New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A317: Protecting Mail-in Voters Act-req vote by mail, enclose copy of personal id
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
"Protecting Mail-in Voters Act"; requires those who vote by mail to enclose copy of personal identification.
What the bill says
An Act concerning certain requirements for voting by mail-in ballot, designated as the Protecting Mail-in Voters Act, and amending P.L.2009, c.79 and P.L.2020, c.70.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning certain requirements for voting by mail-in ballot, designated as the Protecting Mail-in Voters Act, and amending P.L.2009, c.79 and P.L.2020, c.70. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Protecting Mail-in Voters Act. 2. Section 3 of P.L.2009, c.79 (C.19:63-3) is amended to read as follows: 3. a. A qualified voter shall be entitled to vote using a mail-in ballot: (1) in all future elections, including general elections, held in this State, in which the voter is eligible to vote; or (2) in any single election held in this State. The qualified voter who chooses the option to vote using a mail-in ballot in all future elections shall be furnished with such a ballot by the county clerk without further request on the part of the voter and until the voter requests in writing that the voter no longer be sent a mail-in ballot, or beginning with the 2020 general election cycle, if the voter does not vote by mail in four consecutive years, then the voter shall no longer be furnished with a mail-in ballot for future elections and the voter shall be notified in writing of the change. The mail-in ballot application form prepared by the …
Sponsors
- Paul Kanitra (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Gregory P. McGuckin (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : MOTION To Table (Venezia) (42-23-0)
- : MOTION To Relieve from Committee (Kanitra)
- : INT 1RA REF ASL
Votes
- MOTION TAB MOTION - Protecting Mail-in Voters Act-req vote by mail, enclose copy of personal id (October 29, 2026): 42 yea, 23 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is A317?
- A317 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Protecting Mail-in Voters Act-req vote by mail, enclose copy of personal id.
- What does A317 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning certain requirements for voting by mail-in ballot, designated as the Protecting Mail-in Voters Act, and amending P.L.2009, c.79 and P.L.2020, c.70.
- What is the status of A317?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: MOTION To Table (Venezia) (42-23-0) (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A317?
- Paul Kanitra (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A317?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A317
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