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NJ A3080
NJ A3080Permits use of instant run-off voting in balloting for certain local elective public offices.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill permits the governing body of a municipality governed by the provisions of the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," N.J.S.A.40:45-5 et seq., to allow the use of instant run-off voting in elections at which a candidate is to be elected to a local elective public office filled by one individual. Instant run-off voting is a system of voting which allows each voter to vote for the voter's preferred candidate as well as specific alternative choices from among the other candidates appearing on the ballot for that office in order of preference. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for candidates for that office, the candidate receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated and the second choice votes for that candidate counted, with the process continuing until one candidate is a majority winner. The Secretary of State would be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the bill's purposes. Instant run-off voting would not be implemented until the Secretary of State determines that voting equipment and ballots have been updated to accommodate this process.
AI Summary
This bill permits the governing body of a municipality governed by the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law" to authorize the use of instant run-off voting in elections for local elective public offices filled by a single individual. Instant run-off voting is a system where voters rank their preferred candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and the second-choice votes of that candidate's voters are counted, with the process continuing until one candidate has a majority. The Secretary of State is responsible for promulgating rules and regulations to implement this process, and instant run-off voting cannot be used until the Secretary determines that voting equipment and ballots have been updated to accommodate it.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A3080 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3080_I1.HTM |
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