S 4940·NJ·senate
"Election Integrity Through Sensible Ballot Counting Act"; requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8 p.m. on day of election to be canvassed.
Introduced
Sponsor: Steinhardt, Douglas J. (R)
Summary
The bill mandates that any mail‑in ballot arriving in New Jersey by 8 p.m. on Election Day must be counted that same day. It impacts voters who use mail voting and the election officials who process those ballots, with the goal of speeding up results and bolstering confidence in the count.
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