S 1625 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Establishes ranked-choice voting procedure for elections for Governor, State Senate, State General Assembly, United States Senate and House of Representatives, and presidential primaries and general elections for electors for United States President and Vice-President.

This bill would replace current voting systems with ranked-choice voting for New Jersey's state and federal elections. It directly affects voters in races for Governor, State Senate, General Assembly, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and presidential primaries/elections, requiring them to rank candidates in order of preference. The process counts votes in rounds: if no candidate reaches 50%+1 (for governor/senate/US House) or 33%+1 (for Assembly) in the first count, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated each round until one meets the threshold. Ballots are redistributed based on voters' ranked choices until a winner achieves the required majority.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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