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NJ A3220
NJ A3220Prohibits dual elective office holding and holding of elective office and public office or position.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, a person elected to public office in this State is prohibited from holding simultaneously any other elective public office. Persons who simultaneously held more than one elective public office on February 1, 2008 were permitted to continue to hold the elective public offices simultaneously if service in those elective public offices was continuous following that effective date. This bill removes that exception. Persons who were allowed to hold multiple elective public offices will be permitted to hold those offices only until the expiration date of the term of office that occurs next following the bills' effective date. From then on, the person may hold only one elective public office. This bill also expands this prohibition against dual office holding by also prohibiting a person elected to any public office in this State from simultaneously holding a salaried appointive public office or position in State, county, or municipal government, or on any authority thereof. The bill is prospective in its application, so that a person who holds simultaneously an elective public office and a salaried appointive public office on the effective date of the bill may continue to hold the elective and appointive public offices simultaneously until the expiration date of the term of the elective office that occurs next following the bill's effective date. From then on, the person may hold only one office.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits individuals from holding more than one elective public office simultaneously, removing an existing exception that allowed individuals who held multiple elective offices before February 1, 2008, to continue doing so if their service was continuous. Under the bill, those currently holding multiple elective offices will be allowed to keep them only until the next upcoming term expiration, after which they must choose one. Furthermore, the bill expands this restriction to also forbid individuals elected to any public office from simultaneously holding a salaried appointive public office or position within state, county, or municipal government, or any authority thereof, though individuals holding both an elective and a salaried appointive office on the bill's effective date will be permitted to continue until the elective office's next term expiration, after which they too must choose only one.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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/2026/A3220 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A3500/3220_I1.HTM |
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