139 (C.19:60-10.1) is amended to read as follows:
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary[,]:
a. a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate in that election may be sent, instead of a sample ballot, notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election, a statement indicating that a sample ballot will be available at the polling place on the day of the election, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
b. a voter who registers to vote by mail under the provisions of "The Vote By Mail Law," P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-1 et seq.), prior to a school election and who is eligible to participate and vote by mail in that election shall not be sent a sample ballot, and instead may be sent notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election if the voter so desires to view a sample ballot, and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
(cf: P.L.2005, c.139, s.3)
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill eliminates the requirement to mail general, primary, and school election sample ballots to voters who register to vote by mail. Under the bill, a voter who registers to vote by mail under the provisions of "The Vote By Mail Law" prior to a general, primary, or school election, and who is eligible to participate and vote by mail in that election shall not be sent a sample ballot. Instead, the voter may be sent notice of the voter's polling place, information on where to obtain a sample ballot prior to the election if the voter so desires to view a sample ballot for that election and, if applicable, information on a county website where a sample ballot may be viewed.
