New Jersey A 2669: Concerning certain motor vehicle ancillary production products and service contracts.

Bill Text

A2669 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2669 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman CHRISTOPHER P. DEPHILLIPS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Provides that municipality only use drop boxes within 
four mile radius or within discretion of county elections board.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the use of ballot drop boxes and amending 
P.L.2020, c.72.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.2020, 
c.72 (C.19:63-16.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� a. 
�In addition to delivering a voted mail-in ballot by mail or in person as 
provided under "The Vote By Mail Law," P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-1 et 
seq.), a mail-in voter shall be entitled to deposit the voter's completed 
mail-in ballot in a ballot drop box established by the county board of 
elections as provided under this section. �Each mail-in ballot deposited in a 
ballot drop box by the time designated under current law for the closing of the 
polls for that election shall be considered valid and shall be canvassed. �If, 
at the closing of the polls, a voter deposits a mail-in ballot at a ballot drop 
box in a county in which the voter does not reside, the county board of 
elections, upon discovering that fact, shall notify and timely deliver the 
ballot to the county board of elections of the county in which the voter 
resides, who shall accept the ballot for processing. �The limitations and 
prohibitions applicable to mail-in ballot bearers under "The Vote By Mail 
Law," P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-1 et seq.) shall apply under this section.

���� b. 
 (1) For any election, the county board of elections in each county 
shall establish ballot drop boxes where voters may deposit their voted mail-in 
ballots at least 45 days before the election. �The ballot drop boxes shall be 
located throughout the county in a manner specified under paragraph (2) of this 
subsection.

���� (2) 
 (a) A ballot drop box shall mean a secured drop box that is not 
required to be within view of a live person for monitoring. All ballot 
drop boxes shall be available for use by a voter 24 hours a day and shall be 
placed at locations equipped with security cameras that allow for surveillance 
of the ballot drop box.

���� (b) 
Beginning with the 2021 general election, at least one ballot drop box shall be 
located: at any county government building in which the main office of the 
county clerk is located; in each municipality with a population larger than 
5,000 residents; at the main campus of each State college or university; and 
the main campus of each independent four-year college or university with 
enrollments larger than 5,000 students. �Notwithstanding the locational 
criteria established by this subparagraph, whenever two or more ballot drop box 
locations are separated by a distance of less than 2,000 feet, the board of 
elections in each county shall determine secondary locations for those ballot 
drop boxes in compliance with the requirements of this section. The 
secondary ballot drop box locations shall be located within the municipality 
where those ballot drop boxes were originally located and shall be approved by 
a majority vote of the members of the board of elections. However, in the 
event of a tie in the votes cast by the members of the board of elections, the 
county clerk shall cast the deciding vote. Whenever possible, at least 
one ballot drop box shall be located in a municipality with an average per 
capita income or a median family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty 
guideline according to the most recent federal American Community Survey.

���� (c) 
The board of elections in each county shall establish no fewer than 10 ballot 
drop boxes. To the best of their ability, the board of elections of every 
county shall place secure ballot drop boxes based on geographic location and 
population density to best serve the voters of each county in compliance with 
the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection c. of this section. �The 
Secretary of State shall establish guidelines for the placement of the ballot 
drop boxes, the security of the ballot drop boxes, and the schedule for ballot 
pickup from the ballot boxes.

���� (d) 
All ballot drop box locations shall be on sites that meet the accessibility 
requirements applicable to polling places under R.S.19:8-2 and shall be subject 
to the same compliance oversight applicable to polling places under section 3 
of P.L.1991, c.429 (C.19:8-3.3). A ballot drop box site shall be considered 
accessible if it is in compliance with the federal "Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.).

���� (e) Except 
as otherwise provided herein, no ballot drop box shall be located inside, or 
within 100 feet of an entrance or exit, of a S