Bill > S3709

Introduced Session

This bill revises the process for storing valid mail-in ballots received after the polls close. A mail-in ballot received after the closing of the polls, which is to be considered valid for counting under current law, will be numbered and initialed by both a Republican and Democrat on the county board of elections on the date of receipt and before it is canvassed. After canvassing, the mail-in ballot will then not be separated from the inner envelope until the 61st day after the mail-in ballot is received, numbered, and initialed. Only a judge of the Superior Court acting in furtherance of a case rightfully before the court will be permitted to access the mail-in ballot and inner envelope during the 60-day period following the date the mail-in ballot is received, numbered, and initialed.

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Joe Pennacchio (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 03/02/2026)

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