S 3648 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Removes prohibition on police presence at ballot drop boxes and polling places.

This bill removes restrictions that previously prohibited police officers from being present at polling places and ballot drop boxes during elections. Currently, New Jersey law (P.L.2021, c.459) limited police presence within 100 feet of these locations, but this bill would eliminate that restriction. The bill also removes requirements for election boards to report police dispatches to polling places and for the Secretary of State to maintain records of such dispatches. This change would allow police to be present at voting locations during elections as part of their official duties, affecting election administration procedures and police presence at voting locations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 26, 2024 Last action Sep 26, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Sep 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Parker Space
Parker Space
RRepublican
NJ
24